nosotros llamábamos

used to call, called

ʝ a ˈm a b a m o s → llamar

llam to call, to phone + ábamos we-form imperfect past

verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #36,032

used to call, called Often used to say what name or label people gave someone or something.

SP: En casa llamábamos a nuestro perro Max.

EN: At home, we used to call our dog Max.

Conjugation of llamar

Indicative imperfect

Subjunctive imperfect

La llamábamos Madame Bijoux.

We called her Madame Bijoux.

— Titanic (1997)

Do you remember what we used to call Simón when we first met him?

— El orfanato (2007)

That's what we used to call the local guardian god a long time ago.

— Tu nombre (2016)

We called each other "good boys".

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

We called her Molly.

— Titanic (1997)

We called it sexual liberation.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

We called them house blacks.

— Malcolm X (1992)

We used to call it “plus.”

— Elena sabe (2023)

We called her “Lady E.”

— Perros de Reserva (1992)