How to Say ‘Call the police!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Llame a la policía!
YAH-meh ah lah poh-LEE-see-ah
[YAH-meh ah lah poh-LEE-see-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish puts a before a person or group receiving the action: llame a mi hotel "call my hotel".
Phrase Breakdown
¡Llame
YAH-meh
Call!
Say YA-me. This is the formal command form of 'llamar' (to call).
¡Llame al doctor!
Call the doctor!
Words in this phrase
Llame
[YAH-meh]
call
Formal command meaning 'call'; used to tell someone respectfully to make a phone call.
Por favor, llame a una ambulancia ahora mismo.
Please, call an ambulance right now.
a la policía!
ah lah poh-LEE-see-ah
the police!
Say a la po-lee-SEE-a. The accent on 'í' puts the stress there.
Hablé con la policía.
I spoke with the police.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
policía
[poh-LEE-see-ah]
police
A body of officers representing civil authority.
La policía llegó rápidamente a la escena.
The police arrived quickly at the scene.
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