What does oye in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word oye in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use oye in Spanish.

The word oye in Spanish means Hey!, hear, listen to, hear, turn a deaf ear. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word oye

Hey!

interjección (informal (para llamar la atención)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Oye! Haz el favor de no ser grosero.
Hey! Please don't be rude.

hear

verbo transitivo (percibir sonidos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Por la mañana siempre oigo el canto de los pájaros.
I always hear the birds sing in the morning.

listen to

verbo transitivo (atender súplicas)

Juan no quiso oír los ruegos de su esposa y se marchó.
Juan didn't want to listen to the pleas of his wife and he left.

hear

verbo transitivo (juez: oír alegación)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El juez oirá al testigo de cargo.
The judge will hear the witness for the prosecution.

turn a deaf ear

expresión (coloquial (indiferente, apático)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi tía escuchaba las historias de mi primo como quien oye llover.
My aunt turned a deaf ear to my cousin's stories.

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