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Technology in Spanish: el móvil or el celular, el ordenador or la computadora

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Spainel móvilel MOH-beel
Latin Americael celularel seh-loo-LAR
Spain and Latin America differ
Se meto-meha muertohas diedel móvil.the mobile
seh meh ah MWEHR-toh el MOH-beel · “My phone has died.”
Note: Teléfono works everywhere; móvil is Spain, celular is Latin America.

Short answer: tech vocabulary is where Spain and Latin America differ most. A phone is el móvil in Spain and el celular in most of Latin America; a computer is el ordenador in Spain and la computadora elsewhere. Many words are borrowed from English and given Spanish endings: hacer clic, chatear, wasapear (to message on WhatsApp). An email address is read out with arroba for @ and punto for the dot.

Verbs you use every day

Descargar, subir, guardar, borrar

descargar · to download
MemyselfdescargoI-downloadel PDF.the PDF
meh des-KAR-goh el peh-deh-EH-feh · “I’ll download the PDF.”
subir · to upload, post
Subióshe-uploadeduna foto.a photo
soo-BYOH OO-nah FOH-toh · “She posted a photo.”
guardar · to save
Guardasaveel archivo.the file
GWAR-dah el ar-CHEE-boh · “Save the file.”
enviar · to send
Teto-youenvíoI-sendel enlace.the link
teh em-BEE-oh el en-LAH-theh · “I’ll send you the link.”
cargar · to charge, load
Tengo queI-have tocargarchargeel móvil.the phone
TEN-goh keh kar-GAR el MOH-beel · “I have to charge my phone.”
reiniciar · to restart
Reiniciarestartel router.the router
rray-NEE-thyah el RROO-ter · “Restart the router.”
conectarse · to connect
NonotmemyselfpuedoI-canconectar.connect
noh meh PWEH-doh koh-nek-TAR · “I can’t connect.”
actualizar · to update
Actualizaupdatela app.the app
ak-twah-LEE-thah lah AP · “Update the app.”
Reading out an email or web address

Marta punto ruiz arroba gmail punto com

marta.ruiz_92@gmail.com
@arrobaah-RROH-bah.puntoPOON-toh_guion bajogee-ON BAH-hoh-guiongee-ON/barraBAH-rrahwwwuve doble x3OO-beh DOH-bleh.compunto comPOON-toh KOM
English words, Spanish endings

Hacer clic, chatear, googlear, wasapear

Borrowed verbs become regular -ear verbs and conjugate like hablar: chateo, chateas, chatea. Some keep hacer + an English noun.

Texting shorthand

q, xq, tb, bss, jajaja

q tal?¿Qué tal? · qué = how · tal = suchkeh TAL“How’s it going?”
bn! y tú?¡Bien! ¿Y tú? · bien = well · y = and · tú = youBYEN, ee TOO“Good! And you?”
tb bn. xq no vienes?También bien. ¿Por qué no vienes? · también = also · bien = well · por qué = why · no = not · vienes = you-cometam-BYEN BYEN. por KEH noh BYEH-nes“Good too. Why don’t you come?”
vale, voy. bssVale, voy. Besos. · vale = OK · voy = I-go · besos = kissesBAH-leh, BOY. BEH-sohs“OK, I’m coming. Kisses.”
jajaja genialJajaja, genial. · jajaja = haha · genial = greathah-hah-HAH, heh-neh-RAL“Haha, great.”
qque / quéthat / what
xqporque / por québecause / why
tbtambiénalso
bnbienwell, good
bssbesoskisses (bye)
kque, quéwhat (informal)
xfapor favorplease
jajaja—haha
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Regional Spanish →More words that change from country to country. vosotros / ustedesWork vocabulary →La reunión, el correo, la oficina. el informeSlang →Everyday informal words. ¡Qué guay!Numbers →Read out a phone number. seis, cero, dos