English–Spanish
“listen to” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/eskuˈtʃaɾ/
Example
¿Escuchas música ahora?
Are you listening to music now?
How to say “listen to” in Spanish
“Listen to” in Spanish is escuchar.
Attentive listening to speech or music.
Example sentences with escuchar
No pude escuchar la conversación por el ruido.
I couldn't listen to the conversation because of the noise.
Tips for using escuchar
- Place the preposition a before a person who is the object (escuchar a María) but not before things (escuchar música), and do not use escuchar for passive hearing.