Spanish · Everyday Verbs

"to visit" in Spanish: visitar

visitar

Say it: bee-see-TAHR / bee-SEE-tohverb/bi.si.ˈtaɾ/

To visit in Spanish is visitar. Say yo visito and visitar a mi familia. Add a before people.

Family

Visito a mis abuelos el domingo.
I visit my grandparents on Sunday.
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How to pronounce visitar

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bee-see-TAHR / bee-SEE-toh

/bi.si.ˈtaɾ/

bee-see-TAHR. Yo visito is bee-SEE-toh. Soft b/v.

"to visit" in Spanish: quick reference

SpanishEnglish
visitarto visit

Infinitive.

yo visitoI visit

Present first person.

visitar ato visit (a person)

Personal a.

visitar la ciudadto visit the city

Places—no personal a.

¿nos visitas?will you visit us?

Invite.

How to use visitar in real life

  1. 1Family

    Visito a mis abuelos el domingo.

    I visit my grandparents on Sunday.

    Visitar a + people.

  2. 2Tourism

    Queremos visitar el museo mañana.

    We want to visit the museum tomorrow.

    Visitar + place.

  3. 3Invite

    ¿Nos visitas en julio?

    Will you visit us in July?

    Nos visitas.

Mistakes English speakers make with visitar

Incorrect: Visito mis abuelos (missing a).

Correct: Visito a mis abuelos.

Use personal a before people: visitar a.

Incorrect: Yo visit the museo.

Correct: Visito el museo. / Voy a visitar el museo.

Use visitar / visito, not English visit.

Good to know

Visitar a alguien needs the personal a. Places take no a: visitar México. Family visits are common weekend talk—ask ¿Nos visitas? warmly.

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Planning a weekend with relatives

  1. ChatPal

    ¿Visitas a tu tía el sábado?

    Are you visiting your aunt on Saturday?

  2. You

    Sí. Visito a mi tía y luego el parque.

    Yes. I visit my aunt and then the park.

  3. ChatPal

    Yo también visito a mi familia.

    I'm visiting my family too.

  4. You

    Nos vemos el domingo entonces.

    See you Sunday then.

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FAQ

Common questions about "to visit" in Spanish

How do I say I visit?

Yo visito.

Visit a person?

Visitar a… (personal a).

Visit a place?

Visitar + place—no personal a.

How do you pronounce visitar?

bee-see-TAHR — soft b/v, stress TAHR.

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