biografía de Instagram
/bjoɡɾafia de instaɡɾam/from spelling rules
The English phrase "instagram bio" is translated into Spanish as biografía de Instagram.
This phrase refers to the short description and personal information displayed on a user's Instagram profile page. When you want to tell someone to add something to their profile, a common construction is to use poner en la biografía (to put in the bio).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase biografía de Instagram is a feminine noun phrase. Consequently, you use the feminine article la when referring to it, as in la biografía de Instagram.
How do you pronounce it?
/bjoɡɾafia de instaɡɾam/
Did you know?
- The word biografía in Spanish is used for both a massive, multi-chapter book about a person's life and a tiny, 150-character social media snippet.
- While biografía is the standard term, youth culture in Spanish-speaking countries frequently adopts the English 'bio' to sound more modern or to save space in texts.
- The term Instagram is an unadapted borrowing, meaning it is not translated or changed to fit Spanish spelling rules.
Examples in context
- Autor/a de best-sellersBest-selling author
- Ganador/a de premios de diseñoAward-winning designer
- Amante de los cachorros y los heladosPuppy and ice cream lover
- Hablo un poco de todoI talk about a little bit of everything
- Viajero/a empedernido/aPassionate traveler
- Adicto/a a las fotosPhoto addict
- Soy amante del arte y del cineI am an art and cinema lover
- Tu biografía de Instagram es muy divertida.Your Instagram bio is very funny.
- Necesito actualizar mi biografía de Instagram.I need to update my Instagram bio.
- Ese enlace está en la biografía de Instagram.That link is in the Instagram bio.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a profile on a smartphone.
- Mateo¿Qué dice su biografía de Instagram?What does her Instagram bio say?
- ElenaDice que es una fotógrafa profesional.It says she is a professional photographer.
- Mateo¡Qué bien! Su biografía de Instagram es muy clara.That's great! Her Instagram bio is very clear.
- ElenaSí, me gusta mucho su perfil.Yes, I really like her profile.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
