With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it’s no wonder you’ve seen this cryptic looking code!
Commonly used wherever people get online – including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs – these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other. Most of them are exactly the same in Polish, or should I say most people in Poland use the English ones.
Here is a list of some of them with the explanation in English and Polish:
AIUI (as I understand it) AIUI (jak rozumiem) Used after explaining something from your point of view
ASL (age, sex, location?) ASL (wiek, płeć, miejsce zamieszkania) Used when instant messaging to find out a person’s age, gender and location
ATM (at the moment) ATM (w tym momencie) Used to mean right now
BBL (be back later) BBL (będę później) Used when you need to leave an instant message conversation for a while
BCNU (be seeing you) BCNU (do zobaczenia) Used when saying goodbye
BION (believe it or not) BION (choć trudno w to uwierzyć) Used after mentioning something that is surprising
BRB (be right back) Z/W (zaraz wracam) Used when you need to leave an instant message conversation for a while
BYOB (bring your own beer) BYOB (przynieś swoje piwo) Used on party invites to let people know they should bring their own alcohol
CU (see you) CU (do zobaczenia) Used when saying goodbye
CUL (see you later) CUL (do zobaczenia później) Used when saying goodbye
DIKU (do I know you?) DIKU (Czy my się znamy?) Used when you don’t recognise the person who has messaged you
EOM (end of message) EOM (koniec) Used as an automated response when a conversation or SMS message ends
FYI (for your information) FYI (dla twojej wiadomości) Used when telling someone something that is specific to them or when interjecting upon a preconceived idea someone has
G2G (got to go) G2G (muszę iść) Used when something suddenly comes up and you have to leave the computer
IMO (in my opinion) IMO (moim zdaniem) Used when giving a personal opinion
IMHO (in my humble opinion) MSZ (moim skromnym zdaniem)Used when giving a personal opinion
IOU (I owe you) IOU (jestem Ci winien przysługę) Used when someone does something for you and you want to let them know that you owe them a favour
J/K (just kidding) J/K (tylko żartowałem) Used after making a joke, which is ambiguous whether or not it is serious
L8R (later) L8R (później) Used when saying goodbye or when you are not currently free to do something but will do it later on
LOL (laughing out loud) LOL (śmiać się głośno) Used as a reaction when you find something funny
MYOB (mind your own business) MYOB (nie twój interes) Used when you want to keep something private
NRN (not right now) NRN (nie teraz) Used when you are not free to do something right away
RFD (request for discussion) RFD (zaproszenie do rozmowy) Used when you want to talk to someone about something
TB (text back) TB (odpisz) Used at the end of an SMS when you want a reply
TBH (to be honest) TBH (szczerze mówiąc)Used to explain or clarify your personal opinion on a subject
TIA (thanks in advance) TIA (z góry dziękuję) Used when thanking someone before they have helped you
THX (thanks) THX (dzięki) Used when thanking someone
TTYL (talk to you later) TTYL (do usłyszenia wkrótce) Used when saying goodbye
4U (for you) 4U ( dla ciebie) Used when sending something to a particular person
I’m sure I missed some of them, but hopefully this list will come in handy for you:)
Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)
