I call you in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal Speech: teh YA-mo

7 months ago

Vs te llamas

You may be wondering, shouldn’t this mean You call yourself? You’re close, but this is where it’s important to pay attention to the second word. Llamas using th e ding for tu, -as. However, llama uses the ending for yo, -o. Because te llamo uses the yo suffix, we can tell the verb applies to an unspecified first-person speaker. [Yo] te llamo.

8 months ago

te llamo info.

Tips to remember “te llamo”:
– “Llamo” sounds similar to “I call” when pronounced, and “te” indicates the person you’re calling is “you.” Think of “te” as pointing at someone directly, which in this case, is the person you’re speaking to.
– “Llamo” is the first-person present tense of the verb “llamar,” so it’s like saying “I’m doing the calling action.” Remember it as “I am mo-” (from “llamo”) “calling you” (te).

Explanations:
“Te llamo” is a phrase in Spanish that translates directly to “I call you” in English. The word “llamo” comes from the verb “llamar,” which means “to call.” The pronoun “te” is a direct object pronoun that stands for “you” in an informal setting when you’re talking directly to one person.

Other words that mean the same:
– “Te telefoneo” is another way to say “I call you,” but it’s more specific to using a telephone.
– “Contacto contigo” can mean “I am getting in touch with you.”

Conjugations of “llamar”:
– Infinitive: llamar (to call)
– Present: llamo (I call), llamas (you call), llama (he/she/it calls), llamamos (we call), llamáis (you all call, Spain), llaman (they call/you all call)
– Preterite (simple past): llamé (I called), llamaste (you called), llamó (he/she/it called), llamamos (we called), llamasteis (you all called, Spain), llamaron (they called/you all called)
– Imperfect (past): llamaba (I used to call), llamabas (you used to call), llamaba (he/she/it used to call), llamábamos (we used to call), llamabais (you all used to call, Spain), llamaban (they used to call/you all used to call)
– Future: llamaré (I will call), llamarás (you will call), llamará (he/she/it will call), llamaremos (we will call), llamaréis (you all will call, Spain), llamarán (they will call/you all will call)
– Conditional: llamaría (I would call), llamarías (you would call), llamaría (he/she/it would call), llamaríamos (we would call), llamaríais (you all would call, Spain), llamarían (they would call/you all would call)

Examples of sentences:
– “Te llamo cada noche a las nueve.” (I call you every night at nine.)
– “Si necesitas ayuda, te llamo enseguida.” (If you need help, I’ll call you right away.)
– “Ayer te llamé, pero no contestaste.” (Yesterday I called you, but you didn’t answer.)
– “Te llamo más tarde para confirmar la hora de nuestra cita.” (I’ll call you later to confirm the time of our meeting.)

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