cuenta de Instagram
/kwenta de instaɡɾam/from spelling rules
The English phrase "instagram account" is translated into Spanish as cuenta de Instagram.
This phrase refers to a personal or business profile used to share photos and videos on the Instagram social media platform.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cuenta (account), de (of) and Instagram.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun cuenta is feminine, so it uses the feminine articles la (the) or una (a). To make the phrase plural, you change the noun cuenta to cuentas to form cuentas de Instagram.
Did you know?
- The word cuenta can also refer to a small bead used in jewelry or a rosary.
- The word cuenta comes from the verb contar, which means both 'to count' and 'to tell a story'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, instead of saying cuenta de Instagram, people simply say el Instagram to refer to the platform or their presence on it.
Examples in context
- Tom tiene una cuenta de Instagram.Tom has an Instagram account.This sentence is useful for showing how to express that someone possesses a cuenta de Instagram.Tatoeba #11967789 by Eremon, translation #8174011 by Hybrid
- ¿Tienes una cuenta de Instagram?Do you have an Instagram account?
- ¿Me sigues en mi perfil de Instagram?Are you following me on my Instagram account?
- Me etiquetaron en una publicación de mi InstaI got tagged in a post on my Insta
- ¡Echa un vistazo a mi último post en mi Gram!Check out my latest post on my Gram!
- Necesito crear una cuenta de Instagram para mi negocio.I need to create an Instagram account for my business.
- ¿Cuál es tu cuenta de Instagram?What is your Instagram account?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about sharing photos.
- AlejandroMira las fotos en mi cuenta de Instagram.Look at the photos on my Instagram account.
- María¿Cómo se llama tu cuenta de Instagram?What is your Instagram account called?
- AlejandroSe llama Alejandro Fotos.It's called Alejandro Fotos.
- MaríaTe voy a seguir ahora mismo, Alejandro.I'm going to follow you right now, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Instagram, cuenta, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
