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Social Media English
Instagram captions, LinkedIn posts, comments, DMs, congratulating someone — the short, friendly tone of social media English.
Explained
Social media has its own short, friendly English. Captions are punchy. Comments are warm. LinkedIn is professional but human. This lesson covers the most-used phrases across Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn.
Useful phrases
| English | In Hindi |
|---|---|
| Living my best life. Vacation / happy photos caption. | बहुत अच्छा जीवन जी रहा हूँ। |
| Throwback to last summer. For old photos. #throwback or #TBT. | पिछले गर्मियों की याद। |
| Couldn't have asked for a better day. Wedding / event captions. | इससे अच्छा दिन नहीं हो सकता था। |
| So proud of you! Comment on someone's achievement. | तुम पर बहुत गर्व है! |
| Many congratulations! More formal than 'congrats'. Both fine. | बहुत-बहुत बधाई! |
| This made my day. When something cheers you up. | इसने मेरा दिन बना दिया। |
| Sending love and prayers. Comment when someone shares a loss / illness. | प्यार और दुआएँ भेज रहा हूँ। |
| Couldn't agree more. Strongly agreeing with a post. | बिलकुल सहमत। |
| Respectfully disagree… Polite way to push back online. | सम्मानपूर्वक असहमत… |
| Slid into my DMs! Casual for someone messaging privately. | DM पर आ गए! |
| Tagging you because you'd love this. Why you tagged someone in a post. | तुम्हें टैग कर रहा हूँ क्योंकि तुम्हें पसंद आएगा। |
| Excited to share that I've started a new role at… Classic LinkedIn announcement opener. | साझा करने में ख़ुशी है कि मैंने ___ में नई भूमिका शुरू की है… |
Sample conversation
| A | Caption: Sunset views never get old. 🌅 कैप्शन: सूर्यास्त के नज़ारे कभी पुराने नहीं होते। |
| B | Comment: Wow, this is gorgeous! Where is this? टिप्पणी: वाह, बहुत सुंदर है! ये कहाँ है? |
| A | Reply: Thanks! Goa, last weekend. Highly recommend! जवाब: शुक्रिया! गोआ, पिछले वीकेंड। ज़रूर जाओ! |
| B | Comment: On my list now! Sending it to my partner. 😊 टिप्पणी: मेरी लिस्ट में आ गया! अपने पार्टनर को भेज रही हूँ। |
Practise
1. Caption for an old photo?
- Living my best life.
- Throwback to last summer.
- On my way.
- Just woke up.
Show the answer
Throwback to last summer.
2. Compliment for someone's achievement?
- Why so good?
- So proud of you!
- Move ahead.
- Wow what?
Show the answer
So proud of you!
3. Polite disagreement online?
- You're wrong.
- Respectfully disagree…
- Bad take.
- Hate this.
Show the answer
Respectfully disagree…
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