Spanish Conversation · Level 84
60 words
Spanish word
recitar
Pronunciation
IPA/reθiˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbrecite by heart
Example
Ella recitó un poema en clase.
She recited a poem by heart in class.
More examples
En la reunión de poesía, muchos autores recitaron sus textos en voz alta.
At the poetry gathering, many authors read their texts out loud.
Core concept
Person reciting a poem from memory in front of others.
Common phrases
recitar en voz alta
read out loud
recitar de memoria
recite by heart
Similar words
decir: States words or ideas aloud to express information or feelings.
leer: Reads written text by looking at the words to take in its meaning.
contar: Narrates events or a story in order to tell what happened.
repetir: Repeats previously spoken words again, reproducing the same phrasing.
Definition in Spanish
Decir en voz alta, a menudo de memoria, un texto como un poema o un discurso para ser escuchado por otras personas.
Word origin
From Latin re- 'again' + citāre 'call', with the original idea of calling a text again aloud and so evolving into the modern sense of speaking a text aloud, often from memory.
Usage tips
- In speech, recitar signals presentation to listeners rather than casual reading, so it appears in performances, recitals, or classroom recitations.
Other meanings
- read aloudverb
- enumerateverb
Opposites
- improvisarimproviseverb
Related words
- recitaciónrecitationnoun
- recitadorreciternoun
- recitablerecitableadjective