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Tech & Smartphone English
Phone, WiFi, app settings, software updates — the daily tech vocabulary you need.
Explained
From troubleshooting your WiFi to explaining a phone problem at the service centre, tech English is everywhere. This lesson covers the most-used phone, app, and internet vocabulary in a Hindi-speaker friendly way.
Phone basics
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| charge fill up battery चार्ज करना | Let me charge my phone first. पहले मैं अपना फ़ोन चार्ज कर लूँ। |
| battery stored power बैटरी | My battery is at 10%. मेरी बैटरी 10% पर है। |
| screen display स्क्रीन | The screen cracked when I dropped it. जब मैंने इसे गिराया तो स्क्रीन टूट गई। |
| lock screen screen you see before unlocking लॉक स्क्रीन | Set a strong lock-screen password. एक मज़बूत लॉक-स्क्रीन पासवर्ड रखो। |
| notification an alert from an app सूचना | Turn off notifications during meetings. मीटिंग्स के दौरान नोटिफ़िकेशन्स बंद रखो। |
Connectivity
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| WiFi wireless internet वाई-फ़ाई | What's the WiFi password? वाई-फ़ाई का पासवर्ड क्या है? |
| mobile data internet via your SIM मोबाइल डेटा | I'm out of mobile data for the month. इस महीने का मोबाइल डेटा ख़त्म हो गया। |
| signal network strength नेटवर्क | There's no signal in this area. इस इलाक़े में सिग्नल नहीं है। |
| hotspot share your phone's internet हॉटस्पॉट | Can I use your hotspot for a minute? क्या मैं एक मिनट तुम्हारा हॉटस्पॉट use कर सकता हूँ? |
| Bluetooth short-range wireless connection ब्लूटूथ | Pair the earphones via Bluetooth. ब्लूटूथ से ईयरफ़ोन पेयर करो। |
Apps & software
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| install add an app to your phone इंस्टॉल करना | Install the latest version. नवीनतम वर्शन इंस्टॉल करो। |
| uninstall remove an app हटाना | Uninstall apps you don't use. जो ऐप्स use नहीं करते उन्हें uninstall कर दो। |
| update install a newer version अपडेट करना | Update WhatsApp to the latest version. WhatsApp को latest version पर update करो। |
| crash stop working suddenly अचानक बंद हो जाना | The app keeps crashing. ऐप बार-बार बंद हो जाता है। |
| storage space on your device स्टोरेज | My storage is almost full. मेरा स्टोरेज लगभग भर गया है। |
| backup spare copy of your data बैकअप | Take a backup before resetting. रीसेट करने से पहले बैकअप ले लो। |
Troubleshooting verbs
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| restart turn off and on again बंद करके दोबारा चालू करना | Try restarting your phone first. पहले अपना फ़ोन रीस्टार्ट करके देखो। |
| reset return to default settings रीसेट करना | Don't factory-reset without a backup. बिना बैकअप के factory reset मत करो। |
| sign in log into an account लॉग इन करना | Sign in with your Google account. अपने Google खाते से sign in करो। |
| sign out log out लॉग आउट करना | Always sign out on public devices. सार्वजनिक डिवाइस पर हमेशा sign out करो। |
Practise
1. 'फ़ोन को बंद करके दोबारा चालू करना' is to ___.
- uninstall
- restart
- update
- sign out
Show the answer
restart
2. Choose the natural sentence.
- My phone is doing battery low.
- My phone battery is low.
- Battery to my phone is low.
- My phone battery doing low.
Show the answer
My phone battery is low.
3. Sharing your phone's internet is called a ___.
- signal
- hotspot
- Bluetooth
- WiFi
Show the answer
hotspot
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