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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