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In this lesson we will learn to write the abbreviated Spanish words. Abbreviations are commonly used to make writing easier. Here is a list of abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
a.m. | antes del mediodía | before noon |
adj. | adjunto | attached |
afmo. | afectísimo suyo | yours very sincerely |
apdo. | apartado postal | P.O. Box |
aprox. | aproximadamente | approximately |
av., avda. | avenida | ave. (avenue, in addresses) |
col. | colonia | colony |
c.f. | caballo de fuerza | horsepower |
c.p. | codigo postal | postcode |
cg. | centígramo | centigram |
dr. | doctor | doctor |
dir. | dirección | direction/adress |
der. | derecha | right |
esq. | esquina | corner |
etc. | etcétera | etcetera |
ing. | ingeniero | enginner |
f. | femenino | female |
f.c. | ferrocarril | railroad |
FF.AA. | fuerzas armadas | armed forces |
g/ | giro | money order |
gob. | gobierno | gov. (government) |
g | gramo | gram |
gral. | general | general |
h | hora | hour |
ing. | ingeniero | engineer |
izq. | iaquierda | left |
IVA | impuesto sobre el valor añadido | VAT (value added tax) |
kg | kilogramos | kilograms |
km/h | kilómetros por hora | kilometers per hour |
l | litro | liter |
lic. | licenciado | graduate |
mt | metro | meter |
m.n. | moneda nacional | national currency |
mg | miligramo | miligram |
mm | milímetro | millimeter |
n.b. | nótese bien | nota bene |
no., núm. | número | number |
nte. | norte | north |
OEA | Organización de Estados Americanos | OAS (Organization of American States) |
ONU | Organización de Naciones Unidas | UN (United Nations) |
OTAN | La Organización del Tratado Atlántico Norte | NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
p.ej. | por ejemplo | e.g. (for example) |
P.D. | posdata | P.S. (postscript) |
pág. | página | page |
prof. | profesor | professor |
ptas. | pesetas | pesetas (currency in Spain) |
RENFE | Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles | Spanish National Railways |
s.r.c. | se ruega contestación | R.S.V.P. |
s.s.s. | su seguro servidor | yours truly |
sr. | señor | Mr. |
sra. | señora | Mrs. |
srta. | señorita | Ms. |
TVE | Televisión Española | Spanish National Television |
Ud. | usted | you (singular) |
Uds. | ustedes | you (plural) |
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