Llamábamos (en. Called each other)

/ɟaˈmaβamos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To make something sound to draw attention.

We called our friends to come to the party.

Llamábamos a nuestros amigos para que vinieran a la fiesta.

To name someone or something in a certain way.

In childhood, we called our dog 'Chico'.

En la infancia, llamábamos a nuestro perro 'Chico'.

To contact someone by phone.

We called his parents to ask about him.

Llamábamos a sus padres para preguntar por él.

From Latin 'clamare', which means 'to shout' or 'to call'.

We called by phone

We communicated through a phone call.

llamábamos por teléfono

We called at the door

We knocked on the door for someone to open it for us.

llamábamos a la puerta

We caught their attention

We sought to interest them or make them notice us.

les llamábamos la atención

to call

The action of calling someone or something.

llamar

flame

The action of calling, it can also refer to a camelid animal.

llama

caller

A person or thing that calls or invites.

llamador

We called someone to go out

When we were young, we always called someone to go out partying.

Cuando eramos jóvenes, siempre llamábamos a alguien para salir de fiesta.

We called the group to do something

Whenever there were plans, we called the group to join.

Cada vez que había planes, llamábamos al grupo para que se unieran.