{"id":69755,"date":"2018-01-10T21:08:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T02:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/italian-internet-text-slang\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T08:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:39:27","slug":"italian-internet-text-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/italian\/italian-internet-text-slang\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Text and Internet Slang: 75 Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texting or chatting with native Italian speakers is a great way to practice your language skills.<\/p>\n

You get to use your new vocabulary and informal phrases<\/a> without the pressure of speaking in person, but you might be caught off guard by some Italian text or internet slang that you haven’t seen in your textbook or even on a language learning app.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Discover over 75 Italian slang terms and abbreviations that native Italians use when chatting online or by text.\u00a0No matter what level you’re at, this guide will be useful for your future Italian communications.
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The Letter “K”<\/h2>\n

While the letter “k” isn’t in the Italian alphabet<\/a>, the Italians still make use of its presence on their keyboard. In these slang words, it indicates the same sound as it has in English.<\/p>\n

It replaces the more complex “h” that Italian spelling rules sometimes require between the “c” and the vowel (ca,<\/em> co,<\/em> che,<\/em> chi,<\/em> cu<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Internet\/Text Slang<\/th>Standard Italian<\/th>English Translation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
k<\/b> or ki<\/b> <\/td>chi<\/i><\/td>who, what<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ke<\/b><\/td>che<\/i><\/td>what, that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
km<\/b><\/td>come<\/i><\/td>how<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kn<\/b><\/td>con<\/i><\/td>with<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ks<\/b><\/td>cosa<\/i><\/td>what, thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ks\u00ec<\/b><\/td>cos\u00ec<\/i><\/td>so, therefore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
anke<\/b><\/td>anche<\/i><\/td>also<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xk\u00e8<\/b> or xk<\/b><\/td>perch\u00e9<\/i><\/td>why, because<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kiakkiera<\/b><\/td>chiacchiera<\/i><\/td>chit-chat, small talk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

The Letters “C” and “Q”<\/h2>\n

The “c” is called ci<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(with a hard “ch” sound) and can thus be used by itself.<\/p>\n

You’ve probably already noticed from these examples that vowels tend to get eliminated in internet chat spellings. This is especially true of the letter “u” after a “q.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Internet\/Text Slang<\/th>Standard Italian<\/th>English Translation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
c<\/b><\/td>ci<\/i><\/td>there<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
c6?<\/b><\/td>sei ci?<\/i><\/td>are you there?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qlk<\/b><\/td>qualche<\/i><\/td>some, a few<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qlk1<\/b><\/td>qualcuno<\/i><\/td>someone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qnd<\/b><\/td>quando<\/i><\/td>when<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qndi<\/b><\/td>quindi<\/i><\/td>therefore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qnt<\/b><\/td>quanto<\/i><\/td>how much<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qst<\/b><\/td>questo<\/i><\/td>this<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qls<\/b><\/td>qualcosa<\/i><\/td>something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qlcn<\/b><\/td>qualcuno<\/i><\/td>someone, somebody, anyone, anybody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

The Letter “X”\u00a0<\/h2>\n

One potentially confusing very common abbreviation is “x” for per<\/em> (for, by, etc.)<\/a>. To understand why, you need to see how\u00a0per<\/em> is used in math:<\/p>\n

5\u00a0x<\/strong> 4=20 (said as: cinque per<\/strong> quattro fa venti<\/em>)<\/p>\n

You can thus use “x” anywhere you would use per<\/em>, as well as in these bigger words that contain the letters per<\/em> together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Internet\/Text Slang<\/th>Standard Italian<\/th>English Translation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
xk\u00e8<\/b><\/td>perch\u00e9<\/i><\/td>because<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xci\u00f2<\/b><\/td>perci\u00f2<\/i><\/td>therefore, for this reason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xh<\/b><\/td>per ora<\/i><\/td>for now<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x\u00f2<\/b><\/td>per\u00f2<\/i><\/td>but<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xsona<\/b><\/td>persona<\/i><\/td>person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sxo<\/b><\/td>spero<\/i><\/td>I hope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sxiamo<\/b>\t<\/td>speriamo<\/i><\/td>we hope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xfetto<\/b><\/td>perfetto<\/i><\/td>perfect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xmesso<\/b><\/td>permesso<\/i><\/td>permission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
+ - x<\/b><\/td>pi\u00f9 o meno per<\/i><\/td>more or less<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

It helps to see that last one in a larger context:<\/p>\n

Sar\u00f2 da te +-x<\/strong> le 4 \u2014 <\/em>Sar\u00f2 da te pi\u00f9 o meno per<\/strong> le 4.<\/em> \u2014 I’ll be at your place at about 4:00.<\/p>\n

Other Common Abbreviations Used in Italian Texting<\/h2>\n

This series of abbreviations doesn’t follow any particular rules except that they tend to eliminate vowels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Internet\/Text Slang<\/th>Standard Italian<\/th>English Translation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
allr<\/b><\/td>allora<\/i><\/td>then, so<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brv<\/b><\/td>bravo, brava, bravi, brave<\/i><\/td>good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brvximo, brvxima, brvximi, brvxime<\/b><\/td>bravissimo, bravissima, bravissimi, bravissime<\/i><\/td>very good, excellent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cmq<\/b><\/td>comunque<\/i><\/td>anyway, however, in any case<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
d<\/b><\/td>di<\/i><\/td>of, them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
midi<\/b><\/td>mi dispiace<\/i><\/td>I'm sorry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pfv<\/b><\/td>per favore<\/i><\/td>please<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
grz<\/b><\/td>grazie<\/i><\/td>thanks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
prg<\/b><\/td>prego<\/i><\/td>you\u2019re welcome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nn<\/b><\/td>non<\/i><\/td>not<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nnt<\/b><\/td>niente<\/i><\/td>nothing, anything<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tn<\/b><\/td>tanto<\/i><\/td>a lot, much, long time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
risp<\/b><\/td>rispondi<\/i><\/td>answer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
prox<\/b><\/td>prossima<\/i><\/td>next<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gg<\/b><\/td>oggi, giorno<\/i> <\/td>today, day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stas<\/b><\/td>stasera<\/i><\/td>this evening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dm<\/b><\/td>domani<\/i><\/td>tomorrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
c sent<\/b><\/td>ci sentiamo<\/i><\/td>we'll talk later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dp<\/b><\/td>dopo<\/i><\/td>after<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bst<\/b><\/td>basta<\/i><\/td>stop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dr<\/b><\/td>dire<\/i><\/td>to say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dv 6?<\/b><\/td>dove sei?<\/i><\/td>where are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dx<\/b><\/td>destra<\/i><\/td>right (this is also a medical abbreviation, and not simply for the internet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sx<\/b><\/td>sinistra<\/i><\/td>left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
frs<\/b><\/td>forse<\/i><\/td>maybe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mmt+<\/b><\/td>mi manchi tantissimo<\/i><\/td>I miss you so much<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
num,<\/b> nm<\/b> or nr<\/b><\/td>numero<\/i><\/td>number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
msg<\/b><\/td>messaggio<\/i><\/td>message<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
scs<\/b><\/td>scusa<\/i><\/td>sorry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sl<\/b><\/td>solo<\/i><\/td>only, just<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
smpr<\/b><\/td>sempre<\/i><\/td>always<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sn<\/b><\/td>sono<\/i><\/td>I am, they are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t tel + trd<\/b><\/td>ti telefono pi\u00f9 tardi<\/i><\/td>I'll call you later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t km dp<\/b><\/td>ti chiamo dopo<\/i><\/td>I'll call you later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tt<\/b><\/td>tutto, tutti<\/i><\/td>all, everybody, everyone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
trnqui<\/b> or trnqi<\/b><\/td>tranquillo<\/i><\/td>relax (this is very Milanese)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
trp<\/b><\/td>troppo<\/i><\/td>too much<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vlv<\/b><\/td>volevo<\/i><\/td>I would like, I wanted <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-male<\/b><\/td>meno male<\/i><\/td>thank goodness, \"phew\" (used to express relief)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bimbominkia \/ bimbaminkia (m.\/f.)<\/b><\/td>bambino\/a minchia<\/i><\/td>A disparaging slang term used to describe a young person who's immature or annoying. Often refers to their misuse of grammar and overuse of abbreviations and emojis. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Another common occurrence in Italian text slang is removing the final vowel from direct object pronouns<\/a>. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n