te escuché
/te eskut͡ʃe/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "I heard you" is te escuché.
This phrase is used to confirm that you perceived a sound or a person speaking. It can imply that you were listening with attention or intent.
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between te escuché and te oí. While te escuché implies listening with intention or attention, te oí is often used for the simple physical perception of a sound.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase te escuché uses the preterite tense, which indicates that the hearing was a completed action in the past.
How do you pronounce it?
/te eskutʃe/
Did you know?
- While escuchar means 'to listen', it is often used in Spanish to describe the act of obeying a command, such as a child being told ¡Escúchame! by a parent.
- If you want to say 'I heard you' to a group of people in Spain, you would say os escuché, whereas in Latin America, you must say los escuché.
- The word te in te escuché is a direct descendant of the Latin accusative pronoun tē, which has remained virtually unchanged for millennia.
Examples in context
- Ayer te escuché hablando mientras dormías.Yesterday I heard you talking in your sleep.This sentence is useful for using the phrase te escuché to describe hearing someone talking in their sleep.Tatoeba #2590952 by hayastan, translation #1490333 by niceguydave
- He oído, ahora mismo te traigo el agua.I heard you, I will bring you the water right away.
- Te escuché en la cocina.I heard you in the kitchen.
- Te escuché decir eso.I heard you say that.
Example conversation
Alejandro is calling Maria from another room.
- María¡Alejandro, ven aquí!Alejandro, come here!
- Alejandro¡Ya voy! ¿Me o¯ste?I'm coming! Did you hear me?
- MaríaSí, te escuché perfectamente.Yes, I heard you perfectly.
- AlejandroVale, llego en un segundo.Okay, I'll be there in a second.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
