This introduction covers Las redes sociales — Core Social Media Vocabulary within Social media + digital world — Higher: complex opinions for GCSE Spanish. Revise Social media + digital world — Higher: complex opinions in Theme 2 — Popular Culture for GCSE Spanish with 13 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 1 of 4 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📱 Las redes sociales — Core Social Media Vocabulary
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| las redes sociales | social media / social networks |
| publicar (una foto / un vídeo) | to post / publish |
| compartir | to share |
| subir | to upload |
| seguir (e→i) | to follow — yo sigo, tú sigues, él/ella sigue |
| comentar | to comment |
| en directo | live (streaming) |
| el contenido | content |
| el/la influencer | influencer (same word in Spanish) |
| viral | viral (same word in Spanish) |
| el ciberacoso | cyberbullying |
| la privacidad | privacy |
| la adicción | addiction |
| dañino/a | harmful |
Note: seguir is e→i stem-changing. yo sigo, tú sigues, él/ella sigue, nosotros seguimos, vosotros seguís, ellos siguen. In social media contexts, sigo a muchos influencers = I follow many influencers. The personal a is required before people — see the error cards below.