escribir

to write

escribir(

ehs-kree-beer

)

transitive verb

1. (to put in writing)

a. to write

Alejandra está aprendiendo a escribir su nombre.

Alejandra is learning to write her name.

Escribe lo que digo.

Write what I say.

2. (literature or music)

a. to write

Me escribió una canción de amor.

He wrote me a love song.

3. (to spell)

a. to write

Los nombres propios se escriben con mayúscula.

Proper nouns are written with capital letters.

intransitive verb

4. (to produce written words)

a. to write

Es un verdadero escándalo que algunos niños terminen el colegio sin saber leer o escribir.

It is truly shocking that some children leave school without being able to read or write.

escribirse

reciprocal verb

5. (to correspond)

a. to write to each other

Nos escribimos todos los días.

We write to each other every day.

6. (to correspond; used with "con")

a. to write to

Hace años que me escribo con un argentino que conocí cuando viajaba por Sudamérica.

I've been writing to an Argentinian for years whom I met when I was traveling around South America.