Talking About Social Media in Spain
Chat about posts, stories, followers and group chats the way Spaniards actually talk about them.
Spaniards live on WhatsApp groups and Instagram, and the vocabulary is a mix of Spanish and English: subir una foto, un story, seguir a alguien, dar like. These cards follow two friends gossiping about a post, sharing trip photos and dealing with an overactive family group chat.
- 1
¿Viste lo que subió ayer?
Did you see what he posted yesterday?
- 2
Está por todo Instagram.
It's all over Instagram.
- 3
Subí unas fotos del viaje.
I posted some photos from the trip.
- 4
Pásame las fotos, ¿vale?
Send me the photos, will you?
- 5
Etiquétame en la foto.
Tag me in the photo.
- 6
Esa no la subas, que salgo fatal.
Don't upload that one, I look awful.
- 7
Ya no le sigo.
I don't follow him anymore.
- 8
Tiene un montón de seguidores.
She's got loads of followers.
- 9
Se hizo viral.
It went viral.
- 10
Todo el mundo lo está comentando.
Everyone's commenting on it.
- 11
La verdad, me parece un poco exagerado.
Honestly, it's a bit over the top.
- 12
No te creas todo lo que ves en internet.
Don't believe everything you see online.
- 13
He silenciado el grupo de la familia.
I've muted the family group.
- 14
Tengo cien mensajes sin leer.
I've got a hundred unread messages.
- 15
Mi tía manda memes todo el santo día.
My aunt sends memes all day long.
- 16
Me ha dejado en visto.
She's left me on read.
- 17
Mándame un audio.
Send me a voice note.
- 18
Voy a desconectar un tiempo de las redes.
I'm going to take a break from social media.
- 19
Paso demasiadas horas con el móvil.
I spend way too much time on my phone.
- 20
¿Te meto en el grupo?
Shall I add you to the group?