Vocabulary: TV, music, technology and social media
Words for programmes, films and music, the technology you use and life online.
TV, film and music
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el programa | programme |
| la serie | series |
| las noticias | the news |
| el concurso | game show, competition |
| los dibujos animados | cartoons |
| la comedia | comedy |
| la película de terror | horror film |
| la ciencia ficción | science fiction |
| el documental | documentary |
| el actor, la actriz | actor, actress |
| el / la cantante | singer |
| la canción | song |
| el grupo | band, group |
| el personaje | character (in a story) |
| la letra | lyrics |
Technology
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el ordenador | computer |
| el portátil | laptop |
| el móvil | mobile phone |
| la tableta | tablet |
| la aplicación | app |
| la página web | website |
| el enlace | link |
| la contraseña | password |
| descargar | to download |
| cargar | to charge |
| en línea | online |
| la consola | games console |
| el videojuego | video game |
| la pantalla | screen |
| el correo electrónico |
Social media and the press
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| las redes sociales | social media |
| el comentario | comment |
| compartir | to share |
| subir fotos | to upload photos |
| seguir | to follow |
| el seguidor, la seguidora | follower |
| el ciberacoso | cyberbullying |
| la privacidad | privacy |
| las noticias falsas | fake news |
| chatear | to chat online |
| la prensa | the press |
| la revista | magazine |
| el periódico | newspaper |
| el mensaje | message |
Translate: I download songs and I upload photos to social media.
- I download = descargo
- songs = canciones
- I upload photos = subo fotos; to social media = a las redes sociales
Answer: Descargo canciones y subo fotos a las redes sociales.
El programa, la serie, las noticias, el concurso, los dibujos animados, el documental, la canción, el personaje. El ordenador, el portátil, el móvil, la página web, el enlace, la contraseña, descargar, en línea, la pantalla. Las redes sociales, compartir, subir fotos, el seguidor, el ciberacoso, la privacidad, la prensa.
- la serie
- series (TV)
- las noticias
- the news
- el documental
- documentary
- el móvil
- mobile phone
- en línea
- online
- la pantalla
- screen
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What does el personaje mean?
- character (in a story)
- singer
- cartoons
- science fiction
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Answer: character (in a story)
El personaje = character.
Which is the Spanish for "documentary"?
- las noticias
- la comedia
- la canción
- el documental
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Answer: el documental
Documentary = el documental.
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