How to Say "to spit" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to spit” is “escupir” — B1 level.
Examples
No es buena educación escupir en el suelo.
It is not good manners to spit on the ground.
El niño escupió el jarabe porque sabía muy mal.
The boy spat out the syrup because it tasted very bad.
El boxeador escupió un poco de sangre después del golpe.
The boxer spat out some blood after the hit.
A regular -IR verb
This verb follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in 'ir', making it easy to conjugate if you know the basics.
Using it with objects
To say you are spitting 'something' out, you just put the object right after the verb without needing an extra word for 'out'.
Don't add 'afuera'
Mistake: “escupir afuera la comida”
Correction: escupir la comida. In Spanish, 'escupir' already implies the action of expelling something out of the mouth.
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