Russian internet-speak

[scifigal.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen this posted here, so if it has, please direct me to to correct place and I'll happily delete this post.

I'm trying to figure out what are some common internet-isms that are good to know when chatting online with Russian speakers. An internetism would be language you would /only/ use online.

For example))))))))) (smiles)

I'm not so much trying to find the Russian equivalent of AOL speak (u want 2 chat?), but more common abbreviations. Things that would be handy to know. I'm asking because I do chat in Russian, and I just want to be aware.

Examples of internetisms I have given my Ukrainian friends: lol, brb, btw, wtf, lmao etc))) I also tell my friends that my ^_^ is :) and my ^_~ is ;).

Thanks again for your help!

[edited to add: This has become a well put together list. Yes, there is a lot of offensive language in the comments, but that's part of The Internet, and it's good to simply be aware of such things! Thanks everyone for contributing!]

Comments

[creiz.livejournal.com]

The one that is used maybe more than anything else despite being obscene is "хз". Meaning that you don't know how to answer some question. This abbreviation has to do with the famous russian foul-language 3-letter word, and the second letter "з" means "знает".
Also there's some sort of equivalent for LOL, it's "ГЫ".
Then I can think of those you no doubt know - IMHO and OMG. Only it's usually written in Russian alphabet - ИМХО, ОМГ. Sometimes WTF falls into that category too, becoming ВТФ (tho' its use is not as wide as previous two)
And let's not forget about ППКС ("Подписываюсь Под Каждым Словом"), meaning "to be all for what sb said", "to agree with sb's every word".
There's some more, of course, but they're kinda... rude, tho' used in friendly internet conversations.

[blutopfer.livejournal.com]

there are some quite often used acronyms like "хз" (well, I'm not sure I can write here its meaning completely because of moderators :-) but user [info]creiz had explained it well.

"ггг" - it's just the analogue of your "hahaha" or something like that

"пнх" - it's an example of obscene vocabulary, and it means something like "fuck you" or "piss off", equivalent of your "GTFO"

"лол" = LOL

"to find the Russian equivalent of AOL speak (u want 2 chat?)"

there are some examples:
"чо" or "че" instead of "что" - it means "what"
"тя" instead of "тебя" ("you" in accusative case)

Can't remember more examples right now (I think other readers will help)

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

you attend great sites, if you come across хз and especially пнх often enough :). ггг - may I see examples of using this abbreviation? I see it for the first time in my life.

as for чо or тя there is a million of such words if a person likes to write in such a way. Give another ones too :)

[blutopfer.livejournal.com]

you attend great sites, if you come across хз and especially пнх often enough :)

oh c'mon ^_^ next time try this:

http://blogs.yandex.ru/search.xml?text=%F5%E7

http://blogs.yandex.ru/search_comments.xml?text=%F5%E7

http://blogs.yandex.ru/search_comments.xml?text=%D0%BF%D0%BD%D1%85

and it is often used in ICQ of course

ггг - may I see examples of using this abbreviation?

and try to use search engine again (http://blogs.yandex.ru/search_comments.xml?text=%E3%E3%E3) ;-)

Give another ones too

I can't remember 'cause use it not very often (exept offencive like "хуясе")

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

I am not sure that many of these posts are worth of reading :). My point was that you can find a million irregular words in such posts and I wouldn't start with хз. Plus, I was asking about ггг. Could you give a link?

[blutopfer.livejournal.com]

Plus, I was asking about ггг. Could you give a link?

the word "again" in my previous comment was linked.
OK, again :
http://blogs.yandex.ru/search_comments.xml?text=%E3%E3%E3

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

And now please take a look at other words which the guys use: штоле, байус, нинада, тазеры, такшта, есичо, слэмующих… and so on and so forth. Those who use ггг speak a special language and from my point of view it is senseless to give a dozen of examples – they corrupt every other word. Either you learn it or t is better not to read such texts at all (which I would recommend for foreigners who don’t know Russian fluently).
As for ггг the list will be not small too - гы-гы-гы, бу-га-га, хо-хо etc. Ггг is somewhere in the end, I think.

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

never use хз :)

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

why?)

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

because Scifigal is a foreigner and he doesn't know when it is OK to use it and when not. From my point of view, it is better not to use it at all since it is vulgar. As well I believe that it is not advisable for a Russian to use the word 'c**t'.

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I get your point.)

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

great, I am glad that you see some sense in what I wrote :). It seems that others opened in this thread a college of Russian abusive language :).

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

Just because so many people using these words.))
8 years ago there wasn't much of these, I remember only using english ones on IRC.))

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

well, 8 years ago the LJ was not so popular :)

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

)))

[scifigal.livejournal.com]

Yes, but one of the problems I have chatting, is that if people do use slang, it's good to know.

I don't think it's a bad thing to inform people of what is considered abusive language. After all, I definitely know it in my language. I would never use it, but it is something good to be aware of.

Personally I hate feeling shielded from things. I want to know the context of a "dirty word" (does it refer to male genitalia, excrement, sex, etc). It frustrates me when Ukrainians act like they're my parents shielding my innocent mind. I never do that with my students when they're learning English, and it's frustrating feeling like The Parents are having a knowing conversation full of "wink wink nudge nudge"s.

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

true -)

[scifigal.livejournal.com]

BUT, I hadn't intended this to be a list of "all the Russian bad words you know"

more things that are useful for when chatting/reading journals with Russians/Ukrainians.

It will be interesting to see how long this topic remains "hot" and how many comments it will get.

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

Well, they not writing only bad words here, yeah))

Besides, the best tactic is to ask a person you chating with what's he said.)

You won't get here much, probably there are many things guys won't remember right now but use it.

Oh, yeah, many like this theme of russian slang I think.))

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

yes, sure, but I just cannot understand why the guys started with хз :) I do not see it that often... As for 'dirty' words, just take some lessons of Russian four-letter language :) But there is a thing you should undersand, I think. It is not English four-letter words. There are NO Russian movies (except for one or two maybe) where you can hear it. Plus, it is actionable (really!). It is a feature of our mentality - Russians know when it is acceptable to use it and when NOT. It is not easy. I can say nothing for the Ukranians :) My advise is just to ask when you see such abbreviations as хз :)

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

I don't know why they started with хз, but for example I use it and see it often.

It depends on the people I guess.

[bayukov.livejournal.com]

yes, sure. :). And the more older you are the more rare you use it :)

[latherieth.livejournal.com]

ahaha, probably so.-))

[scifigal.livejournal.com]

In case you were asking a definition of "internetism" (or if someone else needs it), it's language you would *only* use on the internet (though sadly I've started to say Doubleyou Tee Eff in real life).

I have seen the чмафф before! ^_^

[anusoida.livejournal.com]

LOL = ЛОЛ = лолище but we use non abbreviations too like гы, гыгыгы, ггг, бугага, бугога, бгг, муахаха, ржунимагу, all that mean "LOL".

KMK = ИМХО means "IMHO"
ЕМНИП = если мне не изменяет память means "if I remember it correctly"

[alon_68]

ЕМНИП=AFAIR
Also ironically
ЕМНИМС - если мне не изменяет мой склероз

ЕВПОЧЯ - если вы понимаете, о чем я (if you understand what I'm about)

[anusoida.livejournal.com]

About ХЗ: it's not exactly internet-speak, it's a slang using in the real life.

[scifigal.livejournal.com]

If the spelling is internet specific, then yes, it would count as "internet-speak"

[kunaifusu.livejournal.com]

http://lurkmore.ru/ is a good reference site.

[blutopfer.livejournal.com]

another examples (mostly for chatting):
"ща" or "щас" instead of "сейчас", it means "now". There are many people who use it when speak offline, but it's quite colloquial and informal words only for verbal communication (like your "gotcha", "wanna", "gonna" etc.)

"ктонить" instead of "кто-нибудь" (= anybody or somebody)

"ченить" instead of "что-нибудь" (=anything\something)

and so on whith the words with particle "-нибудь"

they are used not only in internet but in offline informal speech too.