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"Correo" is a noun which is often translated as "mail", and "correspondencia" is a noun which is also often translated as "mail". Learn more about the difference between "correo" and "correspondencia" below.
el correo(
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rreh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. mail
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
El cartero entrega nuestro correo todos los días a las dos.The mailman delivers our mail every day at two o'clock.
b. post
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Cuando regresamos de vacaciones, tuvimos mucho correo para revisar.When we got back from holiday, we had a lot of post to sort through.
a. mail
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Este paquete vino en el correo de hoy para ti.This package came for you in today's mail.
b. post
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
¿Todavía no llegó el correo?Hasn't the post come yet?
a. post office
Ella fue al correo para enviar todas las invitaciones.She went to the post office to send out all of the invitations.
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la correspondencia(
koh
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rrehs
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pohn
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dehn
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syah
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. mail
La cantante recibe correspondencia de sus admiradores todos los días.The singer receives fan mail every day.
b. post
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Lourdes abrió el buzón y tomó la correspondencia.Lourdes opened the letterbox and picked up the post.
c. correspondence
Dejamos de enviar correspondencia impresa. Ahora solo nos manejamos por correo electrónico.We stopped sending printed correspondence. Now we only use email.
a. correspondence
Mantuve correspondencia con mi amigo de Japón por muchos años.I maintained correspondence with my friend from Japan for many years.
a. connection
La línea B tiene correspondencia con la línea D en la estación Callao.There's a connection between the B and D lines at Callao station.
b. interchange
Este tren tiene correspondencia con el metro.This train has an interchange with the subway.
a. correspondence
El detective no podía encontrar la correspondencia entre la carta y el homicidio.The detective couldn't find the correspondence between the letter and the murder.
a. correspondence
Se trata de una correspondencia unívoca, ya que a cada elemento le corresponde solo uno del otro conjunto.Each element corresponds to only one element of the other set, so it is a one-to-one correspondence.
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