Texting

jtm

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Meaning

je t'aime

« Je t'aime » in three letters, the ones you hear: j, t, m. The spelling is that of lovers' texts and children's messages to their parents.

How it is said

je t'aime

Gender and article

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Where you meet it

A text between partners, a family message.

Example

Bonne nuit, jtm

Good night, love you

In the DELF

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Watch out

The letters are read by their names: ji-té-èm sounds like « je t'aime ». That is the principle behind most texting spellings.

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