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How to Say "beeping" in Spanish

The Spanish word forbeepingis llamandoB1 level.

English → SpanishB1
VerbB1
for attention
A close-up view of a hand with a slightly clenched fist knocking on a plain wooden door.

Examples

Oigo ruido, alguien está llamando a la puerta principal.

I hear noise, someone is knocking at the main door.

La ambulancia está llamando la atención con su sirena.

The ambulance is drawing attention with its siren (by calling/sounding the alarm).

Knocking vs. Phoning

When 'llamar' means 'knocking,' it almost always needs the little word 'a' (like 'at' in English) before the thing being knocked on: 'llamando a la puerta'.

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