escuchado
/eskut͡ʃado/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for heard is escuchado.
Escuchado is the past participle of escuchar, which means to listen to. It is used to describe the act of perceiving sound with the ears, often implying an intentional act of listening or paying attention.
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between escuchado and oído. While escuchado is the past participle of escuchar (to listen to) and implies paying attention, oído is the past participle of oír (to hear) and refers to the purely physical perception of sound.
How do you pronounce it?
/eskutʃado/
Did you know?
- The word oído, which is the past participle of 'to hear', is also the common noun used for the 'ear' itself in many anatomical contexts.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, if you want to say you 'heard' a rumor, you might use the verb enterarse instead of oír, which literally means to find out or to become aware of something.
- In some contexts, saying estoy sordo literally means 'I am deaf', but it is frequently used idiomatically to mean 'I didn't hear you' or 'I am ignoring you'.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué has escuchado, Tom?What have you heard, Tom?This sentence uses escuchado to ask what someone has heard.Tatoeba #4482128 by cueyayotl, translation #2644690 by CK
- Creo que me has escuchado.I think you heard me.This sentence uses escuchado to state that someone heard the speaker.Tatoeba #5128713 by makamoe, translation #2408590 by CK
- Sin duda tú has escuchado la noticia.Doubtless you have heard the news.This sentence uses escuchado to say that someone has heard the news.Tatoeba #1231114 by marcelostockle, translation #40586 by CC
- Escuché tus preocupaciones y las tendré en cuentaI heard your concerns, and I will take them into account
- Me enteré de tu promoción en el trabajoI heard about your job promotion
- Oí lo que dijiste sobre míI heard what you said about me
- Me llegó el rumor de que van a remodelar la oficinaI heard the rumor that they are going to remodel the office
- Me dijeron que estás buscando trabajoThey told me you're looking for a job
- 28 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and María are talking about a new song.
- DanielHe escuchado una canción muy buena hoy.I have heard a very good song today.
- María¿De quién es la canción, Daniel?Who is the song by, Daniel?
- DanielNo lo sé, solo la he escuchado en la radio.I don't know, I have only heard it on the radio.
- MaríaAhora yo también quiero escucharla.Now I want to hear it too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
