enviar correo electrónico
/embjaɾ koreo eleɡtɾoniko/from spelling rules
To send email in Spanish is enviar correo electrónico.
This phrase describes the act of transmitting a digital message from one person to another using an electronic mail system. In digital contexts, the word correo is the standard shorthand for correo electrónico, even though correo literally means 'mail'.
Which one should you use?
While enviar correo electrónico is the standard phrase, you will encounter several variations. In casual conversation, speakers often use the verb mandar instead of enviar and frequently drop the word electrónico, resulting in the phrase mandar un correo. Another informal option is mandar un email.
When do people say it?
When writing formal emails in Spanish, you may use Estimado/a to mean 'Dear' in your greeting. To sign off your message, Saludos is commonly used to mean 'Regards'.
Did you know?
- The word correo comes from the Catalan word correu, which refers to a messenger who runs to deliver mail.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the phrase mandar un correo can be ambiguous because it might refer to sending a physical letter through the postal service.
- While enviar is the standard term in textbooks, using mandar to send an email is so common in many countries that enviar can sound overly formal or robotic in speech.
Examples in context
- Escríbeme tu dirección de correo electrónico para que pueda enviar un correo electrónico con más detalles.Write me your email address, so I can send an email with more details.
- Por favor, mándame un correo electrónico con la documentación requerida.Please, send me an email with the required documentation.
- Le rogaría que remita el correo electrónico a la dirección proporcionada en el formulario.I kindly ask you to send the email to the address provided on the form.
- ¿Me puedes mandar un email con los detalles del plan para mañana?Can you send me an email with the details of the plan for tomorrow?
- Te escribo para confirmar que recibí el correo. ¡Gracias por enviarlo!I'm writing to confirm that I received the email. Thank you for sending it!
- Te voy a enviar un correo electrónico con los detalles.I am going to send you an email with the details.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are working together in an office.
- SofíaMateo, ¿puedes enviar correo electrónico al cliente?Mateo, can you send an email to the client?
- MateoSí, yo puedo enviar correo electrónico ahora.Yes, I can send the email now.
- SofíaGracias, Sofía aprecia mucho tu ayuda.Thanks, Sofía really appreciates your help.
- MateoNo hay problema, ya lo estoy haciendo.No problem, I am doing it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries correo, electrónico, enviar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
