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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Texting in French

Read the text messages the French actually send, with slt, jsp, mdr and tkt, and learn what each one stands for.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Leo's messages, read aloud by Emma at the kitchen table, and Hugo translating.

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Léo m'a écrit. « Slt, cv ? » C'est du français ?lay-oh mah ay-kree, ehs ehl tay, say vay, seh dew frah(n)-SEHLeo wrote to me. "Slt, cv?" Is that French?
Salut, ça va. Il te dit bonjour.sah-lew, sah vah, eel tuh dee boh(n)-ZHOORSalut, ca va. He's saying hello.
Léo m'a écrit.lay-oh mah ay-KREELeo wrote to me.
Ensuite : « Tu viens au match ? Jsp si Chloé vient. »ah(n)-sweet, tew vya(n) oh mahtch, zhee ehs pay see kloh-ay VYA(N)Then: "Are you coming to the match? Jsp if Chloe's coming."
Jsp, c'est « je sais pas ».zhee ehs pay, seh zhuh seh PAHJsp is "je sais pas".
« Tkt, je gère les places. Mdr, ma mère a dit oui. »tay kah tay, zhuh zhehr lay plahs, ehm day ehr, mah mehr ah dee WEE"Tkt, I'll sort the tickets. Mdr, my mother said yes."
T'inquiète. Et mort de rire. Il se moque de sa mère.ta(n)-kyeht, ay mor duh reer, eel suh mok duh sah MEHRT'inquiete. And mort de rire. He's making fun of his mother. In spoken French.
Et « a plus » ? Sans accent.ay ah plews, sah(n) zak-SAH(N)And "a plus"? No accent.
À plus tard. Réponds-lui « oui, cv, à toute ». Il va être fier de toi.ah plew tar, ray-poh(n) lwee wee, say vay, ah toot, eel vah ehtr fyehr duh TWAHSee you later. Answer him "oui, cv, a toute". He'll be proud of you. To a friend.