WTM ☞ where to meet / what’s the move
where are we meeting? what’s the plan?
where are we meeting? what’s the plan?
LMK ☞ let me know
tell me
tell me
FR ☞ for real
seriously
seriously
FT ☞ FaceTime
video call
video call
ISTG ☞ I swear to God
I promise
I promise
ONG ☞ on God
that’s a fact, I agree
that’s a fact, I agree
OM ☞ on me
same as above
same as above
ASAP ☞ as soon as possible
as quickly as you can
as quickly as you can
WYD / wud ☞ what you doing
what are you doing?
what are you doing?
IFLY ☞ I freaking love you
I really love you
I really love you
ILYT ☞ I love you too
love you back
love you back
IKR ☞ I know right
I know!
I know!
OMW ☞ on my way
I’m coming
I’m coming
WYM ☞ what you mean
what do you mean?
what do you mean?
WYA ☞ where you at
where are you?
where are you?
BTW ☞ by the way
by the way…
by the way…
OMG ☞ oh my god
oh my gosh! (surprise)
oh my gosh! (surprise)
BRB ☞ be right back
I’ll be right back
I’ll be right back
HMU ☞ hit me up
text me / reach out
text me / reach out
OMM ☞ on my momma, I swear it’s true
I swear on my mom, it’s true
I swear on my mom, it’s true
OFC ☞ of course
of course
of course
DHMU ☞ don’t hit me up
I’m not interested in talking right now
I’m not interested in talking right now
TTYL ☞ talk to you later
talk later
talk later
WYWTA ☞ what you wanna talk about
what do you want to talk about?
what do you want to talk about?
NM ☞ not much
not much
not much
NVM ☞ never mind
forget it
forget it
p.s. My American friends helped me with this list, and I did all the translations myself—so they might be a little different from what you’d expect.
Now it’s your turn! Try texting only in abbreviations for a day and see if you can keep up.