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In French, the pronunciation for Facebook is close the the English one: /face boo kuh/ LISTEN. French speakers sometimes affectionately call Facebook Face de bouc /fass duh book/ LISTEN (lit. “mug of billy goat”). Below are some words or expressions pertaining to this environment.
Facebook wall: le “mur” Facebook /luh mühr face boo kuh/ LISTEN
Facebook Messaging: la messagerie (instantanée) Facebook /lah mess aj ree ein ston tah nay/ LISTEN
A post: une entrée / ünn on tray/ LISTEN
To post: afficher /afee shay/ LISTEN
Profile: le profil /luh praw feel/ LISTEN
A friend’s request: une demande d’ami /ünn duh monda me/ LISTEN
To tag: marquer /marrh kay/ LISTEN
Status: le statut /luh stah tü/ LISTEN
To update: mettre à jour /mett rah joor/ LISTEN
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