Lexis Rex Home

The Spanish word for to listen is
escuchar





to listen

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


Dictionary entries from Wiktionary

Pronunciation

Mexican Dialect

escuchar



More Spanish words for Actions
All vocabulary sets
Random Quiz:
¿Cuál es la palabra para forty-two?

Start learning Spanish vocabulary

Subscribe to Word of the Day
Email:






Our Books