Llamen (en. Call)

/ʝaˈmen/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Order several people to communicate by phone.
Call the experts for their opinion.
Llame a los expertos para obtener su opinión.
Invite someone to come closer or pay attention.
Call the children to come for dinner.
Llamen a los niños para que vengan a cenar.
Request that someone go to a place.
Call the police if there is an emergency.
Llame a la policía si hay una emergencia.

Etymology

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

Common Phrases and Expressions

knock on the door
Indicates that someone is requesting to enter.
llamen a la puerta
call the doctor
Request the presence of a doctor.
llamen al médico
call for calm
Ask for tranquility in a tense situation.
llamen a la calma

Related Words

call
Action of communicating or inviting someone.
llamar
call (noun)
Telephone communication.
llamada
caller
Person or device that calls.
llamador

Slang Meanings

Call someone to go out or socialize.
I'm going to call them to go out with us.
Voy a llamarlos a que salga con nosotros.
Make a call to ask for help.
If you have problems, call me.
Si tienes problemas, llámenme.