actualizar estado
/aɡtwaliθaɾ estado/from spelling rules
To update status in Spanish is actualizar estado.
The phrase is used to describe the act of posting a new message or changing the current information about one's situation on a social media profile. It can also be used more broadly to describe the act of updating the status of a process or a shipment.
Which one should you use?
While actualizar estado is the direct translation, you may also use cambiar el estado when the focus of your sentence is specifically on switching from one state to another.
How does it change in a sentence?
In natural speech, Spanish speakers almost always include the definite article el between the verb and the noun, resulting in actualizar el estado. If you wish to express the continuous action of updating the status, use the gerund form actualizando el estado.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡtwaliθaɾ estado/
Did you know?
- The word estado comes from the Latin word for 'status', which originally described a unit of length based on the approximate height of a grown man.
- In many Spanish-speaking digital contexts, users might use the English loanword 'postear' instead of actualizar el estado to describe the specific act of posting a status update.
- While estado is used for social media, the word is also the standard term for a sovereign nation or 'state' in a political context.
Examples in context
- Por favor, asegúrate de actualizar tu estado en el informe mensual.Please make sure to update your status on the monthly report.
- Voy a actualizar mi estado en Facebook con las fotos de nuestras vacaciones.I'm going to update my status on Facebook with the pictures from our vacation.
- Voy a cambiar mi estado en WhatsApp para informar que estoy ocupado.I'm going to change my status on WhatsApp to indicate that I'm busy.
- Por favor, asegúrese de actualizar su estado en el informe trimestral.Please make sure to update your status in the quarterly report.
- ¡Voy a cambiar mi estado en Instagram para mostrar mi nuevo logro!I'm going to change my status on Instagram to show off my new achievement!
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their social media activity.
- LucíaMira, voy a actualizar estado ahora.Look, I am going to update status now.
- AlejandroQué bien, Lucía. ¿Qué vas a poner?That is great, Lucía. What are you going to post?
- LucíaAlgo sobre mis vacaciones en la playa.Something about my beach vacation.
- AlejandroYo también quiero actualizar estado luego.I want to update status later too, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries actualizar, estado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
