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Lesson 26.1A2
Technology & Communication
Technology & Communication
Everyday vocabulary for phones, messaging, and the internet — note that French has an official replacement for the English loanword 'email' (courriel, especially in formal or Québécois usage), though 'mail'/'email' remain common in everyday France.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| un téléphone portable | uh tay-lay-fun por-TAH-bluh | a mobile phone |
| envoyer un message | ahn-vwah-yay uh may-SAHZH | to send a message |
| un e-mail / un courriel | uh ee-mel / uh koo-ree-EL | an email |
| appeler | ah-play | to call |
| se connecter à Internet | suh kuh-nek-tay ah an-tair-NET | to connect to the internet |
| un mot de passe | uh moh duh PAHS | a password |
| télécharger | tay-lay-shar-ZHAY | to download |
| les réseaux sociaux | lay ray-zoh soh-see-OH | social media |
| un ordinateur | uh nor-dee-nah-TUHR | a computer |
| prendre une photo | prahn-druh ewn foh-TOH | to take a photo |
| la batterie est déchargée | lah bat-ree eh day-shar-ZHAY | the battery is dead |