What does Sb mean? English abbreviations for informal correspondence

- Everything is fine, thank you!

- Please.

Example: MYOB = mind your own business (mind your own business)

Below you will find whole list English abbreviations (in SMS, in social networks, forums). Study it thoroughly to understand what English-speaking interlocutors want from you.

As a preface: colloquial abbreviations in English

Of course, abbreviations English words It is advisable to use only in informal correspondence (personal messages, chats). At the same time, there is a known case when a 13-year-old girl wrote school essay, almost entirely built on English abbreviations. Here is an excerpt from it, try to read and understand the meaning of what is written:

My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3:- kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc.

Happened? Now read the “translation”:

My summer hols (abbreviated as holidays) were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to NY (New York) to see my brother, his girlfriend and their 3 kids face to face. I love New York, it’s a great place.

As you can see, English abbreviations in the letter are built:

on the use of numbers (4, 8)
on letter names (R = are, C = see)
on vowel ejection (smmr = summer)
on acronyms - a type of abbreviation formed initial letters(ILNY = I love New York).

So, let's move on to our dictionary of English abbreviations.

His Majesty Slang: deciphering English abbreviations

The article will indicate the translation of abbreviations from English into Russian. But where additional clarification is required, we will provide that too. Enjoy!

0 = nothing

2 = two, to, too (two, preposition to, too)

2DAY = today (today)

2MORO / 2MROW = tomorrow (tomorrow)

2NITE / 2NYT = tonight (tonight, tonight)

2U = to you (to you)

4U = for you (for you)

4E = forever

AFAIK= as far as I know (as far as I know)

ASAP = as soon as possible (at the first opportunity, as soon as possible)

ATB = all the best (all the best)

B = to be

B4 = before (before)

B4N = bye for now (bye, see you)

BAU = business as usual (idiom meaning that things continue as usual despite the difficult situation)

BBL = to be back later (come back later, be later)

BC = because (because)

BF = boyfriend (young man, guy, boyfriend)

BK = back (back, back)

BRB = to be right back (back soon). For example, you are “chatting” with someone, but forced to leave for a while. BRB (back soon), - you write, and go about your business.

BRO = brother

BTW = by the way (by the way, by the way)

BYOB / BYO = to bring your own booze, to bring your own bottle (“with your own alcohol”). Indicated on the invitation when the party host will not provide drinks for guests. By the way, the band System Of A Down has a song B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bombs instead of Bottle).

C = to see

CIAO = goodbye (goodbye, bye). This is an abbreviation for correspondence in English language derived from Italian Ciao(and it is pronounced exactly like this - ciao).

COS / CUZ = because (because)

CUL8R = call you later / see you later (I'll call you later / see you later)

CUL = see you later (see you later)

CWOT = complete waste of time

D8 = date (date, date)

DNR = dinner

EOD = end of debate. Used during an argument when you want to stop it: That's it, EOD! (That's it, let's stop arguing!)

EZ = easy (easy, simple, convenient)

F2F / FTF = face to face (face to face)

F8 = fate

FYI = for your information

GF = girlfriend (girlfriend)

GMTA = great minds think alike (the saying “Great minds think alike”). Something like ours “fools think alike” just the other way around :)

GR8 = great (wonderful, excellent, etc.)

GTG = got to go (got to go)

HAND = have a nice day (have a nice day)

HB2U = happy birthday to you (happy birthday)

HOLS = holidays (vacation, vacation)

HRU = how are you (how are you? How are you?)

HV = to have

ICBW = it could be worse (could be worse)

IDK = I dont know (I don’t know)

IDTS = I don’t think so (I don’t think so, I don’t think so, I don’t agree)

ILU / Luv U = I love you(I love you)

IMHO = in my humble opinion (in my humble opinion). Expression has long migrated to our Internet in the form of transliteration IMHO.

IYKWIM = if you know what I mean (if you know what I mean)

JK = just kidding (just kidding, it's a joke)

KDS = kids

KIT = to keep in touch (stay in touch)

KOTC = kiss on the cheek (kiss on the cheek)

L8 = late (late, recently, recently)

L8R = later

LMAO = laughing my ass out (so funny that I laughed off my ass).

LOL = laughing out loud (the meaning is identical to the previous one). This popular English abbreviation is also borrowed from our Internet slang in the form of transliteration LOL.

LSKOL = long slow kiss on the lips (French kiss)

LTNS = long time no see (long time no see)

Example from stickers for Viber

Luv U2 = I love you too (I love you too)

M8 = mate (buddy, friend, dude). Slang word mate- about the same as dude (dude, boy, etc.): Hey, mate, what’s up? (Hey man, how's it going?)

MON = the middle of nowhere (idiom meaning “very far away, in the middle of nowhere”)

MSG = message (message, message)

MTE = my thoughts exactly (you read my thoughts, I think exactly the same)

MU = I miss you (I miss you)

MUSM = I miss you so much (I miss you very much)

MYOB = mind your own business (mind your own business, don’t meddle in other people’s business)

N2S = needless to say (it goes without saying, it’s obvious that...)

NE1 = anyone (anyone, anyone)

NO1 = no one (no one)

NP = no problem (no problem, no problem)

OIC = oh, I see (I see; that's it). Used in a situation when you want to show your interlocutor that you understand the subject of the conversation.

PC&QT – peace and quiet (peace and quiet). An idiom most often used in the context of wanting a quieter life: All I want is a little peace and quiet (All I want is a little peace and quiet).

PCM = please call me (please call me)

PLS = please (please)

PS = parents

QT = cutie

R = are (form of verbs to be)

ROFL / ROTFL = rolling of the floor laughing (rolling on the floor laughing)

RUOK = are you ok? (Are you okay? Is everything okay?)

SIS = sister

SKOOL = school (school)

SMMR = summer

SOB = stressed out bad (feel very stressed)

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SOM1 = someone

TGIF = thank God it’s Friday (Thank God, today is Friday)

THX = thanks

THNQ = thank you (thank you)

TTYL = talk to you later (let's talk later)

WAN2 = to want to (want)

WKND = weekend

WR = were (form of the verb to be)

WUCIWUG = what you see is what you get (what you see is what you get)

The phrase was used for creative posters of Heinz ketchup

The expression has several meanings:

A property of application programs or web interfaces in which content is displayed during editing and appears as closely as possible to the final product (more details).
A definition that is used when the speaker wants to show that there is nothing hidden, there are no secrets or pitfalls.

Can be used as a definition an honest and open person:

He is a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of person. (He is a “what you see is what you get” type of person)

The idiom can also be used, for example, by salespeople in a store when they assure us that the product we are buying is looks the same as on the display:

The product you are looking at is exactly what are you get if you buy it. What you see is what you get. The ones in the box are just like this one. (If you buy this product, you will receive exactly what you see now. The items in the boxes are exactly the same as this one).

X = kiss

XLNT = excellent (excellent, excellent)

XOXO = hugs and kisses (hugs and kisses). More precisely, “hugs and kisses”, if you follow Internet trends :)

YR = your / you’re (your / you + form of the verb to be)

ZZZ.. = to sleep (sleep) The abbreviation is used when a person wants to show the interlocutor that he is already asleep / falling asleep.

Finally: how to understand modern abbreviations in English

As you can see, all English abbreviations on the Internet follow a certain logic, the principles of which we discussed at the beginning of the article. Therefore, it is enough to “scan through them with your eyes” several times, and you will easily be able to use and, most importantly, understand them. CUL8R, M8 :)

According to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), which was developed at the end of the 20th century, foreign language proficiency is usually divided into 6 levels. In 2001, the Council of Europe decided to use the CEFR to assess linguistic competence in any language that is studied as a foreign language. According to the CEFR system, knowledge foreign language Students are divided into 3 groups, each of which in turn is divided into 2 groups. This is what the English language proficiency levels look like on the CEFR scale:

A- Basic User:
- A1- Survival Level - Beginner and Elementary
- A2- Pre-threshold level (Waystage - Pre-Intermediate)
B- Independent User:
- B1- Threshold - Intermediate
- B2- Threshold advanced level (Vantage - Upper-Intermediate)
C- Proficient User:
- C1- Level of professional proficiency (Effective Operational Proficiency - Advanced)
- C2- Mastery - Proficiency level

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Using the table, you can determine your level of knowledge and find out what you will study at each level of study.

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Hello! When informally communicating on the Internet, we very often use various kinds of abbreviations to speed up the process of exchanging information. For example, instead of “Thank you”, we write “thank you”; instead of “Please” and “You’re welcome” - “pzh” and “nz”; instead of “now” - just “sha”. English correspondence with short SMS messages also has its own abbreviations, which we will talk about today.

Abbreviations in English

Abbreviations are used not out of ignorance, but to save time and get your point across faster, without forgetting the most important thing. During live communication, we can easily quickly express a large amount of information, spending a few seconds. When corresponding to Internet To express even a short thought you will have to spend a minute, or even more. As a result, all the ideas that one wanted to highlight are often forgotten. In this case, various abbreviations come to the rescue.

Many abbreviations are already firmly entrenched in our speech, and we sometimes pronounce some words without even suspecting that they are acronyms, that is, abbreviations that have become in independent words in our language.

One of the most popular Internet acronyms today is the abbreviation “IMHO”. Few people know that this is a tracing paper of the English abbreviation “IMHO”, which stands for “In My Humble Opinion” - “In My Humble Opinion”, that is, in Russian this abbreviation should look like “PMSM”.

The functionality and convenience of the Internet is actively used for learning English, including for correspondence and communication with native speakers on forums and chats. But if you are new to an English-language forum, then it will be difficult for you to understand what its participants are talking about, since they very often use abbreviations when writing sms on the Internet in English.

English abbreviations

To make it easier for you to navigate the English chat, I found, systematized and deciphered the most popular SMS abbreviations. I divided the abbreviations for correspondence into several groups:

The first group belongs to the category “As I hear, so I write”:

u = you (you)
ur = your (you)
cu = cya = see you (see you)
k = ok (ok, agreed)
y = why (why)

Any1 = anyone (any)
gr8 = great
4u = for you (for you)
u2 = you too (you too, you too)

The third group is the most popular colloquial phrases in the English language, which are written as abbreviations:

np = no problem
gf = girlfriend
tc = take care (take care of yourself)
bb = bye bye (bye, see you soon)
omg = oh my god (Oh my God)

Of course, these are not all abbreviations in English. To make it easier for you to learn them or decipher them in a chat, I have created a special table that you can download, print and hang in a visible place.

Table "English abbreviations"

Many abbreviations and abbreviations from communication in Internet went to real communication in English, so it will be useful to know them. For example, the words “gonna” and “wanna,” which are often used in ordinary speech, sound like “going to” and “want to” in full. But they are already firmly established in the English language in a compressed form.

And now the promised extended table:

Reduction	Full version	Translation
« As I hear, so I write«
r	are	There is
b	be	be
u	you	You
y	why	Why
ur	your	you, your
n	and	And
k	ok	Fine
cu = cya	see you	see you
pls	please	Please
gimme	give me	give me
thx	thanks	Thank you
Alphanumeric
be4	before	before
some1	someone	somebody
2day	today	Today
gr8	great	big
w8	wait	wait
u2	you too	you as well
4u	for you	for you
str8	straight	directly
2u	to you	to you
Abbreviations
bf	boyfriend	Friend
ty	thank you	Thank you
brb	be right back	I'll be back soon
hru	how are you	How are you
btw	by the way	By the way
omg	oh my god	Oh my God
bbl	be back later	I will be back later
tl	tender love	offer love
afaik	as far as I know	as far as I know
asl	age, sex, location	age, gender, location
b/t	between	between
lol	laughing out loud	I want to laugh
xoxo	kisses and hugs	hugs and kisses
uw	you are welcome	Welcome
bb	bye bye or baby	bye or baby
ntmu	nice to meet you	Very nice
n.p.	no problem	no problem
asap	as soon as possible	as fast as possible
wb	welcome back	go back
tc	take care	Take care
ttyl=ttul=t2ul	talk to you later	let's talk later
atm	at the moment	for now
lu = luv u	love you	Love you
rofl	rolling on the floor laughing	An analogue of our “pat the table” from laughter
yolo	you only live once	there is only one life

You may have noticed that programmers used some of these abbreviations to create emoticons in social networks and other virtual communication services. You may find other abbreviations or other meanings, but I have tried to present the most common ones in English.

This is where I end this interesting article and I tell you bb-n- brb!