escuchar

/eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/, [es.kuˈt͡ʃaɾ]

listen, listen to


Verb escuchar (first-person singular present escucho, first-person singular preterite escuché, past participle escuchado)

  1. (transitive) to listen to, to hear out
    ¿Has escuchado su último disco?
    Have you listened to her latest record?
  2. (intransitive) to listen
    Cállate y escucha.
    Be quiet and listen.
  3. (Latin America, informal) to hear

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Gracias por escuchar.

    Thanks for listening.

  • Quién puede escuchar a mariposas riendo, también puede saber a qué saben las nubes.

    Whoever can listen to butterflies laughing can also know how clouds taste.

  • Nunca fui religioso, pero me estremece escuchar el Padrenuestro en latín.

    I've never been religious, but hearing the Lord's Prayer in Latin makes me shudder.

  • Tom puede ir a escuchar cantar a Mary al club siempre que él quiera.

    Tom can go hear Mary sing at that club whenever he wants to.

  • A mí también me gustaría escuchar tu voz.

    I would like to hear your voice, too.

  • No va a escuchar. Es como hablarle a una pared.

    He won't listen. I might as well talk to a brick wall.

  • Quiero escuchar lo que tenés para decir.

    I want to hear what you have to say.

  • Me gusta escuchar la radio.

    I like to listen to the radio.

  • Usted puede escuchar el sonido del mar.

    You can hear the sound of the ocean.

  • A Tom le gustaba escuchar a María tocar el piano.

    Tom liked to listen to Mary play the piano.

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