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chiamare

to call

verb kyah-MAH-reh Common
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin clamare (to shout, call out)

Also means

to name

Usage Note

Chiamare uses avere as auxiliary: ho chiamato. The reflexive chiamarsi means 'to be called / named': mi chiamo Anna (my name is Anna, literally 'I call myself Anna'). To call someone on the phone is simply chiamare; no preposition needed: ti chiamo stasera (I'll call you tonight).

Examples

"Ti chiamo dopo cena."

Natural Translation

I'll call you after dinner.

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