What is the difference between llamar and Llamarse?

Llamar has a general meaning very similar to that of "to call" and thus can usually be used to translate the English verb. The reflexive form, llamarse, is very commonly used in giving the name of someone or something.
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What is Llamarse?

"To be called" in Spanish: llamarse

In Spanish, when you want to say what your name is, or what someone else's name is, the most common way to express this is by using the reflexive verb "llamarse".
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Is Caer regular or irregular?

Caer is a g verb, which means that it's regular in the present tense in all but the first person singular, which has a g. él, ella, Ud. ellos, ellas, Uds.
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What is Despertarse?

Despertarse is a Spanish irregular reflexive verb meaning to wake up. Despertarse appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Verbs Poster as the 4th most used irregular reflexive verb. For the preterite tense conjugation, go to Despertarse Preterite Tense Conjugation.
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What is your name is Spanish?

"What's your name?" in Spanish

¿Cómo te llamas?
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How To Use The Verb Llamar In Spanish



Is saludar reflexive?

The Spanish verb saludar means 'to greet' and is a regular Spanish AR Reflexive verb. To remember this, imagine you greet a SALAD HEIR! There are over 6500 Spanish -AR verbs which make no changes to the stem in any tense.
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How do you use llamar?

Using Llamar With Names

The literal translation of llamar is "to call." Thus, when you are using llamar to ask someone's name, you are literally asking what the person calls himself or herself.
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Is Llamarse an irregular verb?

Spanish - Irregular verbs: LLAMARSE/TO BE CALLED.
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How do you respond to Hola como te llamas?

Pronounced: kohm-oh te yamas. This phrase means “what is your name?” The correct response when somebody asks you “como te llamas” is “me llamo [insert your name here].” Pronounced: may yamo [insert your name here].
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Is Spanish easy to learn?

No matter what your mother tongue is, Spanish is generally one of the easiest languages to learn, as it shares some unexpected similarities with many languages. Of course, Spanish still has challenges that may be different for speakers of different languages.
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Is it me Despierto or Despierto?

As Sherice was saying, the word despierta in this sentence is an adjective that agrees with "hija" (daughter, feminine noun -> despierta). It is not used as a verb conjugated in the present: "Yo me despierto a las 7." (I wake up at 7.) Here you need the ending -o for the yo-form of the verb despertar.
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Is Despertarse a stem change?

The verb despertarse is irregular in the present tense. It's stem changes from e → ie in all conjugations except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
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How do you use Despertarse?

Examples in Present Progressive
  1. Yo me estoy despertando. (I am waking up).
  2. Tú te estás despertando. (You -singular informal- are waking up).
  3. Nosotros nos estamos despertando. (We are waking up).
  4. Vosotros os estáis despertando. (You -plural informal - are waking up).
  5. Ellos/ellas/ustedes se están despertando.
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Is Caer reflexive?

Caer and its reflexive form, caerse, mean much the same thing and can even be translated the same way, typically as "to fall." But the reflexive form of some verbs, including caer, can be (but isn't always) used to suggest that action was unexpected or accidental rather than deliberate.
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Is Leer irregular?

Leer is the Spanish verb for "to read". It is an irregular verb.
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