When English is your second language, texting be like...

#shorts #funny #english #skit #comedy

[silveriver]

English is my native language yet even I can't keep up with the txt language sometimes lol fml

[aretruzja]

I'm always like *"...could you please use words?"*

[ReapTheWhirlwind]

This is me when I read informal Korean. 😂 I have the vocabulary of a robot and the reading skills of a 5 year old.

[Moon_buzzs]

English is my second language and this is relatable when friend sends shorts form i am like WHAT?

[zainabadeel]

Me who is searching every word with her XD

[thetheyourmama]

Translations-
wyd - what you doing (what are you doing)
tmw - tomorrow
fwb - friends with benefits
Dmed - direct messaged (texted)
wth - what the heck (or what the hell)
lmk - let me know
wtpa - where's the party at
ttly - talk to you later
iykwim - if you know what I mean
afk - away from keyboard (far from keyboard or offline)
hand - have a nice day
swak - sealed with a kiss
hak - hugs and kisses

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also other shortcuts-
txt - text
ily - I love you (ilysm is I love you so much)
smth - something
smh - shaking my head
brb - be right back
nvm - never mind
tbh - to be honest
imo - in my opinion
AT - always tomorrow
bbg - baby girl
B4 - before
BCDHM - be careful don't hurt me
CUT - see you tomorrow
N/A - not available (or no access)
JAS - just for a second
btw - by the way
pls - please
2day - today
gtg - got to go
gg - good game
cg - congratulations
jk - just kidding
lol - laugh out loud (laughing)
lmao - laughing my ass off (laughing)
RUOK - are you okay
bbl - be back later/ brazilian butt lift
asap - as soon as possible
cu - see you
hru - how are you
atm - at the moment (or automated teller machine)
thx - thanks ( or thank you)
fyi - for your information
omg - oh my gosh (expression: surprised)
np - no problem
gn - goodnight
cya - see you (see you soon)
idk - I don't know
wbu - what about you
ppl - people
plz - please
ikr - I know right
fr - for real
idrc - I don't really care
b4 - before
l8 - late
X = hugging expression
OMW - on my way
tl;dr - to long; didn't read
iirc - if I recall correctly
kys - kill yourself ( usually used as a joke/sarcasm unless you use /srs)
wap - wet a— p—y
smd - suck my d—k
icl - I can't lie
pmo - piss me off
emp - eat my p—y
fw - f-ck with (or flash warning depending on the context)


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shortcuts with / (AKA tone tags)
tone tags are used after a word to explain the way you're saying it
mostly used for people with autism
/j - joke
/p - platonic
/srs - serious
/s - sarcasm (basically a joke)
/nv - not vent
/w - with
/wo - without
/nsrs - not serious
/hsrs - half serious
/lh - light hearted
/g or /gen - genuine
/ij - inside joke
/ref - reference
/t - teasing
/nm - not mad
/sm - slightly mad
/ma - mad
/lu - little upset
/v - vent
/nf - not forced
/nbh - nobody here
/nay - not at you
/ay - at you
/nbr - not being rude
/ot - off topic

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emojis -
not always used as slang so don't get confused just look at the wording to see whatever is right
💀 - laughing (dying out of laughter/nsrs)
😭 - laughing (laughing tears) or can actually mean you're crying
🙄 - mostly used when sarcastic
🥵 - calling someone hot ( calling someone hot like pretty )
👁️👄👁️ - facial expression
💅 - mostly used after the SLANG word slay (slay in slang means doing something incredibly)
🙏 - used when praying


Lmk if I forgot to add smth
remember, when you're using this it should be in all capital letters if it's already a word like hand

[sushamashinde]

I can totally relate lol.
I hate when they use short forms

[Gurly_Luv]

Texting is a whole different language all by itself 😂

[lazytea]

The acronyms just keep on increasing day by day and it's so hard to remember all that u hv to Google everytime u see a new one 😭 😭😭😭

[witchgirl]

Alternative title: "when your friends lingo is too " modern"

[Cyupidoli]

I love how she was reading the book upside-down 💀

[rikashine]

my biggest flex is even though english is my second language i still understand them 🤭🤭

[bayansan]

English is my second language and I'm crying right now 👍✨

[mossyxmoony]

"When english is ur second language"
**casually reading book upside down**

[lzgtm]

Crying because of how relatable this is and English is my first language 💀

[izzzzzzza.]

She:reads book
Me: wait what…..it’s upside down-

[GN.T]

Me who forgot how to say good luck for a whole 2 weeks: I can relate 💀💀💀

[_Zlatan]

English is my second language and if you open my search history it’s all "what does …… stand for"

[joicerajeev]

Imma translate some of them 😅<3

1) Wyd girl? Drink tmw?
-> *What (are) you doing* girl? Drink *tomorrow* ?

2) My fwb just DMed me IYKWIM
-> My *Friend with benefits* just *direct messaged (texted)* me *If you know what I mean*

3) Like, WTH?
Anyway wtpa, lmk
-> Like *What the hell/heck?*
Anyway *where's the party at*, *let me know*

4) hak HAND afk ttyl swak
-> *Hugs and kisses* *Have a nice day* *away from keyboard* *talk to you later* *sealed with a kiss*

For short:-

•Wyd- what (are) you doing
•Tmw- tomorrow
•Fwb- Friends with benefits
•DMed- direct messaged (texted)
•IYKWIM- If you know what I mean
•WTH- What the hell/heck
•Wtpa- Where's the party at
•Lmk- let me know
•Hak- Hugs and kisses
•HAND- Have a nice day
•Afk- Away from keyboard (offline)
•Ttyl- Talk to you later
•Swak- sealed with a kiss


If there's anymore confusing shit that I missed lmk (let me know) :D

(Btw idk means "I dont know", btw means "by the way". Im telling this because Im pretty sure I used it alot in this comment😅)

[yukikame]

I have known English my entire life and I still have to search up each text slang they send. 😂