escuchar

== Asturian == === Etymology === Perhaps taken, in this form, from Spanish escuchar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [es.kuˈt͡ʃaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧cu‧char === Verb === escuchar (first-person singular indicative present escucho, past participle escucháu) to listen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “escuchar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “escuchar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish escuchar, ascuchar, from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of auscultar, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [es.kuˈt͡ʃaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: es‧cu‧char === Verb === escuchar (first-person singular present escucho, first-person singular preterite escuché, past participle escuchado) (ambitransitive) to listen to, to hear out ¿Has escuchado su último disco? ― Have you listened to her latest album? Cállate y escucha. ― Be quiet and listen. to hear Synonym: oír ¿Puedes hablar más alto? No te escucho. ― Can you speak up? I can't hear you. (Latin America, reflexive) to sound Synonyms: oírse, parecer (more broad, "seem") Coordinate term: verse Eso se escucha interesante. ― That sounds interesting. ==== Usage notes ==== In careful speech, the verbs escuchar and oír have distinct meanings, with the former generally meaning "to listen (to)" and the latter meaning "to hear". In casual Spanish, however, the two verbs are frequently used interchangeably with either meaning. This usage (especially common in Latin America, though sometimes also found in Spain) is considered valid by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) on the basis that it has been present since Middle Spanish so it cannot be proscribed. Despite this, they recommend using these two words with their original meanings unless context already makes it clear what is meant. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “escuchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025