envíanos
/embianos/from spelling rules
envíanos is the Spanish way to say "send us".
The phrase is used to request that someone transmit or deliver something to the speaker and their associates.
Which one should you use?
While envíanos is a common way to express this request, you may use different forms depending on who you are addressing. Use envíenos for a single person in a formal context and envíennos when addressing a group of people. In informal settings, you can use either envíanos or mándanos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form envíanos uses the informal tú imperative, which is suitable for friends, family or casual requests. For formal situations using usted, use envíenos. To address a group using ustedes, use envíennos.
How do you pronounce it?
/embianos/
Did you know?
- The root of envíanos is enviar, which historically meant 'to put on a journey', reflecting an era when sending a message required a physical messenger to travel a distance.
- While envíanos and mándanos both mean 'send us', mándanos comes from mandar, which also means 'to command' or 'to order'.
- Spanish allows pronouns like nos to be attached directly to the end of the verb to create a single word like envíanos, a feature called an enclitic pronoun.
Examples in context
- ¡Dios, envíanos el sol!God, please send us the sun!This example shows how to use envíanos in a request to God.Tatoeba #4553761 by swyter, translation #4546166 by mailohilohi
- 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 example shows how to use envíanos when requesting videos be sent to a PO Box.Tatoeba #855847 by Kokoo, translation #915921 by papabear
- Estimado equipo de soporte, por favor, envíennos la documentación requerida lo antes posible.Dear support team, please send us the required documentation as soon as possible.
- Le agradeceríamos si pudieran enviarnos el informe financiero para su revisión.We would appreciate it if you could send us the financial report for our review.
- Hola amiga, ¿podrías mandarnos la foto que tomaste ayer en la fiesta?Hey friend, could you send us the photo you took at the party yesterday?
- Envíanos la ubicación por WhatsApp.Send us the location via WhatsApp.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing a project at work.
- LucíaAlejandro, ya terminamos la revisión.Alejandro, we have finished the review.
- AlejandroGenial, ¿qué necesitan ahora?Great, what do you need now?
- LucíaEnvíanos el archivo final hoy mismo.Send us the final file today.
- AlejandroLo haré en cinco minutos.I will do it in five minutes.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
