French Texting Slang

Texting in French

Do you want a list of useful text message lingo or abbreviations? We've got you covered. In fact, this list is not just confined to texting because you may find some of this vocabulary on online forums or comment sections.

Just a word of caution, use texting slang sparingly, especially if you're a beginner because you should learn the appropriate way of writing French before you ruin it!

First we'll look at how SMS slang is created, and then we'll look at a modest list of words.

The Methodology
The easiest way to make texting slang is to simply remove unnecessary letters in French or combine series of numbers and letters to mimic how the intended word sounds.

slt jespr ktu va b1, j'T envoé 2 sms pk tu rep pa ?
Salut j'espère que tout va bien, je t'ai envoyé 2 SMS pourquoi tu (ne) réponds pas ?
Hey I hope everything is going well, I sent you 2 texts, why didn't you respond ?

Some Texting Slang
Keep in mind that text messages are not just composed of shortcut words but oftentimes they are a mixture of verlan and other colloquialisms as well. Nevertheless, the list below can help you decipher some texting slang.