Write - Escribir (The 198th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Write is Escribir. It can be used as verb. It is the 198th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about culture & arts, communication. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: write

Spanish: escribir

Examples


He cannot so much as write his own name.	Ni siquiera puede escribir su propio nombre.
I can't stop writing.	No puedo dejar de escribir.
The boy could not so much as write his own name.	El chico ni siquiera podía escribir su propio nombre.
Anyone can write his own name.	Todo el mundo sabe cómo escribir su propio nombre.
I want something with which to write.	Necesito algo con que escribir.
I would like to write a book.	Yo quiero escribir un libro.
If I can't write anymore, I don't want to live anymore.	Si no puedo escribir más, no quiero vivir más.
I've been trying to write something for hours, but nothing comes to my mind.	Hace horas que trato de escribir algo, pero no me viene nada a la cabeza.

I was just going to write a letter when he came home.	Iba a escribir una carta cuando llegó a casa.
I finished writing.	Terminé de escribir.
I have to write a letter.	Tengo que escribir unas cartas.
She can read and write.	Sabe leer y escribir.
Start writing.	Empieza a escribir.
He doesn't know how to write a letter in English.	Él no sabe escribir una carta en inglés.
I'm sorry, I couldn't write earlier because I was ill.	Lo siento, no pude escribir antes porque estaba enfermo.
I have to write two more letters.	Me quedan otras dos cartas por escribir.
I finished writing a letter in English.	He acabado de escribir una carta en inglés.
I still prefer to write letters by hand.	Todavía prefiero escribir cartas a mano.
I'm almost finished writing the report.	Casi he terminado de escribir el informe.
I rewrote my report.	He vuelto a escribir mi informe.
Something is wrong with my typewriter.	Algo anda mal con mi máquina de escribir.