Everyday Technology: Technology

Everyday Technology: Technology

Everyday Technology

• The German word for technology is Technik
• The word for computer is Computer
• If you want to say laptop, the term is Laptop
• The German for mobile phone is Handy
• Tablet in German remains as Tablet
• The word for internet is Internet
• When talking about email, say Email or E-Mail
• To refer to social networks, use soziale Netzwerke
• The term for app is App
• If referring to online shopping use Online-Einkaufen
• The word for games console is Spielekonsole
• Use Fernseher when talking about a television

Using Technology

• The verb to surf the internet is im Internet surfen
• If someone is calling, use anrufen
• The term for to send a text is eine SMS senden
• To say to play a computer game, use ein Computerspiel spielen
• You would eine Email schreiben to write an email
• To download something, you would herunterladen

Problems with Technology

• If your internet is not working use das Internet funktioniert nicht
• If your computer has crashed, use der Computer ist abgestürzt
• Use das Handy ist kaputtgegangen to say that your mobile phone has broke
• If there’s an issue with the WiFi signal, you can say das WLAN-Signal ist schwach