How to Say “Email” in Italian

Ways to say it

In official or legal contexts, you may encounter the term posta elettronica certificata (PEC), which refers to a specific electronic mail system with certified delivery.

Which one should you use?

The phrase messaggio di posta elettronica is the formal, full Italian equivalent. In contrast, the loanwords e-mail and mail are more common in daily speech. The shortened form mail is very common in colloquial and business-casual Italian.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

messaggio di posta elettronica is rarely used in conversation. For formal written correspondence, you might also see corrispondenza elettronica (electronic correspondence) or posta elettronica (email). In informal conversations among Italians, the English term Email is used, as are e-mail and mail.

Related words

(intransitive) to send, or compose and send, an email or emails (verb): scrivere un'e-mail/una mail, inviare un'e-mail/una mail.

(transitive) to send (something) through email (verb): inviare via e-mail/mail, inviare per e-mail/mail.

How does it change in a sentence?

The word e-mail is a feminine noun. Therefore, the indefinite article una is elided to un' when used before it, forming un'e-mail. The loanword mail is also treated as a feminine noun and takes the feminine article la (e.g., la mail).

How do you pronounce it?

mesˈsad.dʒo di ˈpɔs.ta e.letˈtrɔ.ni.ka