correo electrónico
formal
In Mexico "email" is correo electrónico, shortened to correo in daily talk. Many people also say email or mail in casual speech.
Meaning: electronic message (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| correo electrónico | formal |
| casual | |
| correo | everyday |
Mándame un correo means "send me an email". The address is your dirección de correo electrónico, and the symbol @ is called arroba.
How does it change in a sentence?
Correo is masculine: el correo, un correo. To send is enviar or mandar, and mandar is more everyday.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Correo alone can also mean the postal service, so people add electrónico when it might not be clear.
Did you know?
- The @ sign is read as arroba in Spanish, a word that was also an old unit of weight.
Examples in context
- Te mando el archivo por correo.I will send you the file by email.
- Revisa tu correo electrónico.Check your email.
- Recibí un email de la escuela.I received an email from school.
Example conversation
Adriana asks her colleague Tomás to send a document at an office in Monterrey.
- Adriana¿Me mandas el reporte por correo?Can you send me the report by email?
- TomásClaro, ¿a qué dirección?Sure, to which address?
- AdrianaAl correo de la empresa.To the company email.
