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How to talk about social media in Spanish (post, like, follow)

Post, share, follow, and message — and say it all in Spanish, out loud.

VOCABULARY PACK · 5 LESSONS · A2

The textbook verbs are publicar (to post), compartir (to share) and seguir (to follow) — but street Spanish runs on different phrasing: subir una foto beats publicar in everyday speech, liking a post is darle like or darle a me gusta, and people say las redes, dropping "sociales" entirely. Even "follow me" splits by region: sígueme in Mexico, seguime in Argentina's voseo. In the En Línea lessons there are no flashcards or drills — you learn this vocabulary by using it in a real conversation about your own feed.

Below: the words lesson by lesson, the Spanglish locals actually type and say, the false friends to dodge — and a way to rehearse it all out loud.

Say this

The phrases that carry the conversation

Social Media Basics

  • la red socialsocial network
  • el perfilprofile
  • la cuentaaccount
  • seguirto follow

Posting & Sharing

  • publicarto post
  • compartirto share
  • la fotophoto
  • el videovideo

Messaging

  • el mensajemessage
  • enviarto send
  • recibirto receive
  • el comentariocomment

Regional Spanish

What locals actually say

Textbooks teach one word. Locals use several — pick your region's and stay consistent.

EnglishMexicoArgentina
follow mesíguemeseguime
share it with mecompártemecompartime
linkla ligael link

Watch out

Mistakes that mark you as a textbook speaker

  1. Using aplicar instead of aplicación for appUna aplicación (or una app) is a phone app; aplicar means to apply (for a job, etc.)
  2. Confusing cuenta (account) with cuento (story/tale)La cuenta is your account (also the bill at a restaurant); el cuento is a story or tale
  3. Saying contraseño instead of contraseñaContraseña is always feminine — la contraseña, even when referring to a male user's password

The part no drill site can do

No flashcards. You learn it by using it

Olivia, &Be vocabulary teacher

Olivia

Your vocabulary teacher for this pack

No flashcards, nothing to memorise off a list. In the En Línea lessons you talk, and Olivia treats you like a friend scrolling next to you: what did you see on las redes today? You tell her — someone subió una foto, you le diste like, a stranger sent un mensaje you had to bloquear. She asks how much time you really spend on which aplicación, and the vocabulary of your actual digital life comes out of your mouth, in Spanish, until it's just how you say it.

Blank mid-sentence and nothing bad happens — she waits. That's the practice, without unnecessary judgement.

Finish the 5 lessons and En Línea is yours — earned, not given.

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Quick answers

Questions people ask

How do you say 'to like a post' in Spanish?

Officially darle a me gusta — literally "to give it a like". In practice everyone says darle like, and in Mexico also mandar like: dale like si te gustó.

How do you say 'follow me' in Spanish?

Sígueme — the informal imperative Mexicans use constantly. In Argentina and Uruguay the voseo form is seguime, as in seguime en Insta.

Is 'link' el enlace or el link in Spanish?

The dictionary word is el enlace, but in daily speech el link is used far more. Mexico has its own word: la ligapásame la liga del video.

How do you say 'app' in Spanish?

La aplicación, or just la app — everyone understands both. Careful with the false friend: aplicar means to apply (for a job), not to be an app.

How do you say password in Spanish?

La contraseña — always feminine, never contraseño. In everyday Latin American speech you'll hear la clave just as often: ¿cuál es tu clave de Wifi?