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"Listen to the song" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "escuchar la canción", and "watch" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ver". Learn more about the difference between "listen to the song" and "watch" below.
listen to the song(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. escuchar la canción
Do you know that famous Pink Floyd song? Kisha always plays it when she's moody.¿Conoces esa canción famosa de Pink Floyd? Kisha siempre la toca cuando está triste.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. escucha la canción (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
I don't like Kanye anymore. - Just listen to the song he released. You'll like it.Ya no me gusta Kanye. - Solo escucha la canción que lanzó. Te va a gustar.
b. escuche la canción (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Listen carefully to the song and try to play it on the piano.Escuche atentamente la canción e intente tocarla en el piano.
a. escuchen la canción (plural)
Listen to the song “All My Loving” by the Beatles and replace future tense verbs with infinitive verbs.Escuchen la canción "All My Loving" de The Beatles y reemplacen los verbos en tiempo futuro con verbos en infinitivo.
watch(
wach
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to see)
a. vigilar
A teacher watches the students while they are taking the test.Un profesor vigila a los alumnos mientras hacen el examen.
a. vigilar
You'll need to watch your weight if you go on working at that cake shop.Tendrás que vigilar tu peso si sigues trabajando en esa pastelería.
b. tener cuidado con
You need to watch that dog. It doesn't like children.Hay que tener cuidado con ese perro; no le gustan los niños.
c. tener cuidado de
Watch you don't lose your wedding ring; it looks very loose.Ten cuidado de no perder la alianza; parece que te va grande.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to observe)
a. vigilar
I told my man to keep watching and call me with any news.Le dije a mi hombre que siguiera vigilando y que me llamara con cualquier novedad.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (wristwatch)
7. (vigilance)
a. la vigilancia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The patient is under watch for Ebola.El paciente se encuentra bajo vigilancia por ébola.
a. la guardia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Most of the watches in the Navy last four hours.La mayoría de las guardias en la Marina duran cuatro horas.
