confirmar recepción
/konfiɾmaɾ ɾeθebθjon/from spelling rules
To confirm receipt in Spanish, use confirmar recepción.
In professional or legal settings, you may encounter the noun phrase acuse de recibo, which means 'acknowledgment of receipt'. Alternatively, you can use the phrase confirmar que lo recibió to say 'confirm that you received it'.
Which one should you use?
While confirmar recepción is a direct way to express the action, confirmar la recepción is a more formal version. For a much more casual approach, such as telling a friend you have received a package, you can say Te aviso que ya tengo el paquete.
How does it change in a sentence?
In formal written Spanish, it is more common and grammatically natural to include the definite article la between the verb and the noun, resulting in confirmar la recepción.
How do you pronounce it?
/konfiɾmaɾ ɾeθebθjon/
Did you know?
- The verb confirmar shares a common ancestor with the English word 'firm', as both stem from the Latin 'firmus', which originally referred to something being strong or stable.
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, a formal acuse de recibo is legally required for government notifications to ensure a citizen cannot claim they never received a document.
- In Spanish, the word recepción can refer to the act of receiving a package, the front desk of a hotel, or the quality of a radio signal.
Examples in context
- Señor García, le escribo para confirmar la recepción del paquete enviado el día de ayer.Mr. García, I am writing to confirm receipt of the package sent yesterday.
- ¡Hola Juan! Solo quería confirmar que llegó el regalo que me enviaste. ¡Mil gracias!Hi Juan! Just wanted to confirm that I received the gift you sent. Thanks a lot!
- Oye, te aviso que ya tengo el paquete que me mandaste. ¡Gracias de nuevo!Hey, just letting you know I've got the package you sent. Thanks again!
- Le agradecería que confirmara la recepción de este correo.I would appreciate it if you could confirm receipt of this email.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are discussing a work email.
- Mateo¿Viste el mensaje del cliente, Sofía?Did you see the client's message, Sofía?
- SofíaSí, debo confirmar recepción del archivo ahora.Yes, I must confirm receipt of the file now.
- MateoPerfecto, avísame cuando lo hayas hecho.Perfect, let me know when you have done it.
- SofíaClaro, Mateo, lo haré de inmediato.Sure, Mateo, I will do it immediately.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries confirmar, recepción, CC BY-SA 4.0.
