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Phones, internet and digital life. This French phones internet digital life vocabulary list gives you 14 essential words — from un (téléphone) portable (a mobile phone) to une appli(cation) (an app) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about phones internet digital life, then test yourself with the games below.
Phones, internet and digital life
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5 quick questions on « La Technologie » — guess before the reveal. Practise with the free games → Open this short as a page — transcript included →
password = un mot de ___ (login)
passe
« mdr » veut dire… (text-speak)
lol (mort de rire)
How do the French pronounce “wifi” ? (surprise)
wee-fee
How do you say « a mobile phone »? (recall)
un portable
What does « un ordinateur » mean? (recall)
a computer
How do you say « a tablet »? (recall)
une tablette
What does « un écran » mean? (recall)
a screen
How do you say « a charger »? (recall)
un chargeur
What does « des écouteurs » mean? (recall)
earphones
How do you say « a password »? (recall)
un mot de passe
What does « un compte » mean? (recall)
an account
Go further: get the full picture in our guide Your first French conversation — the 4 moves.
For example: a mobile phone is « un (téléphone) portable », a (laptop) computer is « un ordinateur (portable) », a tablet is « une tablette ». The full list above has 14 French phones internet digital life words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
Start with the basics: un (téléphone) portable (a mobile phone), un ordinateur (portable) (a (laptop) computer), une tablette (a tablet), un écran (a screen), un chargeur (a charger), des écouteurs (earphones). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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