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How do I say "I have to" and "I must" in Spanish?

Especially curious about "I have to". E.g "I have to write this"

For learning: Spanish
Base language: English
Category: Language

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    "I have to write this" >> "Tengo que escribir esto".
    "I must write this" >> "Debo escribir esto".

    - I have to go shopping = Tengo que ir de compras
    - I have to dance = Tengo que bailar
    - I must go to New York = debo ir a New York. El verbo modal "must" lo usamos cuando es una tienes una obligación de hacer algo.

    As you've been told before, there's a difference btw "i have to" and "i must" but we normally translate it the same way and we use "yo tengo que" we harldy ever use "yo debo"

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