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A story about how using Internet jargon lowered the language barrier a bit

👤horomi

I was introduced to an American who had just started learning Japanese by terobi.

Her Japanese level:

  • Hiragana and Katakana: ⭕
  • Vocabulary and grammar: ❌

How to communicate over text .....

We both want to communicate our feelings.

So…..

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I’ve taught her ‘www’.(*´ω`*)(*´ω`*)

and

I also decided to have them teach me the American way.

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My interest piqued, I decided to look online and compile a table of articles I found.

\(^o^)/

Internet Slang

meansmeans in Ja
ASAPas soon as possibleできるだけ早く
BTWby the wayところで、あのさー
OMGoh my godマジで!,やばい!
JKjust kidding冗談だよ
brbbe right backすぐに戻ります
THT / THT 4 / THT 2
/ THT 4 ur ~
Thanks / Thanks for / Thanks to
/ Thanks for your ~
ありがとう
tbhto be honestぶっちゃけ
Kall correct→ all correct→ OK
/ KK
りょ / り
SRYsorryごめん
SRSLYseriouslyガチで
WTFWhat the f**kふざけんな / くそ
LOL / hehe / hahalaugh out loud(笑) / www
IDK / DK / dunnoI don’t know / don’t knowわからない
npno problem大丈夫 / どういたしまして
ily / iluI love you
→ u too !
大好き
→私も!
hbd / HBD
/ Happy bday / Happy b-day
Happy Birthday誕生日おめでとう
lmklet me know教えてね
BFFBest Friend Forever一生の友だち / ズッ友
gtg / got to go!I have got to goもう行かなくちゃ / もう行くね
B/C / BC / bc / cos / cuzbecauseなぜなら
BC / bcBe coolクールで!

emoji

😮:0 / :o
🤣XO
😐 +😭T-T
😣>_<
😙>3<

SNS HushTag

#meansmeans in Ja
YOLOYou Live Only Once人生一度きり
OOTDOutfit Of The Day今日のコーデ
TBTThrow Back Thursday木曜日の振り返り
mcmMan Crush Monday月曜日に素敵な男性をアップする
ttTransformation Thursday
POTDPhoto Of The Day今日の写真
PRTPlease retweetリツイートしてね

At the end….

I would like to know various internet jargon and learn more about her as I communicate with her a lot from now on.

Of course,

I hope that I can teach her the Japanese internet jargon so that she can communicate smoothly with other Japanese people.

(*´ω`*)(*´ω`*)


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