Gracias; te llamaré más tarde.

Thank you; I’ll call you later.

Breakdown of Gracias; te llamaré más tarde.

• yo: I
• te: you
• ;: semicolon
• .: period
• más tarde: later
• llamar: to call
• gracias: thanks

Questions & Answers about Gracias; te llamaré más tarde.

Why is there a semicolon after Gracias? Is that normal in Spanish?

Yes, it can be. A semicolon (;) in Spanish works much like in English: it links two related clauses more strongly than a comma but less strongly than a full stop.
That said, in everyday writing you’ll more often see:

• Gracias. Te llamaré más tarde. (most common)
• Gracias, te llamaré más tarde. (also common)

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Why is there no yo? Shouldn’t it be Yo te llamaré más tarde?

Spanish often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
Llamaré clearly means I will call, so yo is optional. You’d add yo mainly for emphasis or contrast (e.g., Yo te llamaré, no él).

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What tense is llamaré and how is it formed?

Llamaré is the simple future (futuro simple): I will call.
Formation: infinitive llamar + future ending -é (for yo):

• llamar + é → llamaré Other forms: llamarás, llamará, llamaremos, llamaréis, llamarán.

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Why does llamaré have an accent mark?

The accent in llamaré marks the stress on the last syllable: lla-ma-RÉ.
It also helps distinguish future forms and keeps pronunciation consistent with Spanish stress rules.

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What does te mean here, and is it direct or indirect object?

Te means you (informal singular). In te llamaré, te is the direct object pronoun: I will call you.
With llamar (por teléfono), Spanish commonly uses a direct object: llamar a alguien → llamarte.

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Why isn’t there an a before te (like llamar a Juan)?

With a noun, you use the personal a: llamar a Juan.
With an object pronoun (me/te/lo/la/le/nos/os/los/las/les), the a is not used: te llamaré, not a te llamaré.

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Is te informal? What if I want to be polite/formal in Spain?

Yes, te is for tú (informal singular). For formal usted, you’d use:

• Gracias; le llamaré más tarde.
  In Spain, for informal plural vosotros, you’d say:
• Gracias; os llamaré más tarde.
  For formal plural ustedes:
• Gracias; les llamaré más tarde.

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Does llamar here definitely mean a phone call?

In this context, te llamaré más tarde is most naturally understood as I’ll call you (on the phone) later.
Spanish llamar can also mean to call/name (e.g., Me llamo Ana), but the structure te llamaré más tarde strongly points to a phone call.

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What does más tarde mean exactly? Is it “later” or “later on”?

Más tarde means later / later on. It’s flexible: it could mean later today or later in the future, depending on context.
Common alternatives in Spain:

• luego = later / then (Te llamo luego is very common)
• más tarde can feel a bit more “not right away” than luego, but they often overlap.

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Could I say Te llamaré luego instead of Te llamaré más tarde?

Yes. Both are correct. In Spain, Te llamo luego (present used for near future) is extremely natural in casual speech, while Te llamaré luego is also fine and a bit more “future-marked.”

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Can Spanish use the present tense for the future here?

Yes. A very common spoken option is:

• Gracias; te llamo más tarde.
  This present tense often implies a planned near-future action, similar to English I’ll call you later even though English uses will.

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Where would the pronoun go if I used an infinitive, like “I’m going to call you later”?

With ir a + infinitive, the pronoun can go before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive:

• Te voy a llamar más tarde.
• Voy a llamarte más tarde.
  Both are correct; the choice is mostly stylistic.

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How is llamaré pronounced in Spain? Is ll like “y”?

In most of Spain (and much of the Spanish-speaking world), ll is pronounced like a y sound (this is called yeísmo), so llamaré sounds roughly like ya-ma-RÉ (with a Spanish “r” sound).
Some speakers distinguish ll and y, but that’s less common in modern Spain.