How do you say " selfie" in German? Is it "das Selfie"?
Sie macht sich immer Selfies auf Facebook and MySpace.
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Sie macht sich immer Selfies auf Facebook and MySpace.
The term Selfie is not very wide-spread in the German language. You would rather use the term "Selbstporträt" --> self-portrait
To add a bit more info: According to wiktionary, Selfie is neutral, so your above exmaples would need to be:
Sie postet auf Facebook Selfies/Selbstporträts.
Sie macht Selfies/Selbstporträts und postet sie auf Facebook und mySpace.
Since Selfie already implies that it is a picture of oneself, the
von sich selbst
Part becomes redundant.
"Das Selfie" is correct. It's widespread (e.g. search on Google and you'll find many news articles containing the word) and will be easily understood.
"Selbstporträt" sounds somewhat outdated and means something different (a painting showing the painter themselves). It's far less common than "Selfie".
Basically we stopped translating most English terms a few years ago. Things like "computer", "email", "web", "smartphone", "tablet", "notebook", "yolo", "swag", "twerk" and "selfie" are just pronounced and spelled like in English.