mi dirección de correo electrónico
/mi diɾeɡθjon de koreo eleɡtɾoniko/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "my email address" is mi dirección de correo electrónico.
The phrase refers to the unique identifier used to send and receive electronic messages to a specific person. In many contexts, it is very common to omit the word 'dirección' and simply say mi correo electrónico to mean "my email address". When reading an address aloud, the symbol '@' is called arroba and the symbol '.' is called punto.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase mi dirección de correo electrónico is composed of mi (my), dirección (address), de (of), correo (mail) and electrónico (electronic).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
While mi dirección de correo electrónico is the full standard way to say the phrase, you can use the anglicism mi email in casual conversation. If you want to say "I would like to give you my email address," you can use the formal phrase Me gustaría proporcionarle mi dirección de correo electrónico or the more informal Quisiera darte mi correo electrónico.
Did you know?
- The symbol '@' is called arroba in Spanish, which is the name of an ancient unit of weight used in Spain and Latin America.
- The word electrónico is derived from the Ancient Greek word ḗlektron, which was the term for 'amber'.
Examples in context
- Ésta es mi dirección de correo electrónico.Here's my email address.This sentence shows how to introduce your email address.Tatoeba #1322586 by Shishir, translation #948284 by CK
- ¿Quieres mi dirección de correo electrónico?Do you want my email address?This sentence is a way to ask if someone wants your email address.Tatoeba #5876192 by solmyrbcn, translation #3472469 by Ricardo14
- Mi correo electrónico es j-u-a-n-punto-p-e-r-e-z-arroba-e-j-e-m-p-l-o-punto-com.My email address is juan.perez@example.com.
- Escríbeme a mi dirección de correo electrónico.Write to my email address.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are exchanging contact information.
- ElenaToma mi número y mi dirección de correo electrónico.Take my number and my email address.
- AlejandroGracias, Elena. Te escribiré más tarde.Thanks, Elena. I will write to you later.
- ElenaPerfecto, estaré pendiente de tu mensaje.Perfect, I will look out for your message.
- AlejandroVale, ya guardé mi dirección de correo electrónico.Okay, I already saved my email address.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries correo, de, dirección, electrónico, mi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
