So "llámame Jeezzle" and "dime Jeezzle" are the same thing?

Question

Gracias.

Answer 1

I had pretty much dismissed this thread as being settled - I figured: yeah, it should be "llámame Jeezle"...

...But then I said it to myself and I had to stop and think some more. And so now I disagree with most of the answers above.

I think that, depending on the phrasing, "Dime" is a valid option. Some examples:

"Hola, me llamo Big Bubba Tadsworth, pero puedes llamarme Big".

"Hola, mi nombre es Luis, pero dime Cheo"

"Hola, me llamo Jeezle, pero mis amigos me dicen Pepito Preguntón"

"Hola, mi nombre es Quentin, pero me llaman 'Big-Q'"

"Hola, me llamo Diego, pero me gusta que me digan Dios"

"Hola, mi nombre es Hugo, pero quiero que me llamen 'Majestad'"

And so forth...

Pepito Preguntón jajaj - 003487d6, JUL 7, 2010

Entonces aclarame algo Gekkosan, ¿ambos son correctos? - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

How did you know my friends call me "Pepito Preguntón"? - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

Si, ambos pueden ser correctos, si se usan de la manera adecuada. Si en tu casa y trabajo haces tantas preguntas (raras) como aquí,¡ no podría haber otro sobrenombre mejor para tí! :-) - Gekkosan, JUL 7, 2010

Has estado aceptado. - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

"Has sido aceptado" :-) ¡Gracias! - Gekkosan, JUL 7, 2010

Wow! Variety - the spice of life!! - Nise, JUL 7, 2010

Yes, wow! This gets my vote even if it made me realize even more how complicated Spanish can be for someone at my level. :) - Rikko, JUL 7, 2010

Answer 2

Díme = tell me

Llámame = call me. You usually hear this in the context of call me (on the phone). Typically if I were asking someone to call me by a specific name I'd say me llamo. It's a bit indirect, but more common, I think.

Answer 3

Un ejemplo:

Si yo por ejemplo me llamase Christian...

Hello! I am Christian but say me Chris. En español sería... ¡Hola! Me llamo Christian pero llámame Chris. No estaría mal dicho ¡Hola! Me llamo Christian pero díme Chris, pero eso aquí en España no se usa. Se dice "llámame".

My intention is to teach Mexican kids. I'm in Texas. So you think both are OK but dime is more for Mexico? Gracias. - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

Luca - 'say me' should be 'I call myself' or 'you can call me' :) good try but 'say me' isn't ever proper English. :) - Kiwi-Girl, JUL 7, 2010

"Say you, say me, say it together, say it for always". Old school Lionel Richie. ;) - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

Thank you Luca. I was able to understand the jist of what you we're saying; I appreciate your contribution! - Nise, JUL 7, 2010

p.s. Luca. For your learning pleasure, the most common way of letting someone know our names in English is to say, " My name is ... In my case, "My name is Nise." - Nise, JUL 7, 2010

Answer 4

In Mexico, we use "dime" to mean "go ahead".

For example: Oye Jeezzle... dime.

Hey Jeezzle... go ahead.

Of course the literal translation is "tell me", but in this context it means "go ahead", or even "yes...?"

I use "adelante" for that. Don't you use adelante for that Peter? - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

I use "dime" or the REALLY Mexican slang "mande". Or sometimes when I'm feeling really Mexican I say "Mande Ud?" OK, I usually just say "sí?". - petersenkid2, JUL 7, 2010

I would use adelante to say go ahead in a physical situation, though, like if you bump into someone on your way into an elevator and you want to "ceder el paso". Or if somebody says "con permiso", my answer would be "adelante". I think we've - petersenkid2, JUL 7, 2010

successfully gotten off the llamar vs. decir topic of the question. :-( - petersenkid2, JUL 7, 2010

Answer 5

I'm not sure if it's just regional but I have only come across 'dime' as tell me but you can use llamar for calling by name not just on the phone.

How about - you can call me .... me puede llamar ......

No no, it's not about what you can say but rather whether the above is right Maria. I know what is proper, just testing the limits. - jeezzle, JUL 7, 2010

Answer 6

I was told yesterday that "dime legalos" means call me legalos and that decir is used to call someone something. But of course you call yourself something with "me llamo Jeezzle" so I figure "llamame Jeezzle" probably works too but then again maybe you can only use llamame in the call me on the phone sense...... What do you guys think? Only Dime Jeezzle works for call me Jeezzle? Gracias.

It was someone from Central Mexico that said "Dime Legolas" to me :) - 003487d6, JUL 7, 2010

Answer 7

Just a link that I thought was cute Mexican Slang

It is cute how serious he is about the whole thing. :-) - Gekkosan, JUL 7, 2010

The music reminded me of Monty Python's "Cheese Shop" skit :-D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3KBuQHHKx0 - Gekkosan, JUL 7, 2010

Answer 8

A Messi le dicen "el Dios de fútbol

Answer 9

Le dijeron "gorda" a Jessica Simpson