mensaje de grupo
/mensaxe de ɡɾupo/from spelling rules
The English phrase group message is translated into Spanish as mensaje de grupo.
A mensaje de grupo refers to a single text or digital communication sent to multiple people at the same time. If you want to describe the action of group messaging colloquially, you can use the verb phrase mensajear en grupo. When talking about the actual conversation thread in apps like WhatsApp, it is more common to use chat de grupo. To perform the act of sending or writing a message, you can use the verbs enviar or mandar (to send) or escribir (to write).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mensaje (message), de (of) and grupo (group).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun mensaje to mensajes while keeping de grupo singular, resulting in mensajes de grupo.
Did you know?
- The word grupo has a colorful history in the slang of Buenos Aires, where it may have roots in the French word 'croupier', the person who manages a gambling table.
- In Spanish, if a group message is a chain letter intended to be forwarded to others, it is called a cadena, which means 'chain'.
- While mensaje de grupo is the literal term, the dominance of WhatsApp in Spanish-speaking countries has made chat de grupo the more common way to refer to these threads in daily life.
Examples in context
- Vamos a mensajear en grupo para coordinar el plan del fin de semanaLet's group message to coordinate our weekend plan
- Voy a crear un chat grupal para discutir el proyectoI'm going to create a group chat to discuss the project
- Voy a enviar un mensaje en grupo para ponerme en contacto con todosI'm going to send a group message to get in touch with everyone
- Vamos a crear un mensaje en grupo para organizar la reunión de trabajo.Let's create a group message to organize the work meeting.
- ¿Me agregas al chat grupal de la familia?Can you add me to the family group chat?
- Te voy a enviar un mensaje grupal con los detalles del evento.I'm going to send you a group message with the event details.
- Creé un mensaje de grupo para la fiesta.I created a group message for the party.
- ¿Viste el mensaje de grupo de la oficina?Did you see the office group message?
- No quiero enviar un mensaje de grupo ahora.I do not want to send a group message now.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are discussing a social event.
- Daniel¿Vas a enviar un mensaje de grupo?Are you going to send a group message?
- SofíaSí, lo enviaré esta noche, Daniel.Yes, I will send it tonight, Daniel.
- DanielPerfecto, así todos estarán informados.Perfect, that way everyone will be informed.
- SofíaEs la mejor forma de avisar a todos.It is the best way to notify everyone.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, grupo, mensaje, CC BY-SA 4.0.
