Doe NormaalDutch texting abbreviations
Open any Dutch group chat and half the words seem to be missing their vowels. Dutch texting has its own shorthand: ff instead of even, wss instead of waarschijnlijk. Here are the ones you'll see most, what they stand for, and an example of each.
You only write these. When you read them, say the full word in your head: nobody says 'eff eff' out loud.
- ff
even = just, quickly, for a moment
“Kan je ff bellen?”
- wss
waarschijnlijk = probably
“Ik ben wss iets later.”
More about waarschijnlijk →- mss
misschien = maybe
“Mss morgen?”
- sws
sowieso = anyway; definitely
“Ik kom sws!”
More about sowieso →- idd
inderdaad = indeed, exactly
“Idd, belachelijk.”
- gwn
gewoon = just
“Gwn doen.”
More about gewoon →- zsm
zo snel mogelijk = as soon as possible
“Bel me zsm.”
- iig
in ieder geval = in any case, at least
“Ik ben er iig om acht uur.”
- ipv
in plaats van = instead of
“Zullen we donderdag ipv vrijdag?”
- vgm
volgens mij = I think
“Vgm is hij boos.”
- aub
alsjeblieft / alstublieft = please
“Niet tegen Lotte zeggen aub.”
- wrm
waarom = why
“Wrm reageer je niet?”
- hvj
hou van je = love you
“Slaap lekker, hvj!”
- 'k
ik = I
“'k Weet het niet.”
- m'n / z'n / d'r
mijn / zijn / haar = my / his / her
“Ik ben m'n sleutels kwijt.”
- 't
het = it, the
“Hoe is 't?”
- lkkr
lekker = nice, tasty, great
“Lkkr weer!”
More about lekker →- jwz
je weet zelf = your call, suit yourself
“Wil je niet mee? Jwz.”