The Spanish word for to listen is
escuchar
Spanish Definition
| listen | |
| 1. Escuchar. |
Translations for listen and their definitions
| escuchar |  | ||
| 1. v. to listen to, to hear out | |||
| ¿Has escuchado su último disco? - Have you listened to her latest record? | |||
| 2. v. to listen | |||
| Cállate y escucha. - Be quiet and listen. | |||
| 3. v. (Latin America, informal) to hear | |||
| Claudia trabajaba en su oficina cuando escuchó el staccato de chasquidos secos: pá-pá-pá. - Claudia was working in her office when she heard the staccato of dry clicks: bang-bang-bang. | |||
| oír | ||
| 1. v. to hear | ||
| ¡Oiga, por favor! - Hear, please! | ||
| 2. v. to hear (passively perceive a sound) | ||
| Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo. - I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared. | ||
| 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 | ||
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