How to Say "to transcribe" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to transcribe” is “copiar” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Necesito copiar estos documentos para la reunión.
I need to copy these documents for the meeting.
Los alumnos están copiando la tarea de la pizarra.
The students are copying the homework from the board.
Puedes copiar y pegar el texto en un correo nuevo.
You can copy and paste the text into a new email.
Using 'de'
When you want to say you are copying 'from' somewhere, use the word 'de' (e.g., 'Copia de la pizarra' - Copy from the board).
Predictable Pattern
This verb follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in -ar, making it easy to conjugate in all tenses.
Confusing with 'hacer copias'
Mistake: “Voy a hacer copias este papel.”
Correction: Voy a copiar este papel (or 'sacar copias de este papel').
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