How to Say "weep" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “weep” is “llorar” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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formal synonym for cry
Examples
El bebé empezó a llorar porque tenía hambre.
The baby started to cry because he was hungry.
Lloramos de alegría cuando vimos que estaba bien.
We cried tears of joy when we saw that he was okay.
No llores por cosas pequeñas; sé fuerte.
Don't cry over small things; be strong.
Simple Regular Verb
Llorar is a regular verb, meaning its endings follow the standard, predictable pattern for all verbs that end in -ar. Once you learn the pattern for one, you know them all!
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