To call someone or something
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llama
South American pack animal
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-ar
verb suffix
Llamar means to call and sounds like the English word llama0. Picture cupping your hands to call a llama that wandered off.
llamar
to call, to shout
To call out to someone to get their attention.
Llamé a mi hijo desde el jardín, pero no me oyóI called my son from the garden, but he didn't hear me
Estaba tan lejos que tuve que gritarle para llamar su atenciónHe was so far away that I had to shout to call his attention
to call, to phone, to ring (telephone)
To call someone by telephone.
Te llamo esta noche para confirmar los planesI'll call you tonight to confirm the plans
Mi madre me llama todos los domingosMy mother phones me every Sunday (my mom calls me every Sunday)
to knock, to ring (at a door)
To knock or ring a doorbell, in order to call someone to the door.
Alguien llama a la puertaSomeone is knocking at the door (someone is calling at the door)
Llama al timbre antes de entrarRing the bell before coming in (Call the bell before entering)
to call, to send for (to summon)
To call someone to come over, such as summoning a doctor or calling someone into a meeting.
El jefe me llamó a su oficinaThe boss called me into his office
Llamaron al médico de urgenciasThey sent for the emergency doctor (they called the emergency doctor)
to appeal to, to attract (to appeal)
When something calls to you, it appeals to you or draws you in.
La idea de vivir en el campo me llama muchoThe idea of living in the countryside really appeals to me (the idea really calls to me)
Ese trabajo no me llama para nadaThat job doesn't attract me at all (the job doesn't call to me at all)
to call (to name)
To call someone or something by a name or label.
A eso lo llaman progreso, pero yo no estoy de acuerdoThey call that progress, but I disagree
Sus amigos lo llaman PepeHis friends call him Pepe
llamarse
to be called, to be named
To call yourself something, which is essentially your name.
¿Cómo te llamas?What's your name? (What do you call yourself?)
Mi perro se llama CapitánMy dog is named Capitán (My dog calls himself Capitán)