Hear vs listen

[Alan]

Hi Mango,

Clearly you understand the difference between 'hear' and 'listen'.

Let me make some changes to what you have written:

I think that "to listen" is an action where we must pay attention. We are ready to welcome the coming result. For example: "I am listening to your answer".
"To hear" is used when an action is coming naturally without our awareness.
I can only explain the above. I think Torsten has explained it very clearly .I hope you understand that.

Alan
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[Kevinzos]

Hi TORSTEN

The both words "listen" and "ear" sound sometime confused because if you don't pay attention you are using them in the same situation.
I consider that "to listen" means to take care of earing something. To ear means not to be obviously waiting for this thing.
Example : When I was attending to a political meeting I listened the president speech. I also ear a noise which was sounding like a car crash.
I'm expecting your correct Torsten.

Thanks a lot for all

[Kevinzos]

I would like to think you for your reply.

I still looking for the bestvkind to speak fluently. But I use reading listenig myself. But from English-test I have a little difficulties to listen. Maybe I'ts because I don't master the use of the site yet. I'm waiting your help.

[Tieulong017]

dear teacher!
what is " rather a long way away" mean?

[Nhan2203]

Hi everyone!

When using listen,hear. Different between Listen and hear. Help me

Nhan

[Nadila]

Hi...
what's the different 'hear and listen ' where they have same meaning ....

[Mister Micawber]

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There is no difference where they have the same meaning, of course. There is a long explanation of the difference HERE.
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[Marketa5]

Hi Torsten,

listening means that for example I listen a story, hear means that the story isn´t loudly enough and I do not understand for example.

Marketa

[Torsten]

Hi Marketa,

You listen to a story and you can hear a story loud and clear. To understand the difference between listen and hear you need to go to page one of this thread and read the explanations again.
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[Minh Yen]

someone can tell me the differentce between "so" and "So that" as coujunctions? Thank you so much!

[Amalmusica]

ohh I think i've done this test listen vs Hear on an earlier test..
I wonder how it comes again.!!!
and I receive lessons not after each three days i receive it sometimes after 5days or sometimes it takes a week..
is there any problem?
omg!

[Kiprida]

Dear Torsten,

My score for this test is 8/10 I understood my mistakes.
Also I've already listened to Sue. Audio lessons help to improve our English. Sometimes I listen to BBC. Also I watch Discovery channel in Russian but can hear the Enlish version. I watch MTV and Fashion TV too.Also I watch movies in English.

Regards,

~Phoebe
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[Ha Kim Yen]

Your answers are clear and I can understand them. Hopefully in the future, I don[t make mistakes when using them.

[Rob]

hi
Now I understand how to use "listen to" and hear. I am going to give test lets see how much score I'll make.
Thankyou all.
Rob

[Bui]

Hi, Please tell me which answer I should choose in this sentence: "Which hotel (did you stay/were you staying) when you lost your passport?"
Thanks.