📱 Social Media

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In this lesson you will learn useful everyday English vocabulary and expressions for talking about social media, profiles, posts, followers, likes, comments, sharing content, tagging people, and sending direct messages. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Social Media Vocabulary

📱 Social media
websites and apps used to share and connect
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Redes sociales
🇫🇷 French: Réseaux sociaux
🇩🇪 German: Soziale Medien / Social Media
🇮🇹 Italian: Social media / Social network
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Redes sociais
👤 Profile
the page that shows who you are online
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Perfil
🇫🇷 French: Profil
🇩🇪 German: Profil
🇮🇹 Italian: Profilo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Perfil
📝 Post
something you publish for others to see
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Publicación
🇫🇷 French: Publication / Post
🇩🇪 German: Beitrag / Post
🇮🇹 Italian: Post / Pubblicazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Publicação / Post
📸 Photo
a picture you take or share
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Foto
🇫🇷 French: Photo
🇩🇪 German: Foto
🇮🇹 Italian: Foto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Foto
🎥 Video
moving pictures with sound
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Video
🇫🇷 French: Vidéo
🇩🇪 German: Video
🇮🇹 Italian: Video
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vídeo
❤️ Like
a button that shows you enjoy a post
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta
🇫🇷 French: J'aime / Like
🇩🇪 German: Gefällt mir / Like
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Curtida / Like

🟡 Social Media Vocabulary

👥 Follower
a person who sees your new posts
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Seguidor / Seguidora
🇫🇷 French: Abonné / Abonnée / Follower
🇩🇪 German: Follower / Abonnent
🇮🇹 Italian: Follower / Seguace
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Seguidor / Seguidora
💬 Comment
a written reply under a post
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Comentario
🇫🇷 French: Commentaire
🇩🇪 German: Kommentar
🇮🇹 Italian: Commento
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Comentário
📩 Direct message
a private message sent to one person
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mensaje directo
🇫🇷 French: Message privé / DM
🇩🇪 German: Direktnachricht / DM
🇮🇹 Italian: Messaggio diretto / DM
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Mensagem direta / DM
🔔 Notification
an alert that something new happened
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Notificación
🇫🇷 French: Notification
🇩🇪 German: Benachrichtigung
🇮🇹 Italian: Notifica
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Notificação
#️⃣ Hashtag
a word with # used to group posts
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Hashtag / Etiqueta
🇫🇷 French: Hashtag
🇩🇪 German: Hashtag
🇮🇹 Italian: Hashtag
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hashtag
🌐 Online
connected to the internet
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: En línea
🇫🇷 French: En ligne
🇩🇪 German: Online
🇮🇹 Italian: Online
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Online / Em linha

🔵 Social Media Actions

📤 To post
to put a photo, video, or text online
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Publicar
🇫🇷 French: Publier
🇩🇪 German: Posten / Veröffentlichen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pubblicare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Publicar
🔁 To share
to send a post so other people can see it
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Compartir
🇫🇷 French: Partager
🇩🇪 German: Teilen
🇮🇹 Italian: Condividere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Compartilhar
➕ To follow
to choose to see someone's new posts
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Seguir
🇫🇷 French: Suivre
🇩🇪 German: Folgen
🇮🇹 Italian: Seguire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Seguir
💬 To comment
to write a reply under a post
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Comentar
🇫🇷 French: Commenter
🇩🇪 German: Kommentieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Commentare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Comentar
🏷️ To tag
to mark a person in a photo or post
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Etiquetar
🇫🇷 French: Tagger / Identifier
🇩🇪 German: Markieren / Tagg
🇮🇹 Italian: Taggare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Marcar / Etiquetar
📩 To send a message
to write something privately to someone
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Enviar un mensaje
🇫🇷 French: Envoyer un message
🇩🇪 German: Eine Nachricht senden
🇮🇹 Italian: Inviare un messaggio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Enviar uma mensagem

🧠 Talking About Social Media

💡 Use post when talking about posting content on social media.
I'm going to post a photo.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Voy a publicar una foto.
🇫🇷 Je vais publier une photo.
🇩🇪 Ich werde ein Foto posten.
🇮🇹 Sto per pubblicare una foto.
🇵🇹 Vou publicar uma foto.
He posted a new video yesterday.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Publicó un video nuevo ayer.
🇫🇷 Il/Elle a publié une nouvelle vidéo hier.
🇩🇪 Er/Sie hat gestern ein neues Video gepostet.
🇮🇹 Ha pubblicato un nuovo video ieri.
🇵🇹 Ele/Ela publicou um vídeo novo ontem.
💡 Use follow to talk about following a person or account.
I follow that account on social media.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Sigo esa cuenta en las redes sociales.
🇫🇷 Je suis ce compte sur les réseaux sociaux.
🇩🇪 Ich folge diesem Account in den sozialen Medien.
🇮🇹 Seguo quel account sui social media.
🇵🇹 Eu sigo essa conta nas redes sociais.
He has many followers.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Tiene muchos seguidores.
🇫🇷 Il/Elle a beaucoup d'abonnés.
🇩🇪 Er/Sie hat viele Follower.
🇮🇹 Ha molti follower.
🇵🇹 Ele/Ela tem muitos seguidores.
💡 Use like to talk about liking a post or other content.
I liked your post.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Le di a "Me gusta" a tu publicación.
🇫🇷 J'ai aimé ta publication.
🇩🇪 Ich habe deinen Beitrag gelikt.
🇮🇹 Ho messo mi piace al tuo post.
🇵🇹 Eu curti a sua publicação.
This photo has many likes.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Esta foto tiene muchos "Me gusta".
🇫🇷 Cette photo a beaucoup de "J'aime".
🇩🇪 Dieses Foto hat viele Likes.
🇮🇹 Questa foto ha tanti mi piace.
🇵🇹 Esta foto tem muitas curtidas.

❓ Useful Social Media Questions

👤 What's your username?
asking the name used on an account
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuál es tu nombre de usuario?
🇫🇷 French: Quel est ton nom d'utilisateur ?
🇩🇪 German: Was ist dein Benutzername?
🇮🇹 Italian: Qual è il tuo nome utente?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Qual é o seu nome de usuário?
📱 Do you use social media?
asking if someone is on these apps
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Usas las redes sociales?
🇫🇷 French: Tu utilises les réseaux sociaux ?
🇩🇪 German: Benutzt du soziale Medien?
🇮🇹 Italian: Usi i social media?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você usa as redes sociais?
👥 Do you follow this account?
asking if you already see their posts
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Sigues esta cuenta?
🇫🇷 French: Tu suis ce compte ?
🇩🇪 German: Folgst du diesem Account?
🇮🇹 Italian: Segui questo account?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você segue esta conta?
📸 Did you see the photo I posted?
asking if someone looked at your picture
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Viste la foto que publiqué?
🇫🇷 French: As-tu vu la photo que j'ai publiée ?
🇩🇪 German: Hast du das Foto gesehen, das ich gepostet habe?
🇮🇹 Italian: Hai visto la foto che ho pubblicato?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você viu a foto que eu publiquei?
🏷️ Can you tag me in the photo?
asking to be marked in a picture
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puedes etiquetarme en la foto?
🇫🇷 French: Tu peux me taguer sur la photo ?
🇩🇪 German: Kannst du mich auf dem Foto markieren?
🇮🇹 Italian: Puoi taggarmi nella foto?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você pode me marcar na foto?
🔁 Can you share this post?
asking someone to send the post to others
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puedes compartir esta publicación?
🇫🇷 French: Tu peux partager cette publication ?
🇩🇪 German: Kannst du diesen Beitrag teilen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Puoi condividere questo post?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você pode compartilhar esta publicação?

💬 Common Social Media Phrases

📸 I'm going to post a new photo.
you plan to put a new picture online
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Voy a publicar una foto nueva.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais publier une nouvelle photo.
🇩🇪 German: Ich werde ein neues Foto posten.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto per pubblicare una nuova foto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou publicar uma foto nova.
❤️ I really like your post.
you enjoy what they shared
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta mucho tu publicación.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime beaucoup ta publication.
🇩🇪 German: Dein Beitrag gefällt mir sehr.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace molto il tuo post.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto muito da sua publicação.
📩 Send me a direct message.
asking for a private message
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Envíame un mensaje directo.
🇫🇷 French: Envoie-moi un message privé.
🇩🇪 German: Schick mir eine Direktnachricht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mandami un messaggio diretto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Me envie uma mensagem direta.
🏷️ I'm going to tag you in this photo.
you will mark their name on the picture
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Te voy a etiquetar en esta foto.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais te taguer sur cette photo.
🇩🇪 German: Ich werde dich auf diesem Foto markieren.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti taggo in questa foto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou te marcar nesta foto.

📲 Common Social Media Expressions

😂 hahaha / lol
a short way to show something is funny
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: jajaja
🇫🇷 French: mdr / haha
🇩🇪 German: haha / lol
🇮🇹 Italian: ahah / lol
🇵🇹 Portuguese: kkkk / rsrs / haha
❤️ I love it.
you like something a lot
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me encanta.
🇫🇷 French: J'adore.
🇩🇪 German: Ich liebe es.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lo adoro. / Mi piace tantissimo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu adoro. / Amo.
🔥 What a great photo!
you think the picture looks excellent
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Qué buena foto!
🇫🇷 French: Quelle belle photo !
🇩🇪 German: Was für ein tolles Foto!
🇮🇹 Italian: Che bella foto!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que foto boa!
👏 Congratulations!
you are happy about someone's good news
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Felicidades!
🇫🇷 French: Félicitations !
🇩🇪 German: Glückwunsch! / Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
🇮🇹 Italian: Congratulazioni!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Parabéns!
😍 How beautiful!
you think something looks lovely
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Qué bonito!
🇫🇷 French: Comme c'est beau !
🇩🇪 German: Wie schön!
🇮🇹 Italian: Che bello!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que lindo!
🔁 Share it!
asking someone to pass the post along
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Compártelo!
🇫🇷 French: Partage-le !
🇩🇪 German: Teile es!
🇮🇹 Italian: Condividilo!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Compartilha!

💬 Everyday Conversations

Sharing a photo
talking about a picture you posted
A: Did you see the photo I posted yesterday?
B: Yes, I really liked it.
A: I'm going to post more photos from the trip.
B: Great! Tag me in some of them.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Viste la foto que publiqué ayer?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, me gustó mucho.
🇪🇸 A: Voy a publicar más fotos del viaje.
🇪🇸 B: ¡Genial! Etiquétame en algunas.

🇫🇷 A: As-tu vu la photo que j'ai publiée hier ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, elle m'a beaucoup plu.
🇫🇷 A: Je vais publier plus de photos du voyage.
🇫🇷 B: Super ! Tague-moi sur certaines.

🇩🇪 A: Hast du das Foto gesehen, das ich gestern gepostet habe?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, es hat mir sehr gefallen.
🇩🇪 A: Ich werde mehr Fotos von der Reise posten.
🇩🇪 B: Super! Markiere mich auf einigen.

🇮🇹 A: Hai visto la foto che ho pubblicato ieri?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, mi è piaciuta molto.
🇮🇹 A: Pubblicherò altre foto del viaggio.
🇮🇹 B: Fantastico! Taggami in alcune.

🇵🇹 A: Você viu a foto que eu publiquei ontem?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, eu gostei muito.
🇵🇹 A: Vou publicar mais fotos da viagem.
🇵🇹 B: Ótimo! Me marca em algumas.
Finding an account
asking for a username so you can follow
A: Do you have a social media account?
B: Yes. Do you want to follow me?
A: Sure. What's your username?
B: I'll send it to you in a message.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Tienes una cuenta en redes sociales?
🇪🇸 B: Sí. ¿Quieres seguirme?
🇪🇸 A: Claro. ¿Cuál es tu nombre de usuario?
🇪🇸 B: Te lo envío por mensaje.

🇫🇷 A: Tu as un compte sur les réseaux sociaux ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui. Tu veux me suivre ?
🇫🇷 A: Bien sûr. Quel est ton nom d'utilisateur ?
🇫🇷 B: Je te l'envoie par message.

🇩🇪 A: Hast du einen Social-Media-Account?
🇩🇪 B: Ja. Willst du mir folgen?
🇩🇪 A: Klar. Was ist dein Benutzername?
🇩🇪 B: Ich schicke ihn dir per Nachricht.

🇮🇹 A: Hai un account sui social media?
🇮🇹 B: Sì. Vuoi seguirmi?
🇮🇹 A: Certo. Qual è il tuo nome utente?
🇮🇹 B: Te lo mando con un messaggio.

🇵🇹 A: Você tem uma conta nas redes sociais?
🇵🇹 B: Sim. Você quer me seguir?
🇵🇹 A: Claro. Qual é o seu nome de usuário?
🇵🇹 B: Eu te envio por mensagem.

📝 Example Sentences

🎥 The video he posted yesterday received many comments.
lots of people wrote under the video
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: El video que publicó ayer recibió muchos comentarios.
🇫🇷 French: La vidéo qu'il/elle a publiée hier a reçu beaucoup de commentaires.
🇩🇪 German: Das Video, das er/sie gestern gepostet hat, hat viele Kommentare bekommen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Il video che ha pubblicato ieri ha ricevuto molti commenti.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O vídeo que ele/ela publicou ontem recebeu muitos comentários.
👥 His account has thousands of followers from different countries.
many people around the world follow him
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Su cuenta tiene miles de seguidores de diferentes países.
🇫🇷 French: Son compte a des milliers d'abonnés de différents pays.
🇩🇪 German: Sein/Ihr Account hat Tausende Follower aus verschiedenen Ländern.
🇮🇹 Italian: Il suo account ha migliaia di follower di diversi paesi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A conta dele/dela tem milhares de seguidores de diferentes países.
🔁 I shared the post because I found it very interesting.
you passed it on because it was useful
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Compartí la publicación porque me pareció muy interesante.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai partagé la publication parce que je l'ai trouvée très intéressante.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe den Beitrag geteilt, weil ich ihn sehr interessant fand.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho condiviso il post perché l'ho trovato molto interessante.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu compartilhei a publicação porque achei muito interessante.
🔔 I receive so many notifications that sometimes I prefer to mute them.
too many alerts, so you turn the sound off
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Recibo tantas notificaciones que a veces prefiero silenciarlas.
🇫🇷 French: Je reçois tellement de notifications que parfois je préfère les mettre en sourdine.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bekomme so viele Benachrichtigungen, dass ich sie manchmal stummschalte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ricevo così tante notifiche che a volte preferisco silenziarle.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu recebo tantas notificações que às vezes prefiro silenciá-las.
📩 I sent him a direct message, but he hasn't replied yet.
you wrote privately and are still waiting
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Le envié un mensaje directo, pero todavía no ha respondido.
🇫🇷 French: Je lui ai envoyé un message privé, mais il/elle n'a pas encore répondu.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe ihm/ihr eine Direktnachricht geschickt, aber er/sie hat noch nicht geantwortet.
🇮🇹 Italian: Gli/Le ho inviato un messaggio diretto, ma non ha ancora risposto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu enviei uma mensagem direta para ele/ela, mas ainda não respondeu.
🏷️ My friends tagged me in several photos from the party.
they marked your name on party pictures
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mis amigos me etiquetaron en varias fotos de la fiesta.
🇫🇷 French: Mes amis m'ont tagué sur plusieurs photos de la fête.
🇩🇪 German: Meine Freunde haben mich auf mehreren Fotos von der Party markiert.
🇮🇹 Italian: I miei amici mi hanno taggato in diverse foto della festa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meus amigos me marcaram em várias fotos da festa.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the word or phrase that fits best. Do not pick a close social media word if a more precise one is on the page.
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