florge@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoDo other languages have similar acronyms to 'tbh', 'imo', 'smh', etc?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareDo other languages have similar acronyms to 'tbh', 'imo', 'smh', etc?florge@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOne of my favorites is in Japanese. Laughing is “w” or “www” or something. The word is “warau”. So then the ws, they look like grass, so people use the grass emoji, so then people write “kusa”.
minus-squarenorimee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe number 5 is pronounced “ha” in Thai. So Thai people laugh 555 or 55555 if it was very funny.
minus-squaremaliciousonion@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoAnd in Brazil its kkkkkkkkkkk 🤣
One of my favorites is in Japanese. Laughing is “w” or “www” or something. The word is “warau”. So then the ws, they look like grass, so people use the grass emoji, so then people write “kusa”.
The number 5 is pronounced “ha” in Thai. So Thai people laugh 555 or 55555 if it was very funny.
And in Brazil its kkkkkkkkkkk 🤣