gb/imˈeɪl/ us/imˈeɪl/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 200
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
Electronic message system
A way to send and get messages on a computer or phone using the internet.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'email' with 'mail' without realizing that 'mail' alone often refers to physical letters unless the context is clear.
Visawe
electronic mail (More formal and technical term for email.)
Vinyume
postal mail (Refers to traditional physical mail sent through postal services.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
send an email
|check email
|email account
|email address
|email inbox
Mada
technology
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- I check my email every morning before work.
- She sent me an email with the meeting details.
- Your email inbox is almost full.
- Please reply to my email as soon as possible.
- He receives hundreds of emails every day.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I got an email from my teacher.
- Please send me an email.
- I read my emails in the morning.
- She wrote an email to her friend.
Nomino
A2
entity
2
An individual electronic message
One message sent on a computer or phone using the internet.
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners think 'email' always means many messages, but it can also mean just one message.
Visawe
message (General term for any communication; less specific to digital form.)
Vinyume
letter (A written or printed message sent physically on paper.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
write an email
|delete an email
|read an email
|reply to an email
Mada
technology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- I got an email from my boss this morning.
- Her last email was very long and detailed.
- Please forward this email to everyone in the team.
- The email contained important instructions.
- He accidentally deleted the email before reading it.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I got an email from my friend.
- Please read this email.
- I sent you an email yesterday.
Kitenzi
A2
action
3
Send a message electronically
To send a message on a computer or phone using the internet.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to email [someone/something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes say 'send an email to' instead of 'email', not realizing 'email' can be a verb by itself.
Visawe
message (Less specific; can refer to any form of sending information, including text messages.)
Vinyume
call (To communicate by speaking on the phone instead of sending written text.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
email a document
|email someone back
|email a link
Mada
technology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- I will email you the report by tomorrow.
- She emailed me the photos from her trip.
- Can you email that file to me?
- They emailed all customers about the policy change.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I will email you later.
- Please email me the file.
- She emailed her boss yesterday.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
email
IPA
GB/imˈeɪl/
US/imˈeɪl/
Silabi na mkazo
email (silabi 1)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: email
- Plural: email, emails
Verb
- Base: email
- 3rd Person Singular: emails
- Present Participle: emailing
- Past: emailed
Familia ya neno
Forms
emails
noun
emailing
verb
emailed
verb
Related words
e-mail
noun A2
mail
noun A2
Advanced or less common
emailer
noun B2
webmail
noun B2
Semi
check your email
1/t͡ʃˈɛk jˈʊɹ imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Look at received emails
To open your computer or phone and read new emails.
Mifano
- I check my email every morning.
- You should check your email for updates.
email address
1/imˈeɪl ˈædɹˌɛs/
fixed phrase
Unique identifier for email messages
The name you use to get and send emails, usually with @ and a website name.
Mifano
- Please write your email address here.
- What's your new email address?
forward an email
1/fˈɔɹwɚd ən imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Resend an email to someone else
To send an email you got to another person.
Mifano
- Can you forward that email to me?
- He forwarded the funny email to all his friends.
reply to an email
1/ɹɪplˈaɪ tə ən imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Respond to a received email
To write back to someone who sent you an email.
Mifano
- I need to reply to his email before lunch.
- She replied to my email within minutes.
send an email
1/sˈɛnd ən imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Transmit a digital message
To make an email go from your computer or phone to someone else’s.
Mifano
- I will send an email to confirm our meeting.
- Can you send me an email with the details?