Vocabulary - social media
Many of us, in both France and Northern Ireland spend a large proportion of our time online on social media platforms. Social media sometimes features in news reports and often crops up in day-to-day discussions.
Here are some key words and verbs to discuss this topic in French.
Vocabulary – social media
| le blog | blog |
| le commentaire | comment |
| la communauté | community |
| le compte | account |
| le contact | contact |
| la discussion | discussion |
| le forum | forum |
| le mot de passe | password |
| la photo de profil | profile photo |
| le profil | profile |
| le réseau social | social network |
| l’utilisateur/l’utilisatrice | user |
| une appli(cation) | an app |
| le blog |
| blog |
| le commentaire |
| comment |
| la communauté |
| community |
| le compte |
| account |
| le contact |
| contact |
| la discussion |
| discussion |
| le forum |
| forum |
| le mot de passe |
| password |
| la photo de profil |
| profile photo |
| le profil |
| profile |
| le réseau social |
| social network |
| l’utilisateur/l’utilisatrice |
| user |
| une appli(cation) |
| an app |
Here are some useful verbs relating to social media.
| ajouter comme ami | to ‘friend’ |
| envoyer un message | to send a message |
| partager | to share |
| suivre | to follow |
| ajouter comme ami |
| to ‘friend’ |
| envoyer un message |
| to send a message |
| partager |
| to share |
| suivre |
| to follow |
Question
Translate the sentences below into English.
- Récemment, j’ai téléchargé une nouvelle photo de profil sur mon compte.
- Il suit des personnes qui partagent des recettes sur les reseaux sociaux.
- J’oublie toujours mon mot de passe.
- J’aime discuter de politique sur les forums.
- Sa communauté en ligne préférée est pour les joueurs.
- I recently uploaded a new profile picture to my account.
- He follows people who share recipes on social media.
- I am always forgetting my password.
- I like to discuss politics on forums.
- Her favourite online community is for gamers.
