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"Mail" is a noun which is often translated as "el correo", and "letter" is a noun which is often translated as "la carta". Learn more about the difference between "mail" and "letter" below.
mail(
meyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la correspondencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I put all of the mail on the kitchen table.Puse toda la correspondencia en la mesa de la cocina.
a. el correo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I think my grandma is the only person who still corresponds via mail.Creo que mi abuela es la única persona que todavía envía cartas por correo.
b. el servicio postal (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm afraid mail is not the most efficient avenue for communication.Me temo que el servicio postal no es la vía más eficiente para la comunicación.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. enviar por correo
I mailed her birthday card yesterday, so it should arrive on time.Envié su tarjeta de cumpleaños por correo ayer, así que debería llegar a tiempo.
b. mandar por correo
It will be difficult to mail such a heavy package.Será difícil mandar por correo un paquete tan pesado.
c. echar al correo
We finally mailed the last of the wedding invitations yesterday.Por fin echamos al correo las últimas invitaciones de boda de ayer.
letter(
leh
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. estampar (con letras)
The cover of the book was lettered in ancient script.La portada del libro estaba estampada con letras antiguas.
letters
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (literary) (erudition)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. las letras (F) (literary)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
The scholar was a man of letters.El erudito era un hombre de letras.
