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📲 texts with tea v. 1

Americans often text in grammatically

incorrect shorthand to save time. I’m here to teach you this slang featuring a random conversation with a friend.



GG, Good game - a way to express defeat, not too commonly used (here my friend is referring to the fact that they missed an event)

Hang - meet up, spend time together. see my very old post on “down to hang” for a detailed explanation

Rip, Rest In Peace - it’s over, not happening, can also be used to express defeat

Wyd, what you doing - I say this often, it is shorthand to ask what someone is doing, basically 你在干什么?

Tfti, thanks for the invite - a sarcastic way to tell someone you wish they invited you, but is usually said as a joke

Lame - not cool, not fun, boring

Tbh - to be honest, you can use this to reinforce that you are stating your true opinion



Try using these in the comments if you’d like 😉

Comments

  • Ellie on the road

    i saw hot pot omg! My favorite food
  • Wonder

    Tftt
  • Helen Lifetime VIP

    算了不学了😂
  • 香葱排骨汤

    你是外国人吗?
  • Ayleen Condori

    Hoka
  • Alicia Jackson

    Thank you for the tips !
  • Yan

    Finally I know what lame means . Luckily I guess it means stupid and boring in past years lol thanks again
  • Holly

    很受启发,cool
  • Carly

    这缩写太难了。我还是先学好正常表达吧😂
  • Claire

    Wow 😍
  • Jyothi

    Excellent
  • 茉莉

    Appreciate it. It's really useful for me.👫
  • 许恣欢

    雀食
  • 来信

    对对对,这个小哥哥真的好帅!!!
  • Cara

    我有个问题,为什么这么帅的哥在国外😳
  • hanhan

    😍
  • YU块小饼干

    got it
  • june

    学到!!!
  • Claire

    what's ekth
  • coco

    oh cool! I wanted to know those kinds of shorten words😃😃😃🌟
  • tea VIP

    @Penélopê Clotilda tomorrow
  • Penélopê Clotilda

    what does tmr mean😳
  • Loretta

    Is that conversation from Massager?
  • xixixi

    谢谢啦!
  • tea VIP

    @WWW coming soon 😉
  • WWW

    Tbh,I want more about it.😄
  • Lavinia

    学到很多
  • Yoyo

    GG
  • tea VIP

    @candy it’s more popular in Canada, but some Americans use it
  • tea VIP

    @Kserop glad to help :)
  • tea VIP

    @Shirley no problem
  • tea VIP

    @Joy it’s convenient ~
  • Shirley

    Thank you for sharing
  • Joy

    为什么全世界的人都喜欢用缩写 hhhh
  • 樊一 kenzie

    wow interesting
  • Kserop

    tbh ,it's useful
  • powerful

    I get it,thank you.
  • tea VIP

    @Thomas yes that’s good context
  • Madge

    😉
  • Time

    我觉得很难!
  • uyen_le

    Many thanks. It's so useful
  • Tao

    really useful
  • Thomas

    Great post I would also add the context that middle age and older Americans would also have no idea what these things mean. They came about when parents started to give their kids cell phones and text messaging became popular with younger people.
  • Vicki

    thaaaaaanks 😊
  • Kserop

    very useful👍
  • tea VIP

    @isy talk to you later, as soon as possible
  • u.

    Tbh,it's cool
  • Sara

    I would never understand this kind of messages 🙈 hahaha!
  • SYC

    Thx :D
  • Jacky

    very useful for talking
  • tea VIP

    @Haoyuan textbook English is important, this is just for those interested in learning slang
  • Haoyuan

    Too different from what we have learned from textbook.
  • tea VIP

    One more! Tmr - tomorrow

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