The dot that changes an email address
Sofía types profesoralopez with no dot. Her teacher does not see the photo. With the dot, profesora.lopez is a different address.
Mi correo electrónico
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense and the three parts of an email address: name, at-sign, and service.
Sofía needs to send a photo of a signed permission form. On the board the address is profesora.lopez@correo.es. She types profesoralopez@correo.es, without the dot, and the teacher does not see the photo. In her sent messages she compares the two addresses and sends again with the dot. An email address has a name, an at-sign, and a service. A missing dot inside the name makes a different address. Sofía does not write her password in the message.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
El correo electrónico es una forma de enviar mensajes
newemail is a way to send messages
Es una forma de + infinitive explains purpose; correo electrónico means email.
Opening phrase that defines the article topic.
Para tener un correo electrónico necesitas crear una cuenta
newto have email you need to create an account
Para + infinitive states purpose; necesitas + infinitive means you need to do something.
First step for a new email user.
Puedes leerlos, responderlos o archivarlos
newyou can read them, reply to them or archive them
Puedes + three infinitives; -los replaces los mensajes (plural masculine).
Describes basic actions with incoming mail.
busca el botón de redactar o nuevo
newlook for the compose or new button
Busca is the imperative of buscar; redactar means to compose a new message.
Instruction from the new-message section.
Puedes adjuntar archivos a tus mensajes
newyou can attach files to your messages
Adjuntar archivos means to attach documents; puedes + infinitive expresses ability.
Useful phrase for work and online study.
Nunca des tu contraseña por correo electrónico
newnever give your password by email
Nunca des is a strong warning; des is the tú form of dar (to give).
Key security rule from the article.
Es bueno revisar tu correo todos los días
newit is good to check your email every day
Es bueno + infinitive gives general advice; todos los días means every day.
Habit to avoid missing important messages.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Inbox
bandeja de entrada
inbox
Bandeja de entrada is where new messages arrive.
Core word for navigating your email client.
Recipient
destinatario
recipient
Destinatario is the person who receives the message; goes in the to field.
Essential word when writing a new email.
Subject line
asunto
subject
Asunto breve is the short line that explains what the message is about.
Standard field in every email.
Attach
adjuntar
to attach
Adjuntar archivos means to add photos, documents or videos to an email.
Verb from the attachments section.
Password
contraseña
password
Contraseña segura is a strong password to protect your account.
Word from registration and security advice.
Sender
remitente
sender
Remitente desconocido is an unknown sender; risky emails often come from them.
Important word in the fraud section.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Para + infinitive
Para tener un correo electrónico necesitas crear una cuenta
to have email you need to create an account
Para + infinitive states purpose; necesitas + infinitive names the required action.
Typical instruction pattern in the article.
Poder + pronouns
Puedes leerlos, responderlos o archivarlos
you can read them, reply to them or archive them
Puedes + infinitive; pronouns -los attach to each verb and refer to los mensajes.
Shows poder and object pronouns in one line.
Imperative busca
busca el botón de redactar o nuevo
look for the compose or new button
Busca is the tú imperative of buscar without the pronoun.
Instruction for starting a new message.
Negative imperative
No abras correos de remitentes desconocidos
do not open emails from unknown senders
No + imperative (abras) forms a prohibition; abras comes from abrir.
Security rule from the fraud section.
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