German Conversation · Level 3
88 words
German word
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈiːmeɪ̯l/
Meaning
- feminine nounemail
Example
Bitte antworte auf meine E-Mail.
Please reply to my email.
More examples
Ich habe gestern eine wichtige E-Mail erhalten.
I received an important email yesterday.
Core concept
A digital letter traveling between named electronic addresses.
Common phrases
eine E-Mail verfassen
compose an email
eine E-Mail erhalten
receive an email
eine E-Mail mit Anhang schicken
send an email with an attachment
Similar words
Mail: A casual term for an electronic letter sent between email addresses.
Nachricht: A short, sendable message that conveys information.
Brief: A formal letter written on paper and sent through the postal service.
SMS: A short, text-only message sent to a mobile phone.
Definition in German
Schriftliche Nachricht in digitaler Form, die mit einer E-Mail-Adresse geschickt und empfangen wird.
Word origin
E-Mail is borrowed from English electronic mail and uses the shortened form with a capital E and a hyphen in German.
Usage tips
- E-Mail is feminine in standard German, so the article is die and the plural is E-Mails.