THE LANGUAGE OF MOBILE PHONES

New technologies are very related to young people,

one of the electronic devices with which they are very familiarized are: the mobile phones.

Most of them have a mobile phone , which is sometimes a problem in class.

In order to abbreviate language , mobile phones have adapted their language to new times.

Here is the list of some abbreviations:

2 : two

msg: message

2day: today

2nite: tonight

CU : see you

NE1: anyone.

PPL: people

WAN2: want to

THX: thanks.

WKND: weekend.

H8: eight.

M8: mate.

NJOY: enjoy

R: are

RU: are you

FYI: for your information

NO1: no one










We can create some messages such as:

CU 2NITE: See you tonight.

CU L8R : See you later.

THX FYI: Thanks for your information.



Apart from these abbreviated language , we can learn some useful sentences like these :

Ø What’s your mob phone number?

Ø Please , switch off your mobile phone.

Ø My phone needs charging.

Ø You get a better signal at the corridor.

Ø I have a missed call from home.

Ø How do I download that ringtone?

Ø I’ve got my phone on “vibrate”.


We can make a session in class , teaching all these aspects, they will enjoy with the

abbreviated vocabulary .This is a very real topic and with a very attractive content for our

students.