leer y escribir

to read and write

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phrase Uncommon #21,005

to read and write Often used to mean that someone is literate or knows how to read and write.

SP: Mi abuela aprendió a leer y escribir de adulta.

EN: My grandmother learned to read and write as an adult.

No, I know how to read and write.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

His passions were reading and writing.

He knows how to read and write.

He can read and write.

Other children will go too; you will learn to read and write using the alphabet.

— Pinocho (2019)

We will teach you how to read and write.

We learn to read and write at school.

Reading and writing is like a punishment for him.

— Estrellas en la Tierra (2007)

Every boy and girl is taught to read and write.

You know how to read and write.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

Knowing how to read and write is the key.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

I could only read and write.

— El viento que agita la cebada (2006)

I will also need someone who can read and write.