| French Texting - Les Textos français |
| French abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used in chatrooms, forums, email, and text messaging |
Learning French is one thing, but French on the internet - in
chatrooms, forums, text messaging,
and email can seem like a completely
different language. Fortunately, help is at hand. Here are some common French
abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols to help you communicate via text, followed
by some helpful tips and pointers. If you
think of any text abbreviations that I missed, please let me know! :-)
| French | Meaning | English |
| 6né | Ciné | Movie theater |
| A+ @+ |
À plus | L8R CUL8R |
| A12C4 | À un de ces quatres | See you one of these days |
| a2m1 @2m1 |
À demain | CU2moro |
| ALP | À la prochaine | TTFN |
| AMHA | À mon humble avis | IMHO |
| APLS | À plus | TTFN |
| ASV | Âge, Sexe, Ville | ASL |
| auj | Aujourd'hui | Today |
| b1sur | Bien sûr | Of course |
| BAL | Boîte aux lettres | Mailbox |
| BCP | Beaucoup | A lot |
| bi1to | Bientôt | RSN |
| bjr | Bonjour | Hello |
| bsr | Bonsoir | Good evening |
| C | C'est | It is |
| CAD | C'est-à-dire | That is, i.e., |
| cb1 | C'est bien | That's good |
| C cho | C'est chaud | It's hot |
| Cé | C'est | It is |
| Ché | Chez Je sais |
At the home of I know |
| Chu Chui Chuis |
Je suis | I am |
| C mal1 | C'est malin | That's clever, sneaky |
| C pa 5pa | C'est pas sympa | That's not nice |
| CPG | C'est pas grave | INBD |
| Ct | C'était | It was |
| D100 | Descends | Get down |
| d'ac dak |
D'accord | OK |
| DSL | Désolé | IMS |
| DQP | Dès que possible | ASAP |
| EDR | Écroulé de rire | LOL |
| ENTK EntouK |
En tout cas | IAC |
| FAI | Fournisseur d'accès internet | ISP |
| FDS | Fin de semaine | WE, Wknd |
| G | J'ai | I have |
| G1id2kdo | J'ai une idée de cadeau | I have a great idea |
| GHT2V1 | J'ai acheté du vin | I bought some wine |
| G la N | J'ai la haine | H8 |
| GspR b1 |
J'espère bien |
I hope so |
| Gt | J'étais | I was |
| Je c | Je sais | I know |
| Jé | J'ai | I have |
| Je le saV | Je le savais | I knew it |
| Jenémar | J'en ai marre | I'm sick of it |
| Je t'M | Je t'aime | ILUVU |
| Je vé J'vé |
Je vais | I'm going |
| JMS | Jamais | NVR |
| KDO | Cadeau | Gift |
| Kan Kand |
Quand | When |
| Ke | Que | that, what |
| Ké | Qu'est | What is |
| Kel | Quel, Quelle | Which |
| Kelle | Qu'elle | That she |
| Keske | Qu'est-ce que | What |
| kestufou Ksk t'fu |
Qu'est-ce que tu fous ? | What the hell are you doing? |
| Ki | Qui | Who |
| Kil | Qu'il | That he |
| Koi | Quoi | What |
| Koi29 | Quoi de neuf ? | What's new? |
| Lckc | Elle s'est cassée | She left |
| L's tomB | Laisse tomber | Forget it |
| Lut | Salut | Hi |
| MDR | Mort de rire | ROFL |
| mr6 | Merci | Thx |
| MSG | Message | Msg |
| now | maintenant | ATM |
| NSP | Ne sais pas | Dunno |
| o | Au | In the, at the |
| Ok1 | Aucun | None, not one |
| OQP | Occupé | Busy |
| Oué | Ouais | Yeah |
| p2k | Pas de quoi | URW |
| parske | Parce que | COZ |
| p-ê pitit |
Peut-être | Maybe |
| PTDR | Pété de rire | ROFLMAO |
| Pkoi | Pourquoi | Y |
| Po Pô |
Pas | Not |
| q-c q queske |
Qu'est-ce que | What |
| Quelques | Some | |
| qqn | Quelqu'un | Someone |
| raf | Rien à faire | Nothing to do |
| ras | Rien à signaler | Nothing to report |
| rdv | Rendez-vous | Date, appointment |
| RE | (Je suis de) retour, Rebonjour | I'm back, Hi again |
| ri1 | Rien | 0, nothing |
| savapa | Ça va pas ? | Is something wrong? |
| SLT | Salut | Hi |
| SNIF | J'ai de la peine | I'm sad |
| STP/SVP | S'il te/vous plaît | PLS |
| T | T'es | You are |
| tabitou | T'habites où ? | Where do you live? |
| tata KS | T'as ta voiture ? | You have your car? |
| ti2 | T'es hideux | You're hideous. |
| tjs | Toujours | Always |
| tkc | T'es cassé | You're tired. |
| TLM | Tout le monde | Everyone |
| T nrv ? | T'es énervé ? | Are you irritated? |
| TOK | T'es OK ? | RUOK? |
| TOQP | T'es occupé ? | RUBZ? |
| Tt | T'étais | You were |
| V1 | Viens | Come |
| vazi | Vas-y | Go |
| VrMan | Vraiment | Really |
| X | crois, croit | believe |
| XLnt | Excellent | XLNT |
| y a ya |
Il y a | There is, there are |
French Texting Rules:
The basic rule of texting is to express yourself with the fewest number of characters possible. This is done in two ways:
- Using abbreviations, like TLM for Tout Le Monde
- Using letters that are pronounced like the desired sounds, like OQP for occupé (O - CCU - PÉ)
Patterns:
- C replaces C'EST, S'EST, SAIS, etc.
- É replaces AI, AIS, and other spellings of similar sounds
- K can replace QU (e.g., koi) or CA (kdo)
- O replaces AU, EAU, AUX, etc.
- T replaces T'ES and other spellings of the same sound
- 1 replaces UN, EN, or IN
- 2 replaces DE
Tip:
- If all else fails, try reading the symbol out loud. :-)
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