4.1 Technology Vocabulary

Devices

der Computer (computer), das Handy (cell phone), der Bildschirm (screen), die E-Mail (email), das Internet / das Netz (internet), die Webseite (website), die Tastatur (keyboard).

Actions

surfen (to surf), herunterladen (to download), hochladen (to upload), suchen (to search), speichern (to save), senden / schicken (to send).

Note

'das Handy' is the German word for a cell phone (a false friend — it isn't used this way in English). 'Herunterladen' and 'hochladen' are separable-prefix verbs.

Key terms

der Computer / das Handy

computer / cell phone

der Bildschirm / die Tastatur

screen / keyboard

herunterladen / hochladen

to download / to upload

speichern / senden

to save / to send

die Webseite

website

Try an AP-style question

"Herunterladen" means…

1. to delete
2. to upload
3. to download
4. to charge