知っていると便利な携帯等で使う英略語

英子の暮らすニュージーランドでも、携帯電話によるテキストメッセージの送信(TXT Messaging)が、若い人たちの間を中心に大流行しています。160文字までは20セントで送信出来たりと、料金も手頃なので、携帯電話を利用する際に、直接会話をするのではなく、テキストメッセージでやりとりをする人たちが増えています。

日本でも、携帯メールで入力時間を短縮する為に、特別な略語が使われていると聞いたことがありますが、英語での携帯メッセージでも同様に、省略形が使われています。

この英語の省略形、海外の人たちとやりとりをする時に、知っていると便利だったり、日本語のメッセージの中で利用してみても良いのではないかと、携帯電話やコンピューターのテキストメッセージで利用されている英略語の一覧表を作ってみました。

英語圏の中でも、国や地方によって使われている省略形が違っていたり、特定グループの中で流行りの略語があったりもするようです。実際に使用する場合には、送る側も、受け取る側も、正しい意味を理解していること(同じ意味で使っていること)を事前に確認した方がいいかも知れませんね。

…下記の英略語を参照される場合は、同じ省略形が下記とは違う意味で使われていることがあったり、友達同士など、親しい間柄でのみで使われているものや、ジョークとして使われている単語も含まれていることに注意して下さい。

英単語又は、英文の原型省略形
All the bestATB
AnyNE
Any day nowADN
AnyoneNE1
AnythingNITING
AreR
Are you coming?RU CMNG
Are you okay?RUOK?
As far as I know AFAIK
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As it should be AISB
As soon as possibleASAP
At the momentATM
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Be seeing youBCNY
Because BC
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Before B4
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Big grinBG
Big kissBK
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Boss is listeningBIL
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Call you laterCUL
Call your bossCYR BOS
Call your brotherCYR BRO
Call your fatherCYR PA
Call your husbandCYR H
Call your motherCYR MA
Call your officeCYR OFIS
Call your sisterCYR SIS
Call your wifeCYR WF
Chat with you later CWYL
Come on CMON
Confused%-)
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Crying:'(
CutieQT
DateD8
DinnerDNR
DoesDUZ
Doesn'tDUZNT
DoingDON
Don't be late DNT B L8
Don't even go there DEGT
Don't think so DTS
EasyEZ
ExcellentXLNT
Extra XTRA
Fell off chair laughing FOCL
Fell out of my chair laughing FOMCL
For4
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Foreign4N
Forget4GET
Free to talk F2T
Freedom3DOM
GirlfriedGF
Give it a rest GIAR
Go ahead GA
Go for it GFI
Good luck GUDLUK
Goodbye GB
Got to goG2G
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GreatGR8
Great minds think alike GMTA
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Have you heard?HUH
How are you HRU
How can I ever repay you HCIERY
How toH2
I couldn't care lessICCL
I don't know IDK
I don't think so IDTS
I knowIK
I love youILU (or ILY)
I rest my case IRMC
I seeIC
I think you'll find I'm right ITYFIR
If you know what I mean IYKWIM
If You Say So IUSS
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I'm backIB
In any caseIAC
In meetingIMTNG
In my humble opinionIMHO
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InformalIN4ML
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It is youITSU
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Just thought you might like to know JTUMLTK
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LateL8
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Running around screaming RAS
Running late RINGL8
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See you laterCUL
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Sometime before I die STBID
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SUPERCAlifragilisticexpealidocious SUPERCA
Surprised/shocked:-O
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Take your time TYT
Talk to ya later TTYL
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TextTXT
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TheTH
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Today2dA
Today2DAY
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Tongue in cheek:-P
Tonight2NITE
Transfer XFER
Until next time UNT
UsuallyUSU
Very happy:-))
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Wait for meW84M
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Whenwn
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Where's the beef WTB
WhyY
WithW/
Wonderful1DRFL
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Yeah yeah sure sure like I believe that one YYSSLIBTO
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YouU
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YourYR
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You're welcome YW
You've got to be kidding UGTBK