Esta es la dirección.
This is the address.
La dirección is the exact place where letters and packages reach you.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "address" in Spanish
la dirección
nounfeminineplural: las direcciones
"Address" in Spanish is la dirección. It's feminine, like every word that ends in -ción. To ask for someone's address, say ¿Cuál es tu dirección?
Hear "dirección" in real scenes
Two scenes where someone says it. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿Una dirección?
An address?
It's the word you give when someone needs to know where to send what you ordered.
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Address words you'll see
One everyday word, plus the ones on forms and envelopes.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| la dirección | address | The everyday word everywhere. |
| el domicilio | home address, residence | Formal. You see it on forms and official papers. |
| las señas | address | Casual and mostly heard in Spain. Always plural. |
| la dirección de correo electrónico | email address | In conversation people shorten it to el correo or el email. |
| el código postal | ZIP code, postal code | You need it on forms and envelopes. |
Tip: In a Spanish address the street comes first and the number after it: Calle Mayor, 5.
Grammar: la dirección, las direcciones
Four things to know before you fill in a form.
-ción means feminine
Words ending in -ción are feminine: la dirección, una dirección.The plural loses the accent
las direcciones. The plural adds a syllable after the stressed one, which is why the accent on the o disappears.Ask with cuál
¿Cuál es tu dirección? To someone you call usted: ¿Cuál es su dirección?Two c's, two sounds
The first c sounds like k. The second is th in most of Spain and s in Latin America: dee-rek-THYOHN or dee-rek-SYOHN.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
la dirección
the address
Esta es la dirección.
This is the address.
¿Sabes tu dirección?
Do you know your address?
La dirección es el veinte.
The address is number twenty.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el dirección
✓la dirección
Words ending in -ción are feminine.
✗¿Qué es tu dirección?
✓¿Cuál es tu dirección?
To ask for a piece of information like an address or a phone number, use cuál.
✗las direcciónes
✓las direcciones
The plural drops the written accent.
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How to remember it
Dirección also means direction. Your address gives people the direction to your front door.
Questions about "address" in Spanish
How do you say address in Spanish?
La dirección. On official forms you'll also see el domicilio.
How do you ask "what's your address" in Spanish?
¿Cuál es tu dirección? With someone you call usted, say ¿Cuál es su dirección?
How do you say email address in Spanish?
La dirección de correo electrónico. In everyday speech people say el correo or el email.
Does dirección also mean direction?
Yes. The context tells you which one: Vamos en dirección a Madrid means we're heading toward Madrid.
