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yo llamaba

was calling, used to call

ʝ a ˈm a b a → llamar
llam call + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #20,809
was calling, used to call Imperfect past tense (yo/él/ella/usted) of “llamar”.
SP: Ayer te llamaba, pero no contestaste.
EN: Yesterday I was calling you, but you didn’t answer.
Conjugation of llamar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First llamaba llamábamos
Second llamabas —
Third llamaba llamaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First llamaba llamábamos
Second llamabas —
Third llamaba llamaban
llamara

Ella llamaba ayuda.

She was calling for help.

La gente las llamaba religiones.

People called them religions.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Pobrecita, si supiera cómo le llamaba.

Poor thing, if only she knew what he called her.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Ella lo llamaba día por medio.

She called him every other day.

Cuando yo llamaba, sabías que era yo.

When I called, you knew it was me.

— Amores perros (2000)

Así es como mamá llamaba a las hadas.

That is how Mom used to call the fairies.

— La canción del mar (2014)

Todo el mundo le llamaba Tony.

Everyone called him Tony.

Sí, oí una voz que llamaba.

Yes, I heard a voice calling.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)

Como tenía pocos familiares, nos llamaba a nosotros.

Since he had few relatives, he called us.

— Old Boy (2003)

Así es, así es como nos llamaba el tío.

That's right, that's what the guy called us.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

La llamaba a usted.

I was calling you.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Te llamaba para decirte que me voy a echar un rato.

I was calling to let you know I'm going to lie down for a bit.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Espíritus materiales, como mi abuela los llamaba.

Material spirits, as my grandmother called them.

Tom la llamaba Mary a pesar de no ser ese su verdadero nombre.

Tom called her Mary even though that wasn't her real name.

Pero sólo le llamaba su 'dama 'a una.

But he only called one of them his 'lady'.

Llamaba por el anuncio.

I was calling about the ad.

— Volver (2006)

Sounds similar to

llamada ʝ a ˈm a d a llamara ʝ a ˈm a ɾ a