Comments on: Spanish Verb Highlight: Oír http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/spanish-verb-highlight-oir/ A little place for learning languages Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:32:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: espanol mi amor http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/spanish-verb-highlight-oir/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 espanol mi amor Fri, 21 May 2010 14:37:36 +0000 http://babelhut.com/?p=211#comment-1098 I agree with Mike, this series is helpful. So if I got it right, Oie means to hear and Escuchar means "listen", right? I think a lot of people are easily confused by this, especially newbies who doesnt have a lot of idea about spanish yet. =) I agree with Mike, this series is helpful.
So if I got it right, Oie means to hear and Escuchar means “listen”, right? I think a lot of people are easily confused by this, especially newbies who doesnt have a lot of idea about spanish yet. =)

]]> By: Mike http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/spanish-verb-highlight-oir/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Mike Thu, 20 May 2010 00:09:31 +0000 http://babelhut.com/?p=211#comment-1097 Thank you for covering this verb. The examples are quite helpful. I have been studying Spanish for a while now, but the more exposure I have to oir and its tenses the better. Always nice to encounter some new vocabulary too: tapones and ronquidos. I like this Highlight series. Thanks! Thank you for covering this verb. The examples are quite helpful. I have been studying Spanish for a while now, but the more exposure I have to oir and its tenses the better.

Always nice to encounter some new vocabulary too: tapones and ronquidos. I like this Highlight series. Thanks!

]]> By: Roberto A Bonaldi http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/spanish-verb-highlight-oir/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Roberto A Bonaldi Mon, 17 May 2010 14:52:58 +0000 http://babelhut.com/?p=211#comment-1092 Sorry, I forgot to mention I'm writing from Argentina, my native country, and the differences I mentioned are taught in primary school here... I was surprised to realise I still remembered them! Sorry, I forgot to mention I’m writing from Argentina, my native country, and the differences I mentioned are taught in primary school here… I was surprised to realise I still remembered them!

]]> By: Roberto A Bonaldi http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/spanish-verb-highlight-oir/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Roberto A Bonaldi Mon, 17 May 2010 14:47:40 +0000 http://babelhut.com/?p=211#comment-1091 Hi! I want to call into your attention that "oír" means "hear" but not "listen". Oír refers to the ability to perceive sounds. Listen, on the other hand, is the counterpart of "escuchar", which refers to paying attention to what one is hearing. Hope you'll find my comment useful.- Hi! I want to call into your attention that “oír” means “hear” but not “listen”. Oír refers to the ability to perceive sounds. Listen, on the other hand, is the counterpart of “escuchar”, which refers to paying attention to what one is hearing. Hope you’ll find my comment useful.-

]]> By: Margaret http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/spanish-verb-highlight-oir/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Margaret Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:11 +0000 http://babelhut.com/?p=211#comment-1089 Just to add a bit of fat to the fire, here in Chile we tend to use "escuchar" more than oír. In fact, it would be much more common in every one of your examples... At least it's easier to conjugate! Come to think of it, I think the most common use of oír here is in Oye or Oiga for attention getting.... as in "¡Oye! ¿Me estás escuchando?" Just to add a bit of fat to the fire, here in Chile we tend to use “escuchar” more than oír. In fact, it would be much more common in every one of your examples… At least it’s easier to conjugate!
Come to think of it, I think the most common use of oír here is in Oye or Oiga for attention getting…. as in “¡Oye! ¿Me estás escuchando?”

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