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SPANISH VERB

transcribir

to transcribe

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: transcribiendo
  • Past participle: transcrito

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I transcribe
  2. tú you transcribe
  3. usted, él, ella he/she transcribes
  4. nosotros we transcribe
  5. vosotros Spain you all transcribe
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they transcribe

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I transcribed
  2. tú you transcribed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she transcribed
  4. nosotros we transcribed
  5. vosotros Spain you all transcribed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they transcribed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to transcribe
  2. tú you used to transcribe
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to transcribe
  4. nosotros we used to transcribe
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to transcribe
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to transcribe

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will transcribe
  2. tú you will transcribe
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will transcribe
  4. nosotros we will transcribe
  5. vosotros Spain you all will transcribe
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will transcribe

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would transcribe
  2. tú you would transcribe
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would transcribe
  4. nosotros we would transcribe
  5. vosotros Spain you all would transcribe
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would transcribe

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I transcribe
  2. tú (that) you transcribe
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she transcribe
  4. nosotros (that) we transcribe
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all transcribe
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they transcribe

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I transcribed
  2. tú (if) you transcribed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she transcribed
  4. nosotros (if) we transcribed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all transcribed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they transcribed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú transcribe!
  2. usted transcribe! (formal)
  3. nosotros transcribe! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain transcribe! (all of you)
  5. ustedes transcribe! (all of you)

How to use transcribir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Transcribo las entrevistas para un periódico local.

    I transcribe interviews for a local newspaper.

  2. Past

    Transcribí la receta de mi abuela palabra por palabra.

    I transcribed my grandmother's recipe word for word.

  3. Imperfect

    En la universidad transcribía las clases grabadas por la noche.

    At university I'd transcribe the recorded lectures at night.

  4. Future

    El programa transcribirá la reunión automáticamente.

    The program will transcribe the meeting automatically.

  5. Conditional

    Yo transcribiría la canción para aprenderme la letra.

    I'd transcribe the song to learn the lyrics.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que transcribas este audio antes del lunes.

    I need you to transcribe this audio before Monday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El juez pidió que transcribieran toda la llamada.

    The judge asked that the whole call be transcribed.

  8. Imperative

    Transcribe solo la parte importante, no todo.

    Transcribe only the important part, not all of it.

Where you hear transcribir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • La carta se transcribe palabra por palabra. The letter is transcribed word by word.
  • He transcrito la primera página. I've transcribed the first page.
  • Voy a transcribirla entera. I'm going to transcribe all of it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Transcribo las cartas palabra por palabra. I transcribe the letters word by word.
  • Ayer transcribí cinco páginas del testamento. Yesterday I transcribed five pages of the will.
  • La semana que viene transcribirás el resto. Next week you'll transcribe the rest.
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It Was Written in Oaxaca

Advanced Level 1 · se transcribe

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Forty Bundles

Advanced Level 2 · transcritas

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