llamar la atención

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝaˌmaɾ la atenˈθjon/ [ɟ͡ʝaˌmaɾ la a.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjõn] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ʎaˌmaɾ la atenˈθjon/ [ʎaˌmaɾ la a.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjõn] (rural northern Spain)
 
  • IPA(key): /ʝaˌmaɾ la atenˈsjon/ [ɟ͡ʝaˌmaɾ la a.t̪ẽnˈsjõn] (most of Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ʎaˌmaɾ la atenˈsjon/ [ʎaˌmaɾ la a.t̪ẽnˈsjõn] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
 
  • IPA(key): /ʃaˌmaɾ la atenˈsjon/ [ʃaˌmaɾ la a.t̪ẽnˈsjõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒaˌmaɾ la atenˈsjon/ [ʒaˌmaɾ la a.t̪ẽnˈsjõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: lla‧mar la a‧ten‧ción

Verb

llamar la atención (first-person singular present llamo la atención, first-person singular preterite llamé la atención, past participle llamado la atención)

  1. (idiomatic) to attract attention, draw attention

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