Spanish Text Talk Phrases
So, for those of you who donât know, I went on a search for quite a while for Spanish text talk / internet slang that Spanish-speaking people use. I did get a few responses, but earlier today, I finally really found what I was looking for through a course on Mango Languages. Mango is a fantastic program for anyone looking to start a new language, and itâs free through some libraries. However, not many libraries do offer it, and I only have it because mine does. Having said that, I figured Iâd share what I found with all of you! Here you go.Â
K? - ¿QuĂ©? (This was adapted in more recent years with the spread of the English language. Typing âK?â simply means âWhat?â)
K haces? - ¿QuĂ© haces? (A shorter, more informal way of asking, âWhat are you doing?â. Itâs an equivalent to âWyd?â)
Kieres? - ¿Quieres? (Another example of the qu being replaced with a k. You can pretty much do that with any word that starts with qu in Spanish. Simply put, this translates to âYou want it?â or âYou want one?â)
X k? - ¿Por quĂ©? (The multiplication symbol, x, is read in Spanish as âporâ, as in 5 x 5 is read as âcinco por cincoâ. Therefore the x is understood as âporâ. The k, as i explained before, is read as âquĂ©â. Put those two together, and you have the Spanish word for âWhy?â or the English text talk equivalent ây?â)
X fis - Por fis (A more casual version of âpor favorâ, which means âpleaseâ. This is the Spanish equivalent to âPlsâ)Â
Ntc - No te creas (Literally translated, this comes out to âdonât believe youâ, but itâs understood as âjust kiddingâ. Ntc is the acronym for that and therefore is the Spanish equivalent to âjkâ)
Tkm / Tqm - Te quiero mucho (You might see it as tkm or tqm, but either way, they mean the same thing. Literally translated, âte quiero muchoâ means âi love you so muchâ. That said, the English text talk equivalent is âilyâ or âilysmâ)
Bb -  BebĂ© (This simply means âbabyâ or âbabeâ and can be used here as a term of endearment. The English equivalent would be something like âbbâ or âbbyâ
Jajaja / jjj - hahaha (This wasnât part of the course, but Iâve seen it online from Spanish-speaking friends on Facebook, so I figure Iâd throw it in there. Congratulations. You now know how to laugh in Spanish.)Â
Iâve also seen Spanish-speaking people use English text talk too, though. I was texting someone earlier today, and he used âlolâ even though the entire conversation was in Spanish. Just thought Iâd let you all know of that too.Â
At any rate, I donât know if or when this will come in handy for anyone, but in case it does, there you have it! And with that, I bid you all goodnight.
