apartado de correos
/apaɾtado de koreos/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for PO box is apartado de correos.
The phrase apartado de correos refers to a locked box at a post office where a person or business receives mail. When providing a PO Box number in Spanish, you place the number directly after the phrase, just as in English.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, apartado de correos translates to 'set aside of mail'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Chile, the term Casilla Postal is commonly used to denote a PO Box.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change apartado to apartados to form apartados de correos.
Did you know?
- The word correos comes from the same root as the English word 'courier' and refers to the messengers who historically delivered the mail.
- The word apartado is a versatile noun that can also refer to a specific section of a legal document or a chapter in a book.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the term correos can refer to the entire postal service or postal system, not just the mail itself.
Examples in context
- Envíanos tus vídeos con tu nombre y tu edad al apartado de correos 4413.Send us your videos with your name and age to PO Box 4413.This sentence shows how to provide a specific number following the phrase apartado de correos.Tatoeba #855847 by Kokoo, translation #915921 by papabear
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing how to send a letter.
- Alejandro¿Cuál es tu dirección postal, Lucía?What is your mailing address, Lucía?
- LucíaUso un apartado de correos en el centro.I use a PO box downtown.
- AlejandroPerfecto, dame el número ahora mismo.Perfect, give me the number right now.
- LucíaClaro, anota el número aquí.Sure, write down the number here.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
