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Useful Abbreviations Posted by on Jun 3, 2010 in Spanish Culture

Here are some very useful abbreviations in written Spanish.

Exca. – Excelencia
Excmo. – Excelentísimo
Ilmo. – Ilustrísimo
P.PP. – Padre, Padres (religiosos)
Sr., Srs. – señor, señores
Sra., Sras. – señora, señoras
Srta., Srtas. – señorita, señoritas
U. / Ud., Uds. / Vd., Vds. – usted, ustedes

a/c – a cargo de
apto. – apartamento
aptdo. – apartado (de Correos)
atte. – atentamente
avda. – avenida
Bco. – banco
c/ – calle
cap. – capítulo
cta. – cuenta
cta. cte. – cuenta corriente
dcha. – derecha
izq. – izquierda
ej. – ejemplo
g., grs. – gramos
íd. – ídem
k. / kg., kgs. – kilo(s), kilogramo(s)
n. / n° / núm. – número
p., pág. – página
P.D. – postdata
P.S. – post scriptum
S.A. – Sociedad Anónima
Telf. – teléfono

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English / Spanish teacher and translator for over 20 years. I have been blogging since 2007 and I am also a professional singer in my spare time.


Comments:

  1. Alex:

    I just wanted to say thank you so, so much for this absolutely wonderful blog. It’s really been helping me with my Spanish. Muchas gracias! 🙂

  2. Mike:

    Thank you very much for providing this list of useful abbreviations.