Llamaba (en. Called)

/ʎaˈmaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates the action of making something ring to attract attention.

I called my dog when he got lost.

Yo llamaba a mi perro cuando se perdía.

To use someone's or something's name to refer to it.

I always called her by her nickname.

Siempre la llamaba por su apodo.

To make a phone call to someone.

Last week, I was calling my friend every day.

La semana pasada, llamaba a mi amigo todos los días.

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

you were calling me

You used to call someone.

me llamabas

called a lot

I frequently called that person.

llamaba mucho

to call attention

To attract someone's interest or consideration.

llamar la atención

call

Act of calling.

llamada

to call

Verb that means to make something ring to attract attention.

llamar

caller

Person who makes a call.

llamador

To attract a lot of attention.

That party was attracting a lot of people.

Esa fiesta estaba llamando a mucha gente.

To make an important call.

I have to make a big call to solve this.

Tengo que hacer un llamadón para resolver esto.