Llaman (en. They call)

/ʎaˈman/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To indicate the act of making a sound or pronouncing a name.

They knock on the door.

Ellos llaman a la puerta.

To use a term or name to refer to something or someone.

People often call dogs as their children.

La gente a menudo llama a los perros como sus hijos.

To communicate with someone via phone or a similar device.

They call me on the phone every week.

Me llaman por teléfono cada semana.

It comes from the Latin 'clamare,' which means 'to shout' or 'to call.'

they call me

To hope that someone refers to or names you.

me llaman

to attract attention

To capture someone's interest or gaze.

llamar la atención

they call to formation

To summon to serve in the Army.

llaman a filas

call

Telephone communication.

llamada

to call

The base verb from which 'llaman' is derived.

llamar

caller

A person who performs the action of calling.

llamador

To call someone to do something.

If you don't study, they call you to responsibility.

Si no estudias, te llaman a la responsabilidad.

To make a call to someone to ask them for something.

I'm going to call him/her to come to the party.

Le voy a llamar para que venga a la fiesta.