Hey guys! Our society is all about becoming more and more effective and convenient in the way we do things. We want to be this way in work, in school, and also in the way we communicate with our friends. In America we don’t use Wechat, we use regular text messaging.
In our text messaging it is way too inconvenient to write full sentences so a common thing for the younger generation today is to write text and even sometimes speak text language. So today I want to introduce you guys to a list of messages you can use on Wechat for more convenience.
1. BRB
This is very common and popular today. BRB means “Be Right Back”, and people not only use it when texting, but they use it in actual conversation when talking to people. I recommend with friends, but only for friends and not with your boss.
“我等下就来”是现在非常常见和受欢迎的短信缩略语，我们不仅在短信中使用，还在现实交流中使用。我指的是朋友之间的交流，而不是与你的上司。
2. BTW
Basically means “By The Way”, and this is more often used in speech. I think it is because it flows off the tongue better when speaking, but the meaning behind this is if you want to remind someone of something.
BTW基本上指的就是“顺便一提”，这是一个在交流中使用得更为广泛的短信缩略语。我认为这样说比较好发音，这背后的含义就是你想要提醒别人一些事情。
3. TTYL
This means “Talk To You Later” and I really don’t know how many times I have seen this when I was texting my friends in America, maybe five hundred times. Also extremely common in texting, but not in speaking.
“稍后回复你”，我真的记不清我在美国用了多少次这个词了，估计有五百次。当然，这一般只在短信中使用，而非现实交流中。
4. IDK
Is short for “I Don't Know.”
这是“我不知道”的缩写
5. LOL
This means “Laughing Out Loud”, this may be very confusing to your friends, as it was to many of my friends in China when I wrote this in a text message. Most of them thought I was talking about “League of Legends.” This is extremely popular; I use it today even in China. This one you just have to be mindful of who you are talking to.
“放声大笑”，这个词在中国发短信的时候使用会让朋友感到不解，因为大多数时候他们都以为我在说“英雄联盟”。这是个使用率非常高的缩略语，我在中国也常用这个表达。但是用之前你要明白跟你说话的对象是谁。
That’s all for this week! TTyl (Talk To You Later)!
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