Listen Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɫɪsən/

LIS-uhn

UK

/lˈɪsən/

LIS-uhn

التعريف

To pay attention to sound or to hear something carefully.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common verb used in everyday conversation. Often followed by 'to' when specifying what is heard (e.g., 'listen to music'). Don't confuse with 'hear', which means to perceive sound without necessarily paying attention.

• Spanish: escuchar - oír - prestar atención
• Portuguese (BR): escutar - ouvir - prestar atenção
• Portuguese (PT): escutar - ouvir - prestar atenção
• Chinese (Simplified): 听 - 倾听 - 听取
• Chinese (Traditional): 聽 - 傾聽 - 聆聽
• Hindi: सुनना - ध्यान देना - कान लगाना
• Arabic: يستمع - ينصت - يصغي
• Bengali: শোনা - মনোযোগ দেওয়া - কান পাতা
• Russian: слушать
• Japanese: 聞く
• Vietnamese: nghe
• Korean: 듣다
• Turkish: dinlemek
• Urdu: سننا (غور سے)
• Indonesian: mendengarkan

جمل نموذجية

She listens to music every day.

basic

Please listen carefully to the instructions.

basic

He can listen to you if you talk.

basic

I didn’t listen well, can you say that again?

natural

You should listen before you speak.

natural

Did you listen to the news this morning?

natural