Internet slang is a relatively new way of communication that was first registered in the so-called Jargon File by Raphael Finkel in 1975. He recorded some of the most popular English slang phrases that are still in use, such as: 

• BTW – By the way
• THX – Thanks
• FYI – For your information

But if you’re interested in learning about Bulgarian internet slang, then this guide from BulgarianPod101 is just for you! The information in this article will help you…

• …text your Bulgarian friends using the slang language they’re used to.
• …understand them when they text you.
• …communicate on social media. 

Not convinced yet? Find out four more reasons why Bulgarian slang words will make you fluent.

This extensive overview contains multiple acronyms, abbreviated words, and letter/number combinations that form the Bulgarian internet jargon. You may be surprised to learn that much Bulgarian text slang and several internet expressions are derived from the more well-known English terms. To help you learn how to use each one, we’ve also included practical examples for your convenience!

Table of Contents

1. Specific Ways to Write Bulgarian Letters Using Latin Alphabet and Numbers
2. How is Bulgarian Internet and Text Slang Formed?
3. Popular English Slang Used in Bulgarian
4. Bulgarian Internet and Text Slang Directly Influenced by English
5. Bulgarian Internet and Text Slang Abbreviations
6. Internet and Text Slang Written in Latin Letters
7. Other Common Internet and Text Slang Expressions
8. How BulgarianPod101 Can Help You Learn Bulgarian

1. Specific Ways to Write Bulgarian Letters Using Latin Alphabet and Numbers

You might encounter some words written by your Bulgarian friends on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms that you cannot understand or translate because they’re written in Latin letters or contain numbers. In such cases, even Google Translate cannot help you. 

That’s why BulgarianPod101 has prepared the following table of specific ways to write Bulgarian letters using letters from the Latin alphabet:

Bulgarian Letter	Latin Letter / Numbers
а	а
б	b
в	v, w
г	g
д	d
е	е
ж	j, g, v, z, zh
з	z
и	i
й	i, j, y
к	k
л	l
м	m
н	n
о	о, 0
п	p
р	r
с	s
т	t
у	u
ф	f
х	h, x
ц	c, tz, ts, z
ч	4, ch
ш	6, sh, s, {
щ	6t, sht, st
ъ	а, y, w, @
ь	i, j, y, x
ю	ju, u, yu
я	ja, ya, ia, q, 9, @

Here are some samples for you:

• 4a6a – 4 stands for ч (ch) and 6 stands for ш (sh), so the word is чаша (chasha) or “cup”
• ka6ta – 6t stands for щ (sht), so the word is къща (kashta) or “house”
• tr9bwa – 9 stands for я (ya) and w stands for в (v), so the word is трябва (tryabva) or “must”

If you would like to refresh your knowledge concerning the Bulgarian alphabet, you can follow this free guide from BulgarianPod101.

Try it yourself #1

Use the table above to try reading the following words in Bulgarian:

• cwete
• 6tastie
• 4owe4e

You can find the answers at the end of this article.

2. How is Bulgarian Internet and Text Slang Formed?

Bulgarian internet slang phrases do not follow the grammar and spelling rules of the language. In fact, they usually imitate the spoken language and jargon. They’re used mainly by young people in their online communication, but that doesn’t mean these people are illiterate. Slang is simply a tool used to make conversation much easier, save time while texting, and give communication a more informal feel. For this reason, many Bulgarian words are shortened to form slang terms. 

Here are some text slang examples in Bulgarian to show you how this works:

Bulgarian slang	English translation	How is it formed?	Examples
мое (moe)	can, may	Мое is formed by removing the letter Ж from the word може (mozhe), meaning “may” or “can.”	Мое да дойда. Moe da doyda. I may come.
Note: In Bulgarian, there’s a personal pronoun мое (moe), which means “my” for neuter gender. Make sure not to confuse this pronoun with the slang term. Example: мое дете (moe dete) – “my child”
ноо (noo)	very	Ноо comes from the reduction of the word много (mnogo) meaning “much” or “very.”	ноо ясно noo yasno obviously
къф (kaf)	who, what	Къф comes from the reduction of the word какъв (kakav) meaning “who” or “what.”	къф e този? Kaf e tozi? Who is this?
Note: Because of the soundlessness of в at the end of the word какъв, the slang term къф reflects the sound f that can be heard in speech.
асам (asam)	I am	Асам comes from merging of the words аз and съм (az sam) meaning “I am.”	Асам добре. Asam dobre. I am okay.
ае (ае)	come on, let’s	Ае comes from the reduction of the word хайде (hayde) meaning “let’s.”	Ае да ходим. Ae da hodim.  Let’s go.
кво (kvo)	what	Кво comes from the reduction of the word какво (kakvo) meaning “what.”	Кво каза? Kvo kaza? What did you say?

→ Take a look at this list of the top 20 Bulgarian words you’ll need for the internet, provided by BulgarianPod101.

3. Popular English Slang Used in Bulgarian

Fortunately, many Bulgarian internet slang words are influenced by English slang, and there are some that are directly taken from English. This makes them easily recognizable by English speakers. Here are some of the most popular English text slang words widely incorporated into Bulgarian slang.

English slang used in Bulgarian

fr (friend)

bb (bye-bye)

pas (password)

brb (be right back)

pic (picture)

pls (please)

10x (thanks)

U? (And you?)

U2 (You, too)

x3m (еxtreme)

Here are some examples of how these English abbreviations are used in Bulgarian text slang, along with their English meaning:

• Zdr fr, kak e?  
  (From: Здравей, приятелю, как си? – Zdravey, priyatelyu, kak si?)
  Hello friend, how are you?

• Dai mi pas da vl9za pls.10x 
  (From: Дай ми парола да вляза, моля. Благодаря. – Day mi parola da vlyaza, molya. Blagodarya.)
  Give me a pass to enter, please. Thanks!

• Prati mi pic pls. 
  (From: Прати ми снимка, моля. – Prati mi snimka, molya.)
  Send me a pic, please.

4. Bulgarian Internet and Text Slang Directly Influenced by English

There are many Bulgarian slang words that transliterate English words. This is especially true for computer terms, such as: log, browse, download, etc. These words are adapted for the Bulgarian language by attaching Bulgarian verb endings to them. 

Here are some examples:

Bulgarian slang term	English translation
чатя (chatya)	to chat
даунлоудвам (downloadvam)	to download
логвам (logvam)	to log in
сийдвам (seedvam)	to seed
регвам (regvam)	to register
бъгвам (bagvam)	to bug

→ Interested in using a Bulgarian keyboard to write some of the Bulgarian internet slang terms we’ve covered? Learn how to download a Bulgarian keyboard in this article from BulgarianPod101!

Try it yourself #2

We have a short exercise for you. Try to replace the English words with their Bulgarian translation in the following sentences:

• След малко ще (to chat).
  Sled malko shte.
  I will chat in a while.

• Много пъти се (to log in) днес.
  Mnogo pati se … dnes.
  I have logged in multiple times today.

• В момента (to download) един файл.
  V momenta… edin fail.
  I am downloading a file now.

You can find the answers at the end of this article.

5. Bulgarian Internet and Text Slang Abbreviations

Here are some of the most popular Bulgarian internet slang term abbreviations.

Bulgarian abbreviation	English translation	How is it formed?	Examples
ББ (BB)	bye-bye	ББ comes from the abbreviation of the English “bye-bye,” transliterated in Bulgarian.	ББ, до скиф.  BB, do skif. Bye-bye, see you.
БР (BR)	bravo	БР comes from the reduction of the word браво (bravo).	БР, ноо добре.  BR, ноо добре. Bravo, very good.
ДДЗ (DDZ)	I don’t know	ДДЗ comes from the abbreviation of the phrase де да знам (de da znam) meaning “I don’t know.”	ДДЗ къф e този. DDZ kaf e tozi. I don’t know who this is.
ЗДР (ZDR)	hi	ЗДР comes from the reduction of the word здравей (zdravey) meaning “hi.”	ЗДР, как е? ZDR kak e? Hi, how are you?
ЗН (zn)	I know / meaning	ЗН comes from the reduction of the word знам (znam), and based on the context it means either “meaning” – значение (znachenie) – or “I know.”	ЗН кво да прая. Zn kvo da praya.  I know what to do.
ИНТ (int)	interesting	ИНТ comes from the reduction of the word интересно (interesno) meaning “interesting.”	ИНТ кво стана после? Int kvo stana posle? Interesting, what happened next?
КО ПР (ko pr)	What do you do?	КО ПР comes from the reduction of the phrase какво правиш (kakvo pravish) meaning “What do you do?”	ЗДР, КО ПР? Zdr, ko pr? Hi, what do you do?
НЗ (nz)	I don’t know / it doesn’t matter	НЗ comes from the abbreviation of either the phrase не зная (ne znaya) meaning “I don’t know” or the phrase няма значение (nyama znachenie) meaning “it doesn’t matter.”	НЗ за кво говориш Nz za kvo govorish. I don’t know what you are talking about.
НП (np)	no problem	НП comes from the abbreviation of the phrase няма проблем (nyama problem) meaning “no problem.”	НП, споко! Np spoko! No problem, calm down!
ЧЧ/44 (ch-ch)	bye-bye	ЧЧ or 44 comes from the abbreviation of the phrase чао-чао (chao-chao) meaning “bye-bye.”	44, до скиф.  Ch-ch, do skif. Bye-bye, see you.

6. Internet and Text Slang Written in Latin Letters

Many Bulgarian internet abbreviations and slang terms are borrowed directly from English. They’re written in Latin letters, and English speakers can easily recognize them and understand their meaning. 

Here are some examples: 

Bulgarian abbreviation	English translation	Bulgarian translation
ASL	Age, Sex, Location	Възраст, пол, място  (Vazrast, pol, myasto)
ASAP	As soon as possible	Възможно най-бързо (Vazmozhno nay-barzo)
ATM	At the moment	В момента (V momenta)
AYT	Are you there	Там ли си? (Tam li si)
BBL	Be back later	Ще се върна по-късно (Shte se varna po-kasno)
BY	Bye	Довиждане/чао (Dovizhdane/chao)
BRB	Be right back	Ей сега се връщам (Ey sega se vrashtam)
BTW	By the way	Между другото (Mezhdu drugoto)
CUL8R	See you later	Ще се видим по-късно (Shte se vidim po-kasno)
DND	Do not disturb	Не безпокойте (Ne bezpokoyte)
FYI	For your information	За твоя информация (Za tvoya informatsiya)
G2G	Got to go	Трябва да тръгвам (Tryabva da tragvam)
GR8	Great	Страхотно (Strahotno)
LOL	Laughing out loud	Бурен смях (Buren smyah)
ILU	I love you	Обичам те (Obicham te)
ILU2	I love you too	И аз те обичам (I az te obicham)
SRY	Sorry	Съжалявам (Sazhalyavam)
W8	Wait	Чакай (Chakay)
USU	Usually	Обикновено (Obiknoveno)
JAM	Just a minute	Само минутка (Samo minutka)
N/A	Not applicable	Не е в наличност (Ne e v nalichnost)
OMG	Oh, my God!	О, Господи! (O, Gospodi!)

Try it yourself #3

Now, you can try to replace all of the bolded Bulgarian phrases with the corresponding slang terms from the table above in the following dialogues:

• ЗДР, там ли си?
  ZDR, tam li si?
  Hi, are you there?

• В момента съм зает. Ще се върна по-късно.
  V momenta sam zaet. Shte se varna po-kasno.
  I’m busy right now. I will come back later.

• ОК, ще се видим по-късно.
  OK, shte se vidim po-kasno.
  OK, see you later.

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• ЗДР, скъпи, там ли си?
  ZDR, skapi, tam li si?
  Hi, honey, are you there?

• Съжалявам, в момента не мога. Трябва да тръгвам.
  Sazhalyavam, v momenta ne moga. Tryabva da tragvam.
  I’m sorry, I can’t right now. I got to go.

• Чакай… само минутка. 
  Chakay… samo minutka.
  Wait… just a minute.

• Ко?
  Ko?
  What?

• Обичам те!
  Obicham te!
  I love you!

• И аз те обичам! 
  I az te obicham!
  I love you too!

• Чао!
  Chao!
  You can find the answers at the end of this article.

7. Other Common Internet and Text Slang Expressions

Let’s look at a few more groups of Bulgarian internet slang words and phrases you’re likely to see while texting or messaging your Bulgarian friends.

Combinations of Bulgarian and English Words

The modern Bulgarian slang language contains many terms that combine Bulgarian and English words, or English loan words such as:

Bulgarian slang	English translation	How is it formed?
ae da 4at (ae da chat)	Let’s chat.	Ae comes from the abbreviation of the Bulgarian word хайде (hayde) meaning “let’s,” and 4at comes from the English word “chat.”
sa ne mi se talk, sry (sa ne mi se tolk, sry)	I don’t want to talk now, sorry.	Sa comes from the abbreviation of the Bulgarian word сега (sega) meaning “now,” and the English words “talk” and “sorry” (sry) are used.
np, thx mnoo za pic (np, thx mnoo za pic)	No problem, thanks a lot for the picture.	Np comes from the abbreviation of the English phrase “no problem.” Thx comes from the reduction of the English word “thanks.” Mnoo comes from the reduction of the Bulgarian word много (mnogo) meaning “much” or “many.” Za in Bulgarian means “for.” Pic comes from the English word “picture.”

Emoticons Used in Bulgarian

Bulgarian teens often use emoticons or emojis to express their feelings. Here’s a list of the most common ones.

Emoticon	Meaning
🙂	smile
😀	big smile
🙁	sadness
😛	stick out a tongue
😉	wink
:>	irony
:‘(	crying
:*	kiss
{ }	hug
{{**}}	kisses and hugs

Do you want to express deep feelings for a loved one? You can take a look at our comprehensive blog post on Bulgarian love and romance phrases, and try using them in conjunction with some of the emoticons above!

8. How BulgarianPod101 Can Help You Learn Bulgarian

BulgarianPod101 prepared this extensive Bulgarian internet slang words guide to help you understand most of the Bulgarian internet slang terms used today. Our list covered terms used not only by the young people, but also by Bulgarians who often chat or work on a PC. 

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Before you check your answers below, let us know in the comments how confident you feel about using text and internet slang in Bulgarian now. Do you have any questions or concerns on the topic?

Answers to Exercise #1

• cwete – c stands for ц (ts) and w stands for в (v), so the word is цвете (tsvete) meaning “flower.”
• 6tastie – 6t stands for щ (sht), so the word is щастие (shtastie) meaning “happiness.”
• 4owe4e – 4 stands for ч (ch) and w stands for в (v), so the word is човече (choveche) meaning “man,” used to address someone.

Answers to Exercise #2

• След малко ще чатя.
  Sled malko shte chatya.
  I will chat in a while.

• Много пъти се логвам днес.
  Mnogo pati se logvam dnes.
  I have logged in multiple times today.

• В момента даунлоудвам  един файл.
  V momenta downloadvam edin fail.
  

Answers to Exercise #3

• ЗДР, AYT?
• ATM съм зает. BBL.
• ОК, CUL8R.

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• ЗДР, скъпи, AYT?
• SRY, ATM не мога. G2G.
• W8… JAM. 
• Ко?
• ILU!
• ILU2!

BY!