The Spanish word for to listen
escuchar
Spanish Definition
| listen | |
| 1. Escuchar. |
Translations for listen and their definitions
| escuchar | |||
| 1. v. to listen to | |||
| ¿Has escuchado su último disco? - Have you listened to her latest record? | |||
| 2. v. (intransitive) to listen | |||
| Cállate y escucha. - Be quiet and listen. | |||
| oír | ||
| 1. v. (intransitive) to hear | ||
| ¡Oiga, por favor! - Excuse me! (Literally "Hear, please!") | ||
| 2. v. to hear (passively perceive a sound) | ||
| 3. v. to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking) | ||
| Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros. - Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds. | ||
| 4. v. to heed; to listen to | ||
| 5. v. ====Notes==== | ||
| 6. v. Interchanging oír and escuchar is not considered correct, although this is very common in native speakers. | ||
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