To write in Spanish
To write in Spanish is escribir (ehs-kree-BEER).
- Spanish
- escribir
- Say it
- ehs-kree-BEER
- Present tense
- escribo · escribes · escribe (yo · tú · él / ella)
- Conjugation
- See all five tenses and practise
- Also
- escribir in Daily Routine in Spanish
One of 77 verbs in Common Spanish Verbs: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Spanish verbs for daily life
The other words in step 2 of Common Spanish Verbs.
- comerto eat · koh-MEHR
- beberto drink · beh-BEHR
- dormirto sleep · dor-MEER
- vivirto live · bee-BEER
- trabajarto work · trah-bah-HAR
- estudiarto study · ehs-too-DYAR
- comprarto buy · kohm-PRAR
- pagarto pay · pah-GAR
- cocinarto cook · koh-see-NAR
- limpiarto clean · leem-PYAR
- leerto read · leh-EHR
- abrirto open · ah-BREER
- cerrarto close · seh-RRAR
- jugarto play (a game) · hoo-GAR
Questions about escribir
How do you say to write in Spanish?
To write in Spanish is escribir. In daily routine in spanish, to write is escribir.
How do you pronounce escribir?
Say it ehs-kree-BEER. The syllable in capitals is stressed: BEER. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
How do you conjugate escribir in the present tense?
For yo, tú and él / ella: escribo, escribes, escribe.
What does escribir mean in English?
In English, escribir means to write.
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Updated · Pronunciation guides use Latin American Spanish.