navegar por internet
/nabeɡaɾ poɾ inteɾnet/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'browse the internet' is translated into Spanish as navegar por internet.
You can use navegar por internet to mean browsing the internet. Other ways to express internet browsing include Surfear la web and Pasear por la red, which means to stroll around the web. If you want to be formal, you might use Buscar información en línea, meaning to search for information online.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from navegar (to navigate/sail), por (through/by) and internet (the internet).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the preposition por is used to indicate the medium or path through which one is navigating. Additionally, the word red (net/web) can be used as a synonym for internet in this context, allowing you to say navegar por la red to mean to browse the web.
How do you pronounce it?
/nabeɡaɾ poɾ inteɾnet/
Did you know?
- The word red, used in navegar por la red, means 'net' but also translates to the color 'red'. Context is the only way to tell if someone is browsing the web or talking about a color.
- The verb navegar originates from the Latin navigāre, which combined the words for 'ship' and 'steer'.
- Even though 'internet' is an English loanword in Spanish, it is treated as a common noun and does not require a capital letter in many Spanish-speaking contexts.
Examples in context
- Puedo navegar por internet durante mi hora de almuerzo.I can browse the internet during my lunch hour.
- Debo explorar la red para encontrar información relevante.I must explore the web to find relevant information.
- Siempre busco información en línea antes de tomar una decisión importante.I always search for information online before making an important decision.
- Me encanta navegar en internet para ver videos graciosos.I love browsing the internet to watch funny videos.
- Vamos a surfear la web en busca de las últimas noticias.We are going to surf the web in search of the latest news.
- A veces, solo me gusta pasear por la red y descubrir nuevos sitios web interesantes.Sometimes, I just like to stroll around the web and discover interesting new websites.
- Me gusta navegar por internet en la noche.I like to browse the internet at night.
- Ella suele navegar por internet para estudiar.She usually browses the internet to study.
- ¿Puedes navegar por internet para buscar un vuelo?Can you browse the internet to look for a flight?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their free time at home.
- MateoElena, ¿qué haces cuando estás aburrida?Elena, what do you do when you are bored?
- ElenaNormalmente me pongo a navegar por internet.Usually I start browsing the internet.
- MateoYo prefiero leer un libro.I prefer to read a book.
- ElenaEso también es muy relajante, Mateo.That is also very relaxing, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries internet, navegar, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
