With the fantastic technological advances on the world wide web, you can travel almost anywhere and still remain in contact with your loved ones back home. If you're planning on taking a holiday in Spain, checkout these simple Spanish phrases all about using the Internet you're sure to find helpful.
Checking your email - correo electrónico - is something many travelers want to do so you'll need to locate a locutorio, a place offering Internet access. Simply say:
¿Hay un locutorio por aquí? - Is there an Internet parlor around here?
To ask how to access the Internet, use this simple, useful Spanish phrase so you get the user id and the password:
¿Cómo accedo el Internet? - How do I access the Internet?
Now that you've found an Internet booth and know how to login, you can get online - acceder el Internet. To do so, you'll need to load the browser - Cargar el navegador - and then you can surf the Internet - Navegar por el internet. Saying 'I want to surf the Internet' is so simple:
Quiero navegar por el Internet - I want to surf the Internet
You can now check your email and also, you might want to post updates on your social media profiles such as Facebook and Twitter. The Spanish term for social media is 'las redes sociales' - which translates directly as 'social networks'. 'Las redes' is the plural of 'la red' - the network.
Of course it may be that you want to use a search engine - un motor de búsqueda - to perform a search - una búsqueda - to find good places to visit. And you've just learned the related Spanish terms for search too!
Finally, a web site is referred to as 'un sitio web' and a web page is 'una página web'. And if you're looking for website design, you can use a motor de búsqueda and enter the following phrase along with your location:
diseño web Barcelona, diseño web Madrid
You've now got ten practical, easy-to-learn Spanish phrases to help you surf the Internet in any Spanish speaking country. With the web playing such a major role these days, I'm certain you'll have the opportunity to use them on your travels at some point.
Miguel Angel Camacho is an Internet marketing consultant at Online Solutions Bcn. He focuses on diseño web Barcelona and marketing web Barcelona, bringing the power of the Internet to small local businesses to help them increase their leads, obtain more new clients and increase their profits.
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