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Social Media & Online Communication @ Posting updates on social platforms, chatting online with friends, and understanding social media etiquette.

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Break the internet

/ብሬክ ዘ ኢንተርኔት/

በይነመረብን ማጨናነቅ

To cause a huge sensation on the internet

በኢንተርኔት ላይ ትልቅ መነቃቃትን መፍጠር

In Practice

"The celebrity's wedding photos broke the internet."
"Her announcement is going to break the internet."
Fluent Tip

Used for viral news or content.

In the loop

/ኢን ዘ ሉፕ/

መረጃ እንዲኖረው ማድረግ

Informed about what is happening

ስለሚከናወነው ነገር መረጃ እንዲኖረው ማድረግ

In Practice

"Keep me in the loop about the project."
"He's always in the loop with tech trends."
Fluent Tip

Informal communication.

Keyboard warrior

/ኪቦርድ ዋርየር/

የቁልፍ ሰሌዳ ጀግና

A person who is aggressive online but not in real life

በኢንተርኔት ላይ ጠበኛ የሆነ ነገር ግን በአካል የማይደፍር ሰው

In Practice

"Ignore him, he is just a keyboard warrior."
"Don't be a keyboard warrior; talk politely."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe aggressive online behavior.

Behind the screen

/ቢሃይንድ ዘ ስክሪን/

ከማያ ገጽ ጀርባ

Hidden or acting anonymously online

በኢንተርኔት ላይ ማንነትን ደብቆ መንቀሳቀስ

In Practice

"People are bolder behind the screen."
"What happens behind the screen stays there."
Fluent Tip

Describing online anonymity.

Blow up my phone

/ብሎው አፕ ማይ ፎን/

ስልኬን በሜሴጅ ማጨናነቅ

To send someone many text messages

ለአንድ ሰው ብዙ የጽሑፍ መልእክቶችን መላክ

In Practice

"Stop blowing up my phone while I'm at work!"
"My friends blew up my phone after the game."
Fluent Tip

Common in texting contexts.

Read between the lines

/ሪድ ቢትዊን ዘ ላይንስ/

ድብቅ ትርጉሙን መረዳት

To understand a hidden meaning in a message

በመልእክት ውስጥ ያለን ድብቅ ትርጉም መረዳት

In Practice

"You need to read between the lines of his tweet."
"I read between the lines and saw her frustration."
Fluent Tip

Analyzing subtext in posts.

Out of the loop

/አውት ኦፍ ዘ ሉፕ/

መረጃ የሌለው

Not informed about current events

ስለ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታዎች መረጃ የሌለው

In Practice

"I've been out of the loop since I deleted the app."
"She felt out of the loop during the group chat."
Fluent Tip

When someone misses updates.

On the radar

/ኦን ዘ ራዳር/

ትኩረት ውስጥ ያለ

To be noticed or under consideration

ትኩረት እንዲሰጠው ማድረግ

In Practice

"The new app is finally on the radar."
"His posts are starting to get on the radar of brands."
Fluent Tip

Discussing visibility online.

Take with a grain of salt

/ቴክ ዊዝ ኤ ግሬይን ኦፍ ሶልት/

በጥርጣሬ ማየት

To not completely believe something

አንድን ነገር ሙሉ በሙሉ አለማመን

In Practice

"Take online rumors with a grain of salt."
"I take his reviews with a grain of salt."
Fluent Tip

Advice for evaluating online info.

Go viral

/ጎ ቫይራል/

በፍጥነት መናፈስ

To become very popular quickly on social media

በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ላይ በፍጥነት ተወዳጅ መሆን

In Practice

"The cat video went viral in an hour."
"I hope my new post goes viral."
Fluent Tip

Describing rapid digital spread.

Face value

/ፌስ ቫልዩ/

ላይ ላዩን ማየት

Accepting something exactly as it appears

አንድን ነገር እንደታየው ብቻ መቀበል

In Practice

"Don't take his profile at face value."
"You can't take internet news at face value."
Fluent Tip

Evaluating online profiles or news.

Give a shoutout

/ጊቭ ኤ ሻውትአውት/

ምስጋና መግለጽ

To mention or praise someone in a post

በአንድ ጽሁፍ ውስጥ የአንድን ሰው ስም ጠቅሶ ማመስገን

In Practice

"I want to give a shoutout to my followers."
"Give a shoutout to the creator in the comments."
Fluent Tip

Social media appreciation.