Below you will find lots of abbreviations for English Learners.

Titles

• Mr. – Mister
• Mrs. – Mistress
• Ms. – Miss
• Dr. – Doctor
• Jr. – Junior
• Sr. – Senior
• Capt. – Captain
• Comdr. – Commander
• Col. – Colonel
• Gen. – General
• Hon. – the Honorable
• Lt. – Lieutenant
• Rev. – the Reverend

Months of the Year

• Jan. – January
• Feb. – February
• Mar. – March
• Apr. – April
• Aug. – August
• Sept. – September
• Oct. – October
• Nov. – November
• Dec. – December

Days of the Week

• Mon. – Monday
• Tues. – Tuesday
• Wed. – Wednesday
• Thurs. – Thursday
• Fri. – Friday
• Sat. – Saturday
• Sun. – Sunday

Weight and Volume

• gal. – gallon
• lb – pound
• oz – ounce
• pt – pint
• qt – quart
• wt. – weight
• vol. – volume

Time

• hr – hour
• min – minute
• sec – second

Length – US/UK

• in. – inch
• ft – foot
• mi – mile
• yd – yard

Measures in Metrics

• kg – kilogram
• km – kilometer
• m – meter
• mg – milligram
• mm – millimeter

Directions

• N – North
• S – South
• E – East
• W – West
• NE – Northeast
• NW – Northwest
• SE – Southeast
• SW – Southwest

Important Institutions

• BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation
• EU – European Union
• IRS – Internal Revenue Service
• NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
• WHO – World Health Organization

Types of Measurement

• MPH – Miles per hour
• RPM – Revolutions per minute
• Btu – British thermal units
• F – Fahrenheit
• C – Celsius

SMS, Texting, Chat

• B4N – Bye for now
• ASAP – As soon as possible
• NP – No problem
• TIC – Tongue in cheek