Verbs of Communication
Asking, explaining, promising and replying. Learn these words free on the web or in our mobile app.
trucar
to call (by phone), to ring
Jo trucar al meu amic
I call my friend
enviar
to send
Vull enviar un missatge
I want to send a message
rebre
to receive
Vull rebre una carta
I want to receive a letter
preguntar
to ask
Vull preguntar una pregunta
I want to ask a question
explicar
to explain
Vull explicar la meva idea
I want to explain my idea
respondre
to reply
Vull respondre la pregunta
I want to respond to the question
cridar
to shout
Els nens criden per jugar
The children shout to play
significar
to mean
Aquesta paraula significa pau
This word means peace
pronunciar
to pronounce
És difícil pronunciar aquesta paraula
It is difficult to pronounce this word
avisar
to let know, to warn
Avio sobre el perill
I warn about the danger
contestar
to answer (the phone)
La Maria contesta el telèfon
Maria answers the phone
saludar
to greet
En Pau saluda els seus amics cada matí
Pau greets his friends every morning
acomiadar-se
to say goodbye
Ens acomiadem dels amics després de sopar
We say goodbye to our friends after dinner
convidar
to invite
La Marta convida els seus amics a casa
Marta invites her friends to her home
prometre
to promise
El pare promet ajudar-me demà
Dad promises to help me tomorrow
mentir
to lie, to tell a lie
És important no mentir als amics
It is important not to lie to friends
traduir
to translate
La professora tradueix el text a l'anglès
The teacher translates the text into English
callar
to be quiet
Els nens callen durant la pel·lícula
The children are quiet during the film
discutir
to argue
Els dos germans discuteixen sobre el joc
The two brothers argue about the game