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How to Say ‘You write’ in Mexican Spanish

Escribes

ehs-KREE-behs

[ehs-KREE-behs]

💬 Usage Tip: [escribes] is the informal "you write" form, for one person: [Tú escribes]. With someone you address formally, you'd say [escribe].

🇲🇽 In Mexico: At a conference in Mexico, default to [usted] with someone you don't know well, especially in professional settings. Using [tú] can be fine once the interaction feels more relaxed, but don't assume it immediately.

Phrase Breakdown

Escribes

[ehs-KREE-behs]

you write / you type

Second-person singular present of “escribir.” In instructions: “Escribes…” = “You write/type… (then…)”.

Example

Escribes el título y después guardas la nota.

You type the title and then you save the note.

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