escúchame
/eskut͡ʃame/from spelling rules
The English phrase "here me" is translated into Spanish as escúchame.
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between paying attention and the physical act of hearing. While escúchame means "listen to me" (paying attention), the forms oíme or oígame mean "hear me" (the physical act of perceiving sound).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, Eh can be used informally to get someone's attention.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form escúchame uses the informal "tú" imperative. If you were addressing someone formally, you would use escúcheme.
How do you pronounce it?
/eskutʃame/
Did you know?
- In Argentina and Uruguay, oíme is frequently used not to ask if someone can hear, but to signal that the speaker is about to say something confrontational or skeptical.
- If you say escúchame with a rising intonation at the end, it can function as a question: 'Are you listening to me?'
- The word escuchar shares a root with the concept of 'audition' in music, but in Spanish, performing an 'audición' is specifically the act of an audience listening to a performance.
Examples in context
- Si me permite, ¿podría escucharme por un momento, por favor?If you allow me, could you listen to me for a moment, please?
- Por favor, escúchame bien.Please, listen to me carefully.
- ¡Escúchame! Esto es muy importante.Listen to me! This is very important.
- Solo escúchame y no digas nada.Just listen to me and say nothing.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
