No. 5,830 in Spanish
sonar
"Sonar" means "to sound" or "to ring" in English.
In a sentence
¿Puedo hacer sonar la campana?
Can I make the bell ring?
In this sentence, 'sonar' is used as a verb meaning 'to make something sound' or 'to ring' an object that produces a sound, like a bell.
Ese nombre me empieza a sonar.
That name starts to ring a bell for me.
Here, 'sonar' is employed idiomatically to mean 'to be familiar' or 'to remind one of something in the mind.'
¿Escuchaste sonar mi teléfono?
Did you hear my phone ring?
In this context, 'sonar' describes the act of emitting a sound, as in a phone ringing to notify.
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