<div dir="ltr">Here's some linguistic fun for you!<br><br><h2>Texting in French</h2>
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Posted by Collins Language @ Tuesday 06 March 2012
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</p><p>Texting your French contacts regularly is a great way to
learn the language while making friends and building your social
network. </p><p><span class="" style="width:300px"><img src="http://www.collinsdictionary.com/data/images/width300/textos-v3-20.png" alt="Textos V3" title="Textos" height="301" width="300"></span></p><h3>Textos </h3><p>The
purpose of text messages – called textos in French – is to communicate
in writing via your mobile phone while using as few characters as
possible. Textos rely very much on abbreviations, acronyms and symbols. </p><p>To
make your textos make sense, and to understand those you get, it’s
important to know what the actual words are and sound like. In addition
to expanding your social network, texting is also going to sharpen your
ear for French pronunciation. </p><h3>GHT2V </h3><p>Let’s say a friend is coming for dinner and he texts you this message: <strong>GHT2V</strong>. It may look like he’s sending you his car registration number, but once you sound it out you’ll know he’s bringing the wine – <strong>G</strong> (J’ai) <strong>HT</strong> (acheté) <strong>2</strong> (du) <strong>V</strong> (vin). You can text back <strong>M</strong> for merci.</p><h3>6né FDS? </h3><p>Another friend might text this: <strong>6né FDS</strong>? Nothing to do with sextuplets being born – she just wants to know if you’d like to go to the cinéma (<strong>6né</strong>) this fin de semaine (<strong>FDS</strong>). You could text back <strong>b1sur</strong> (bien sûr) or <strong>NSP</strong> (ne sais pas) if you’re not sure of your schedule. </p><p>To help you get the hang of texting in French, here are some useful abbreviations:</p><p><strong>bjr</strong> = bonjour (hello)<br><strong>bsr</strong> = bonsoir (goodnight)<br><strong>auj</strong> = aujourd’hui (today)<br><strong>ir</strong> = hier (yesterday)<br><strong>bi1to</strong> = bientôt (soon)<br><strong>tds</strong> = tout de suite (right away)<br><strong>vazi</strong> = vas-y (go ahead)<br><strong>DQP</strong> = dès que possible (as soon as possible)<br><strong>tjs</strong> = toujours (always)<br><strong>@+</strong> = à plus tard (see you later)<br><strong>@2m1</strong> = à demain (see you tomorrow)<br><strong>a tt</strong> = à tout à l’heure (see you soon)<br><strong>kan</strong> = quand (when)<br><strong>ALP</strong> = à la prochaine (until next time)<br><strong>JMS</strong> = jamais (never)<br><strong>slt</strong> = salut (hi, bye)<br><strong>biz</strong> = bisous (kisses)<br><strong>M</strong> = merci (thanks)<br><strong>2 ri 1</strong> = de rien (You’re welcome)<br><strong>STP/SVP</strong> = s'il te/vous plait (please)<br><strong>pk</strong> = pourquoi (why)<br><strong>ki</strong> = qui (who)<br><strong>p-ê</strong> = peut-être (maybe)<br><strong>d’ac, dak</strong> = d’accord (agreed)<br><strong>cb1</strong> = c’est bien (good)<br><strong>XLent</strong> = excellent <br><strong>ama</strong> = à mon avis (in my opinion)<br><strong>BCP</strong> = beaucoup (a lot)<br><strong>NRV</strong> = énervé (worried, nervous)<br><strong>HT</strong> = acheter (buy)<br><strong>TLM</strong> = tout le monde (everyone)<br><strong>ENTK</strong> = en tout cas (in any case)<br><strong>EDR</strong> = écroulé de rire (laughing out loud)<br><strong>GspR b1</strong> = J'espère bien (I hope so)<br><strong>Chui</strong> = Je suis (I am)<br><strong>Je c</strong> = Je sais (I know)<br><strong>C1Blag</strong> = C'est une blague (It’s a joke)<br><strong>TOQP</strong> = T'es occupé ? (Are you busy?)<br><strong>QDN</strong>, Koi29 = Quoi de neuf? (What’s new?)<br><strong>Tata KS</strong> = T'as ta caisse ? (You have your car?)<br><strong>C pa 5pa</strong> = C'est pas sympa (That's not nice)<br><strong>G1id2kdo</strong> = J'ai une idée de cadeau (I have a great idea)</p><p>Remember, if in doubt, read it out loud. More than once if necessary,</p><p>And if you really don’t get it, CPG (C'est pas grave). Just text back <strong>???</strong>. Everybody knows what that means.</p><p><a href="http://www.collinsdictionary.com/words-and-language/learning-languages/learning-french/texting-in-french,18,HCB.html">http://www.collinsdictionary.com/words-and-language/learning-languages/learning-french/texting-in-french,18,HCB.html</a><br></p><p><br></p><br clear="all"><div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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