lol- Laughing out loud
lmao- Laughing my ass off
jk- Just kidding ;)
brb- Be right back
g2g- got to go
ttul- Talk to you later
btw- By the way
These are just some examples of everyday common text acronyms created to make a text conversation shorter and easier to write out. I was wondering if Japanese people do the same thing and if it was even possible with their alphabet? Right now I'm assuming it’s not possible because of their alphabet but if someone could shed some light I would be appreciate it.
P.S. What about simulating laughter? In english it's writen hahaha and I know in spanish it's writen jajaja. Is it ははは in Japanese？ This discussion is making me lol I've g2g jk brb!!!! :O
some of the ones I've seen are
ww after a sentence or word. I think it comes from 笑 (warai), which I've been told is similar to lol.
ktkr - きたこれ
wktk - forgot where it's from, but used when someone's anxious for something.
Check nico douga videos to see these abbreviations in action. :D
Someone also told me the younger generation likes to put "now" after a sentence (like on twitter), but that was 3 years ago so I'm not sure if it's still relevant or how it's actually used.
