Llamé (en. I called)

/ʎame/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To ring a phone or call someone by their name.

Yesterday I called you on the phone to talk about the project.

Ayer te llamé por teléfono para hablar del proyecto.

To request someone's attention.

If you have any problems, call me.

Si tienes algún problema, llámame.

To name someone or something.

The teacher called me to order during the class.

El profesor me llamó al orden durante la clase.

From the Latin 'clamare', meaning to shout or call.

call me when you can

invites someone to call you at a convenient time.

llámame cuando puedas

to grab attention

means to attract someone's interest.

llamar la atención

to knock on the door

means to hit or make the door ring to enter.

llamar a la puerta

call

Action or effect of calling.

llamada

caller

Person who calls or instrument for making a call.

llamador

to call oneself

To designate oneself with a name.

llamarse

Term used to refer to an informal contact.

If you need something, call me right away.

Si necesitas algo, llámame al tiro.

To call someone by a nickname.

Don't call him by his real name, just call him 'Pato'.

No le digas su nombre real, solo llámalo 'Pato'.