revisar el correo electrónico
/rebisaɾ el koreo eleɡtɾoniko/from spelling rules
To check your email in Spanish, you use revisar el correo electrónico.
This phrase is used to describe the action of looking at an email inbox to see if any new messages have been received. While revisar is the most common verb used for 'to check', you may also frequently hear the verb mirar (to look at) used in the context of mirar el correo.
Which one should you use?
Depending on the situation, you might use different phrases. For example, revisar el correo electrónico is the standard way to say 'check your email', whereas revisar el correo is a common shorthand used in casual conversation where the word 'electrónico' is omitted. If you want to specifically say 'review your inbox', you would use Revise su bandeja de entrada.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to give the command 'check your email' to a friend or a peer, you should use the informal imperative form revisa tu correo.
Did you know?
- The term bandeja de entrada literally translates to 'entry tray'. It evokes the image of a physical office desk tray where incoming paper documents were placed.
- The word correo was borrowed into Spanish from Catalan. It originally referred to a courier or a messenger who traveled quickly.
- While revisar means 'to check' in this context, it also means 'to revise' or 'to edit' a text. This can lead to confusion when a boss asks a worker to revisar a document.
Examples in context
- Por favor, verifique su correo electrónico antes de la reunión de mañana.Please check your email before tomorrow's meeting.
- Revisa tu correo para encontrar el archivo adjunto que te envié.Check your email to find the attached file I sent you.
- Debes revisar el correo electrónico ahora.You must check your email now.
- Voy a revisar el correo electrónico en un momento.I am going to check my email in a moment.
- No olvides revisar el correo electrónico de la empresa.Don't forget to check the company email.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are working in an office.
- JavierSofía, ¿puedes revisar el correo electrónico?Sofía, can you check your email?
- SofíaSí, Javier, lo haré de inmediato.Yes, Javier, I will do it immediately.
- JavierEs que el cliente envió un mensaje urgente.It is because the client sent an urgent message.
- SofíaEstá bien, lo reviso ahora mismo.All right, I'll check it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries correo, el, electrónico, revisar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
