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How to Say ‘They've just written to me’ in Spain Spanish

Me acaban de escribir

meh ah-KAH-bahn deh es-kree-BEER

[meh ah-KAH-bahn deh es-kree-BEER]

💬 Usage Tip: acabar de plus an action means you've just done it. Swap in acabo de llegar "I've just arrived".

Phrase Breakdown

Me acaban

meh ah-KAH-bahn

They have just (to me)

'Acabar de' plus a verb means 'to have just done something'. Here 'me' means 'to me'. Stress a-CA-ban.

Example

Me acaban de llamar.

They've just called me.

Words in this phrase

[meh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me.

Example

¿Me confirma si hay rampa en la entrada?

Can you confirm to me whether there is a ramp at the entrance?

acaban

[ah-KAH-bahn]

they have just

From 'acabar'; 'acabar de' + infinitive means to have just done something.

Example

Acaban de llegar.

They have just arrived.

de escribir

deh es-kree-BEER

written / messaged

This completes 'acabar de'. Run 'de' into 'escribir': des-cri-BIR. Spanish 'b' and 'v' sound the same.

Example

Acabo de escribir.

I've just written.

Words in this phrase

[deh]

(part of 'acabar de')

Links 'acabar' to the infinitive to express a just-completed action.

Example

Acabo de comer.

I have just eaten.

escribir

[es-kree-BEER]

to write

Infinitive verb; here means to send a message.

Example

Voy a escribir un correo.

I'm going to write an email.

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