Many people like myself speak, read and write in more than one language. Lately I’m finding myself texting more in Spanish, so this week I thought I would share some of the most common shortcuts.
The proper Spanish translation of sending a text message is:
‘Enviar un mensaje de texto.’
The Spanish word for texting which I use all the time even though it’s not in the dictionary (yet) is
‘textear’ or ‘texteando’.
Do you text message in Spanish?
Here are some great examples to get you started. The following are some of the most popular texting shortcuts in Spanish:
| 100pre | siempre | always |
| a10 | adiós | goodbye |
| a2 | adiós | goodbye |
| ac | hace | do |
| a | a menos que | unless |
| a.p.s | amigas para siempre | Friends forever |
| a.p.t.l.v | amigas para toda la vida | Friends 4 life |
| a100do | haciendo | doing |
| a1nq | aunque | but |
| aki | aquí | Here |
| amr | amor | love |
| asdc | al salir de clase | after class |
| asias | gracias | thanks |
| atamñn | hasta mañana | Until tomorrow |
| b | bien | fine |
| bb | bebé | baby |
| bbr | bbr | to drink |
| bs, bss | besos | kisses |
| b7s | besitos | kisses |
| b.d. | buenos días | Good day |
| bn | bien | Fine |
| c% | cien por ciento | 100% |
| c/u | cada uno | Each one |
| chasgrcias | muchas gracias | Many thanks |
| cns2 | cansado | Tired |
| crño | cariño | honey |
| c | sé | I know |
| cam | cámara | camera |
| chao | chau — adiós | goodbye |
| d | de | from, of |
| d2 | dedos | fingers |
| dcr | Decir | say |
| dfcl | difícil | difficult |
| dim | dime | tell me |
| dnd | dónde | where |
| d na | de nada// dn | No problem |
| d | dond | Where |
| de+ | demás | them |
| exo | hecho | act |
| ems | hemos | We have |
| ers | eres tú | you are |
| ers2 | eres tú | Is it you |
| eys | ellos | they |
| grrr | enfadado | angry |
| find | fin de semana | weekend |
| fsta | fiesta | party |
| hl | hasta luego | see you later |
| hla | hola | hello |
| iwal | igual | equal |
| jaja | reir | haha |
| k | qué | what |
| kf | café | coffee |
| kbza | cabeza | head |
| kls | clase | class |
| kntm | cuéntame | tell me |
| kyat | cállate | Shut up |
| KO | estoy muerto | dead |
| km | — como | Like |
| m1ml | mándame mensaje luego | Send message later. |
| mdr: | muerto de risa | Die laughing |
| mim | misión imposible | mission impossible |
| msj | msnsaje | message |
| mxo | mucho | a lot |
| nph | no puedo hablar | can’t talk now |
| npn | no pasa nada | nothing’s happening |
| olketl | Hola ¿qué tal?b | Hi, whats up? |
| pa | para, padre | for, father |
| pco | poco | a little |
| pdt | piérdete | get lost |
| pf | por favor | please |
| pls | por favor | please |
| pq | Porqué | why |
| q | Que | what |
| qand, qando | cuando | when |
| qdms | quedamos | we’re staying |
| q qrs? | ¿Qué quieres? | What do you want |
| q risa! | ¡Qué risa! | What a laugh! |
| q sea | qué sea | whatever |
| q tal | qué tal | What’s happening? |
| qay d nvo? | ¿qué hay de nuevo? | what’s new? |
| sbs? | ¿sabes | Do you know? |
| salu2 | saludos | hello, goodbye |
| sms | mensaje | message |
| spro | espero | I hope |
| stas bn? | stas bn?¿estás bien? | you O.K. |
| tq | te quiero | I love you |
| tqi | tengo que irme | I have to leave |
| tas OK? | ¿Estás bien? | Are you OK? |
| tb | también | also |
| uni | universidad | university, college |
| vns? | ¿Vienes? | Are you coming? |
| wpa | ¡Guapa! | Sweet! |
| xdon | perdón | sorry |
| xfa | por favor | please |
| ymam, ymm | llámame | call me |
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