por favor escríbalo aquí
/poɾ faboɾ eskɾibalo aki/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "please write it here" is por favor escríbalo aquí.
This phrase is used to make a polite request for someone to record information in a specific location.
What does it mean word for word?
The word escríbalo is a single unit meaning "write it". It is formed by combining the imperative verb escribir (to write) with the direct object pronoun lo (it).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin American Spanish, you may also use the variation Por favor, escríbalo acá.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the form escríbalo, the verb and the object pronoun are combined into one word.
Did you know?
- The word aquí evolved from the Vulgar Latin phrase eccum hīc, which literally combines the words for 'behold this' and 'here'.
- While escríbalo uses the masculine pronoun lo, you must change it to escríbala if the thing being written is a feminine noun, such as la dirección (the address).
- The Spanish verb escribir is a cognate of the English word 'scribe', as both derive from the Latin root meaning to scratch or carve.
Examples in context
- Por favor, escríbelo aquí.Please write it here.
- Le ruego que lo escriba aquí, por favor.I beg you to write it here, please.
- Por favor, escríbalo aquí en el formulario.Please write it here on the form.
- El nombre del cliente, por favor escríbalo aquí.The customer's name, please write it here.
Example conversation
A receptionist at a doctor's office is helping a patient.
- SofíaHola, Mateo. Necesito su número de teléfono.Hello, Mateo. I need your phone number.
- Mateo¿Dónde lo pongo?Where do I put it?
- SofíaPor favor escríbalo aquí, en este espacio.Please write it here, in this space.
- MateoEstá bien, ya lo hice.Okay, I have done it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aquí, favor, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
