Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to write" in Portuguese: escrever
escrever
To write in Portuguese is escrever. Say eu escrevo and você escreve. Brazilians also use escrever for texting: te escrevo depois.
Homework
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How to pronounce escrever
Say it
es-kreh-VEHR / es-KREH-voo / es-KREH-vee
/es.kɾe.ˈveʁ/
es-kreh-VEHR. Eu escrevo is es-KREH-voo; você escreve is es-KREH-vee.
"to write" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| escrever | to write Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu escrevo | I write First person. | First person. |
| você escreve | you write Questions. | Questions. |
| escrever um e-mail | to write an email Work. | Work. |
| te escrevo | I'll write you Messages. | Messages. |
How to use escrever in real life
- 1Homework
Eu escrevo um parágrafo por dia.
I write one paragraph a day.
Escrevo for practice.
- 2WhatsApp
Te escrevo assim que chegar em casa.
I'll write you as soon as I get home.
Te escrevo = I'll message you.
- 3Form help
Você escreve seu nome completo aqui.
You write your full name here.
Escreve instruction.
Mistakes English speakers make with escrever
Incorrect: Eu escrever um texto.
Correct: Eu escrevo um texto.
Conjugate: eu escrevo.
Incorrect: Eu escreve rápido.
Correct: Eu escrevo rápido.
First person ends in -o.
Good to know
Escrever covers pens and chats. Te escrevo ainda hoje is a soft promise that often means a WhatsApp ping, not a letter.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Finishing a class assignment
ChatPal
Você já escreve o final do texto?
Are you already writing the end of the text?
You
Estou. Eu escrevo a conclusão agora.
I am. I'm writing the conclusion now.
ChatPal
Bom. Depois você me escreve o rascunho?
Good. Will you write me the draft afterward?
You
Escrevo sim, em meia hora.
Yes I will, in half an hour.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to write" in Portuguese
I write?
Eu escrevo.
You write?
Você escreve.
I'll text you?
Te escrevo.
To write an email?
Escrever um e-mail.
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