How to Say ‘I'm going to call my family’ in Spain Spanish
Voy a llamar a mi familia
boy ah yah-MAR ah mee fah-MEE-lyah
[boy ah yah-MAR ah mee fah-MEE-lyah]
💬 Usage Tip: voy a + any action is the easy way to talk about plans: voy a comer "I'm going to eat". The second a appears because the people being called are a person or people.
Phrase Breakdown
Voy a llamar
boy ah yah-MAR
I'm going to call
'Ir a' + infinitive talks about the near future. In Spain the 'll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'.
Voy a llamar a Ana.
I'm going to call Ana.
Words in this phrase
Voy
[boy]
I go
Present tense of 'ir' for 'yo'.
Voy al trabajo en bus.
I go to work by bus.
a
[ah]
(no direct translation)
Preposition required after 'afectar' before the object.
Afecta a todos.
It affects everyone.
llamar
[yah-MAR]
to call, to phone
Verb meaning to telephone someone or to call out to them.
Tengo que llamar a mi hermano.
I have to call my brother.
a mi familia
ah mee fah-MEE-lyah
my family
The 'a' is the personal 'a', used before people. Link it with 'mi': 'ami familia'.
Echo de menos a mi familia.
I miss my family.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
(personal a, not translated)
Placed before a direct object that is a person or a beloved pet.
Busco a mi perro.
I'm looking for my dog.
mi
[mee]
my
A possessive word showing something belongs to me.
En mi empresa ideal, la comunicación es abierta.
In my ideal company, communication is open.
familia
[fah-MEE-lyah]
family
Feminine noun for the group of relatives you belong to.
Mi familia es muy grande.
My family is very big.
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