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Hi - hola,
In this class we will learn to write the abbreviated Spanish words.
In Spanish, abbreviations are commonly used to facilitate writing like for example, when we go to the bank we all have a current account which is shortened in this way: CTA-CTE (cuenta corriente).
Here is a full list of abbreviated words:
| Abbreviation | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| a. m. | antes del mediodía | a.m. (before noon) |
| adj. | adjunto | enclosure, enclosed |
| afmo. | afectísimo suyo | yours very sincerely |
| apdo. | apartado postal | P.O. Box |
| aprox. | aproximadamente | approximately |
| Av., Avda. | avenida | Ave. (avenue, in addresses) |
| c.f. | caballo de fuerza | horsepower |
| c.g. | centigramo | centigram |
| doc. | docena | dozen |
| Dr. | doctor | Doctor |
| E. | este | East(ern) |
| esq. | esquina | corner |
| etc. | etcétera | etc. |
| f. | femenino | feminine |
| f.c. | ferrocarril | railroad |
| FF. AA. | fuerzas armadas | armed forces |
| g/ | giro | money order |
| Gob. | gobierno | Gov. |
| gr.,
grs. |
gramo(s) | gram(s) |
| Gral. | general | General |
| h. | hora | hour |
| Ing. | ingeniero | engineer |
| IVA | impuesto sobre el valor añadido | VAT (value added tax) |
| kg | kilogramos | kg (kilograms) |
| km/h | kilómetros por hora | kilometers per hour |
| l. | litro | liter |
| Lic. | licenciado | attorney |
| m | metros | meters |
| m.n. | moneda nacional | sometimes used to distinguish the national currency from
others |
| mg. | miligramo | miligram (mg.) |
| mm | milímetros | millimeters |
| N | norte | N (north) |
| N.B. | nótese bien | N.B. (nota bene) |
| no., núm. | número | No. (number) |
| O. | oeste | West(ern) |
| 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 Feerocarriles
Españoles |
Spanish National Railways |
| S. | sur | South(ern) |
| 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 | Miss |
| T.V.E. | Televisión Española | Spanish National Television |
| Ud. | usted | you (singular) |
| Uds. | ustedes | you (plural) |
| Vd. | usted | you (singular) |
| Vds. | ustedes | you (plural) |