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Learn Spanish (Latin America): llamar - to call / to attract attention

Spanish (Latin America)
/Ability and requests (poder)
/llamar

llamar

Word

llamar

Meaning

to call / to attract (attention)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Ability and requests (poder)

Usages of llamar

¿Puedes llamar a mi padre mañana?

Can you call my father tomorrow?

Ellos no pueden llamar hoy.

They cannot call today.

Es peligroso, hay que llamar a la policía.

It is dangerous, one has to call the police.

El hombre está enfermo, hay que llamar una ambulancia.

The man is sick, one has to call an ambulance.

Tu teléfono falla mucho, por eso nunca llamas.

Your phone fails a lot, that's why you never call.

Necesito llamar a los colegas del equipo.

I need to call the colleagues of the team.

Iba a llamarte, pero el teléfono se descargó y no tenía el cargador.

I was going to call you, but the phone died and I didn't have the charger.

Iba a llamarte, pero mi teléfono se descargó y no tenía el cargador.

I was going to call you, but my phone died and I didn't have the charger.

O sea, necesitas llamar al plomero porque está goteando.

I mean, you need to call the plumber because it is dripping.

O sea, quiero que llames al plomero porque la presión es terrible.

I mean, I want you to call the plumber because the pressure is terrible.

El mensajero iba a la casa discretamente sin llamar la atención.

The messenger was going to the house discreetly without drawing attention.

¿Sigues sin llamar al electricista por los focos?

Are you still not calling the electrician about the lightbulbs?

Te llamo no porque busque un pretexto, sino porque quiero ayudarte.

I am calling you not because I am looking for a pretext, but because I want to help you.

¿Podría llamar a la inmobiliaria mañana?

Could you call the real estate agency tomorrow?

Llaman toda la mañana para reportar la lentitud del internet.

They call all morning to report the slowness of the internet.

De todas maneras, voy a llamarte.

Anyway, I am going to call you.

En una emergencia, hay que llamar a la guardia.

In an emergency, you have to call the guard.

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