to oye
9.9
A Spanish verb meaning someone hears or an informal command meaning listen
- verb
- Informal
:
oye
- Oye, ¿puedes ayudarme con esto?
Examples
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In Spanish, you can say oye to get someone's attention informally.
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The teacher wrote oye on the board to show the class how to say 'listen'.
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He called out 'oye!' when he wanted his friend to pay attention.
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¡Oye! No hables así.
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In Spanish, you can say oye to get someone's attention informally.
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He called out 'oye!' when he wanted his friend to pay attention.
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The teacher wrote oye on the board to show the class how to say 'listen'.
Synonyms
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9.9
To listen carefully and pay attention
is an informal modern imperative used to tell someone to listen
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb oye comes from the Spanish oír 'to hear' and Latin audire 'to hear', the same root as English audio. So as a verb it means 'he/she hears' and is also used as an informal 'listen' command.