Quick answer
Chat Russian clips endings and drops stress entirely. спс = спаси́бо, норм = норма́льно, щас = сейча́с.
Short forms you will read
спсspsthanks (спаси́бо)
пжлpzhlplease (пожа́луйста)
нормnormfine (норма́льно)
щасshchasright now (сейча́с)
чёchyowhat (что)
щаshchain a sec
окokok
дрde-erbirthday (день рожде́ния)
Reactions
ха́хаkhákhahaha
ржуrzhuI’m laughing
жестьzhestbrutal, wow
кру́тоkrútocool
ла́дноládnoall right
да ла́дно!da ládnono way!
The real words
ссы́лкаssýlkalink
соцсе́тиsotssétsocial networks
подпи́счикpodpíschiksubscriber
лайкlayklike
скриншо́тskrinshótscreenshot
удали́тьudalítto delete
A real exchange
— приве, ты щас свободен?— hey, are you free right now?
— норм, чё хотел?— yeah fine, what did you want?
— скинь ссылку плз— send me the link pls
— ща— one sec
Why it is written without stress or capitals
Nobody types stress marks, and lowercase is the default in messengers. Reading chat Russian is therefore its own skill — you are suddenly without the two crutches textbooks give you.
What not to copy
Clipped forms are fine with friends and wrong in an email to a landlord or an official. Keep спаси́бо, пожа́луйста, здра́вствуйте for anything written to someone you do not know. Чё in particular sounds rude in the wrong setting.
Typical mistakes
Writing спс in a formal email
Спаси́бо!
Abbreviations belong to private chat.
Reading щас as a typo
щас = сейча́с
It is a deliberate spoken-form spelling.
Check yourself
What does норм stand for?
Clipped from норма́льно — “fine”.