<p>I think some people also just say <code>发个email。</code>电子邮件 though is definitely used more than the transliterated version. I'm not sure it's used more than just the English word.</p>

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Ringil
<p>伊妹兒 is just a translation of the word email. The pronunciation (pinyin: <code>yī​mèir</code>) is very similar to email. But avoid it when writing stuff. I think it's just for informal conversations.</p>

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<p>I guess you should avoid 伊妹儿 (that almost looks like a girls' name or person name). <strong>电子邮件</strong> is the preferred and widely used term.</p>

<p>If you need a verb to express 'to send an e-mail', use 发 with 电子邮件:</p>

<p>E.g. <code>请给我发个电子邮件</code>。 Please send me an e-mail.</p>

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I'm sorry, I did use a wrong stroke. It's 发电子邮件 in my textbook. I updated my question accordingly
UVV
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@UVV Some more info: for 伊妹儿 you get around 300k results on Google, for 电子邮件 about 50 million. That alone should convince you. Besides, 伊 is a valid surname (Yi), 妹 is 'sister' and 儿 is 'son', it might confuse people who are not familiar with the term. 电子邮件 on the other hand is widely known.
imrek
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<p>Could you guys and gals clarify how you use Email as noun and verb please?</p>

<p>My textbook uses 电子邮件 as a noun and 发电子邮件 as a verb (send an Email). I have also found 伊妹儿 in a dictionary, which looks like transliteration.</p>

<p>So my questions are:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Is transliterated version used only as a noun or as a verb as well?</p></li>
<li><p>Which one of them is used in general?</p></li>
</ol>

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Email as noun and verb
# Email as noun and verb

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-18)

Could you guys and gals clarify how you use Email as noun and verb please?

My textbook uses 电子邮件 as a noun and 发电子邮件 as a verb (send an Email). I have also found 伊妹儿 in a dictionary, which looks like transliteration.

So my questions are:

1. Is transliterated version used only as a noun or as a verb as well?
2. Which one of them is used in general?

**Tags:** word-choice, vocabulary, loanwords

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-08-18. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

I guess you should avoid 伊妹儿 (that almost looks like a girls' name or person name). **电子邮件** is the preferred and widely used term.

If you need a verb to express 'to send an e-mail', use 发 with 电子邮件:

E.g. `请给我发个电子邮件`。 Please send me an e-mail.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I'm sorry, I did use a wrong stroke. It's 发电子邮件 in my textbook. I updated my question accordingly  
> **username_3**: @UVV Some more info: for 伊妹儿 you get around 300k results on Google, for 电子邮件 about 50 million. That alone should convince you. Besides, 伊 is a valid surname (Yi), 妹 is 'sister' and 儿 is 'son', it might confuse people who are not familiar with the term. 电子邮件 on the other hand is widely known.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-19. Score: 0

I think some people also just say `发个email。`电子邮件 though is definitely used more than the transliterated version. I'm not sure it's used more than just the English word.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-20. Score: 0

伊妹兒 is just a translation of the word email. The pronunciation (pinyin: `yī​mèir`) is very similar to email. But avoid it when writing stuff. I think it's just for informal conversations.


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