¿Este correo es real?
Is this email real?
A strange message has come in, and there's no telling whether it's fake or genuine. Correo on its own is enough to mean the email.
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How to say "email" in Spanish
el correo electrónico
nounmasculineplural: los correos electrónicosshort: el correo
"Email" in Spanish is el correo electrónico, word for word "electronic mail". Day to day, the long name usually shrinks to el correo, and plenty of people just say el email. One word covers the message and the address: ¿Cuál es tu correo?
Hear "correo" in real movie scenes
One about a message, one about an address. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿Tienes correo electrónico?
Do you have email?
At the office, this is how someone asks for your address when they'd rather keep in touch in writing than by phone. Spanish leaves out the article after tienes.
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Email words you'll need
Six words for writing, sending and sharing an email.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el correo electrónico | email, in full |
| el correo, el email | email, in conversation |
| la dirección de correo | email address |
| mandar un correo | to send an email |
| la arroba | the @ sign |
| la bandeja de entrada | inbox |
Tip: In Spain, Correos with a capital C is the national postal service. Context tells you whether correo means an email or a paper letter.
Grammar: el correo electrónico
Four points for a two-word noun.
It's masculine
el correo, un correo, los correos electrónicos. Both words take the plural ending.The adjective comes second
Spanish says mail first, electronic second: correo electrónico. The same order as coche nuevo.Message or address
el correo can be one email or your email address: Te mando un correo. ¿Cuál es tu correo?Sending and answering
mandar or enviar un correo is to send one. contestar un correo is to answer it.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
el correo electrónico
email
¿Tienes correo electrónico?
Do you have email?
Son mi apellido y mi correo electrónico.
Here are my last name and my email address.
Revisé su correo.
I checked his email.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el electrónico correo
✓el correo electrónico
Adjectives like electrónico follow the noun they describe.
✗el coreo
✓el correo
Correo has a double rr, a rolled trill. One r would be a quick tap instead.
✗correo electronico
✓correo electrónico
The accent sits on the stressed syllable: e-lec-TRÓ-ni-co.
Real conversation: staying in touch
A short dialog on the last day of a language course. Tap to listen.
It's the last day of your language course, and your classmate Fernando asks how to reach you so you can stay in touch.
¡Oye! ¿Tu móvil o tu correo?
Hey! Your cell number or your email?
Vale, mi móvil.
Okay, my cell.
¡Genial! ¿Y el número?
Great! And the number?
Your turn to answer
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How to remember it
Correo sounds a lot like courier, someone who carries messages. An email is a courier that travels through the internet.
Questions about "email" in Spanish
How do you say email in Spanish?
El correo electrónico, which people shorten to el correo. In casual speech you'll also hear el email.
How do you say "email address" in Spanish?
The full term is la dirección de correo electrónico, but to ask for it you can just say ¿Cuál es tu correo?
How do you say "send an email" in Spanish?
Mandar un correo or enviar un correo: Te mando un correo mañana.
What is the @ sign called in Spanish?
Arroba, and the dot is punto. You read an address out as ana arroba ejemplo punto com.
