chamar

Senses

1. 1.

   to call

   to summon or invoke someone by voice

2. 2.

   to call (on the phone)

   to contact someone by telephone

3. 3.

   to name; to call

   to give or assign a name to someone or something

4. 4.

   to call for; to require

   to demand or necessitate something

Examples

• "Ele chamou a mãe para jantar."

  He called his mother for dinner.

• "Vou chamar você no telefone amanhã."

  I'll call you on the phone tomorrow.

• "Como você se chama?"

  What is your name? (lit. How do you call yourself?)

Usage

Chamar is one of the most common Portuguese verbs. It is used reflexively (chamar-se) to express one's name. Common collocation: chamar atenção (to catch attention). In spoken Portuguese, "chamar" is very frequent and natural in all registers.