Can "óyeme" be like "escúchame"?

Question

And like "me oyes" = "me escuchas" = óyeme" = "escúchame"? They are all pretty much the same except........ Hear me! Listen to me!!!! Gracias....

Answer 1

¡Óyeme¡ --> Hear me

¡Escúchame¡ ---> Listen to me

¡Oye¡ ---> Hey!

Answer 2

While most people don't really care about the distinction any more, "oír" means to perceive sounds with your ears (to hear), which is something that you do whether you try or not, while "escuchar" means to put attention to what you are hearing (listening).

There is an anecdote where a guy giving a public speech asked "¿Se me escucha?" ("Can people listen to me"), where he should have asked "¿Se me oye?" (Can people hear me?), so I guy said "Le escuchamos perfectamente; el problema es que no le oímos bien.".

Answer 3

So, we Aussies have been speaking Spanish all along, with our,

¡Aussie Aussie Aussie , Oye oye oye!

Answer 4

It has been my experience that in popular usage, just saying, "Oye" - is sufficient and it typically assumes "you" - & I think it connotates a stronger attention getter than just eschuchame. That may not be grammatically correct though.