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How to Say ‘I'll call the plumber.’ in Spain Spanish

Voy a llamar al fontanero.

boy ah yah-MAR ahl fohn-tah-NEH-roh

[boy ah yah-MAR ahl fohn-tah-NEH-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Voy a llamar

boy ah yah-MAR

I'm going to call

Future plan with 'ir a + infinitive'. Link the words smoothly: 'vo-ya-lla-MAR'.

Example

Voy a llamar ahora.

I'm going to call now.

Words in this phrase

Voy

[boy]

I go

Present tense of 'ir' for 'yo'.

Example

Voy al trabajo en bus.

I go to work by bus.

[ah]

(no direct translation)

Preposition required after 'afectar' before the object.

Example

Afecta a todos.

It affects everyone.

llamar

[yah-MAR]

to call, to phone

Verb meaning to telephone someone or to call out to them.

Example

Tengo que llamar a mi hermano.

I have to call my brother.

al fontanero.

ahl fohn-tah-NEH-roh

the plumber.

'Fontanero' is the word for 'plumber' in Spain. Stress falls on 'NE': fon-ta-NE-ro.

Example

El fontanero viene hoy.

The plumber is coming today.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

to the

A contraction of 'a el', meaning towards a direction or a specific person.

Example

Al entrar, vi la belleza del lugar.

Upon entering, I saw the beauty of the place.

fontanero

[fohn-tah-NEH-roh]

plumber

Tradesperson who repairs pipes, taps and water heaters.

Example

El fontanero arregló el grifo.

The plumber fixed the tap.

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