How to Say "Type on Keyboard" in Spanish

escribir en el teclado

/eskɾibiɾ en el teklado/from spelling rules

To type on keyboard in Spanish is escribir en el teclado.

To enter text into a computer or device by pressing keys on a keyboard.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of escribir (to write), en (on/in), el (the) and teclado (keyboard).

While escribir en el teclado is a descriptive phrase, the single verb teclear is a more concise way to say 'to type' on a keyboard.

In Latin American countries, the term teclear is sometimes used instead of escribir en el teclado.

The word teclado shares its root with tecla, which originally referred to the keys of a musical instrument like a piano before it was ever applied to computers.
In formal Spanish technical manuals, you will often see the phrase introducir datos (to introduce data) used instead of escribir to describe the act of typing into a system.
In some Spanish-speaking regions, teclear can be used colloquially to describe the act of working on a computer in general, regardless of whether text is being entered.

No dejes de escribir en el teclado.
Don't stop typing on the keyboard.
Tengo que escribir en el teclado todo el día.
I have to type on the keyboard all day.
Ella prefiere escribir en el teclado que usar el móvil.
She prefers typing on the keyboard rather than using her phone.
¿Puedes escribir en el teclado con más rapidez?
Can you type on the keyboard more quickly?

Mateo is helping Lucía with a technical issue at work.

Mateo

Lucía, ¿puedes escribir en el teclado para probar esto?
Lucía, can you type on the keyboard to test this?
Lucía

Sí, Mateo, lo estoy haciendo ahora mismo.
Yes, Mateo, I am doing it right now.
Mateo

Parece que el sistema ya responde.
It looks like the system is responding now.
Lucía

Qué bien, gracias por tu ayuda.
Great, thanks for your help.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.

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