How to Say "they name" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “they name” is “llaman” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
En México, llaman 'coche' al carro.
In Mexico, they call a car a 'coche'. (Meaning: A car is called a 'coche'.)
Los científicos llaman a esa criatura 'el fantasma de mar'.
The scientists name that creature 'the sea ghost'.
Impersonal 'They'
When 'llaman' is used to talk about how a place or object is known (like llaman 'coche' al carro), the 'they' is a general, unnamed group of people, similar to saying 'people call it...'
Active vs. Reflexive
Remember: 'Llaman' is active ('they call'). If you want to say something is called X, the most common structure is 'Se llama': El libro se llama El Quijote (The book is called The Quixote).
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