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Don’t worry if you didn’t understand this message, nobody should have to go through this, this post will teach you the most common French
slang words and abbreviations and show you the logic behind French slang (yes there is a logic) so you can text like a pro and finally
understand what your French pen palwrote on Facebook.
Contents
1 French texting slang for greetings
2 French texting slang to be polite
3 French texting slang verbs and pronouns
4 Other common French slang words
5 Patterns you can use to easily understand French internet and texting slang
6 Do you understand French texting slang?
Patterns you can use to easily understand French internet and texting slang
French slang follows the same logic as English slang which makes it rather easy to understand if you take the time to learn a few patterns. Here
are the five main rules of French slang:
- Trying to be as short and easy to type as possible. This means you delete all accents unless they are absolutely necessary.
- Replacing sounds by a letter or number that sounds the same. You replace “un”, “ain” or “ien” by “1” (un) like in bien (b1). Similarly “c” replaces
“c’est”, “sait” and “s’est”.
- Using only a few letters from the word. This one is a bit trickier. You take a word like “bonjour”, and only use the “main” letters, you get “bjr”.
- Using letters that are easier to type on a French keyboard. That’s why “twa” replaces “toi” for example.
- Deleting silent letters like final “e” or “h” at the beginning of words (“contre” becomes “contr”).
For cases where you can’t translate French slang, there is always the French internet slang translator. That or politely offering a dictionary to the
person who sent you the horrifying message.