curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/es-a1-learn-contact-information-and-spelling/69399bbb6d7a7bfeedaddd96.md
The verb escribir means "to write". When Spanish speakers want to explain how a word is written or spelled, they often use the expression se escribe.
This form comes from the verb escribir and is commonly used before spelling names, emails, or other words letter by letter. For example:
Carlos se escribe C-a-r-l-o-s. – Carlos is spelled C-a-r-l-o-s.
Mi apellido se escribe con z. – My last name is spelled with z.
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Hola, buenas noches.
Me llamo Sebastián Ávila Gómez.
Sebastián BLANK BLANK S-e-b-a-s-t-i-á-n, con acento en la última a.
se
This small word is part of a common expression used when explaining how something is written.
escribe
This verb form comes from escribir and is used when spelling a word.
Se escribe is used when explaining how a word or name is written.
It comes from the verb escribir and is commonly used before spelling something letter by letter.
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