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Let's take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how the civil servant says,
"Your e-mail address, please."
Su dirección de correo electrónico, por favor.
Let’s start with dirección de correo electrónico, "e-mail address." dirección de correo electrónico.
First is dirección. "Address." Dirección (enunciated). Dirección
In Spanish, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Dirección is feminine and singular.
Next is de. "Of." De (enunciated). De.
Last we have the phrase correo electrónico. "e-mail." This literally means "electronic mail," but it translates as "e-mail." correo electrónico (enunciated). correo electrónico.
Together, it’s dirección de correo electrónico. Literally "address of electronic mail," but it translates as "e-mail address." dirección de correo electrónico.
Before this is su, meaning "your," in this formal context. Su (enunciated). Su.
Note su fundamentally means "his," "her" or "its," but it’s also a formal way to say "your" when speaking to someone directly using formal Spanish.
Now, you might be more familiar with tu, an informal word for "your," as in tu dirección de correo electrónico, "your e-mail address (informal)." As this is a city office setting, the formal form, su, is more appropriate.
All together, su dirección de correo electrónico, "your e-mail address." su dirección de correo electrónico.
Last is por favor, meaning "please." Por favor (enunciated). Por favor.
All together, it's Su dirección de correo electrónico, por favor. "Your e-mail address, please."
Su dirección de correo electrónico, por favor.
Remember this request. You’ll hear it again later.
Let’s take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how Karen says,
"My e-mail address is karen@innolang.com."
Mi dirección de correo electrónico es karen@innolang.com (ka a erre e ene arroba innolang punto com).
Do you remember how to say "e-mail address?"
Dirección de correo electrónico. "E-mail address." Dirección de correo electrónico.
Before this is mi, "my." Mi (enunciated). Mi.
Together it’s, Mi dirección de correo electrónico, "my e-mail address." Mi dirección de correo electrónico.
Next is es, "is," as in "my e-mail address is." Es (enunciated). Es.
Es is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser.
Together, it's Mi dirección de correo electrónico es… "My e-mail address is…" Mi dirección de correo electrónico es…
Next is Karen’s e-mail address, karen@innolang.com, spelled out: ka, a, erre, e, ene, arroba, innolang, punto com.
First is the name, Karen: ka, a, erre, e, ene.
Next is the "at sign", which is arroba in Spanish. Arroba (enunciated). Arroba.
After this is the domain, innolang, “innolang.”
And last is "dot com," punto com.
Together, it's: ka, a, erre, e, ene, arroba, innolang, punto com. karen@innolang.com.
All together it's: Mi dirección de correo electrónico es karen@innolang.com (ka a erre e ene arroba innolang punto com).
"My email address is karen@innolang.com."
Mi dirección de correo electrónico es karen@innolang.com (ka a erre e ene arroba innolang punto com).
The pattern is
Mi dirección de correo electrónico es E-MAIL ADDRESS.
"My email address is E-MAIL ADDRESS."
Mi dirección de correo electrónico es E-MAIL ADDRESS.
To use this pattern, simply replace the E-MAIL ADDRESS placeholder with your e-mail address.
Imagine your e-mail address is alma@innolang.com (a ele eme a arroba innolang punto com) (enunciated). a ele eme a arroba innolang punto com.
Say, "My e-mail address is alma@innolang.com."
Ready?
Mi dirección de correo electrónico es alma@innolang.com (a ele eme a arroba innolang punto com).
"My e-mail address is alma@innolang.com."
Mi dirección de correo electrónico es alma@innolang.com (a ele eme a arroba innolang punto com).

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