"La llama que llama": Learn Different meanings of the word Llama

"La llama que llama" is an old series of commercial in which the Argentinian telecommunications company Telecom announced long distance plan. The ad basically consists of the character making silly (really silly) jokes on the telephone. The point is that, anyway, the calling is very cheap. 

The commercial is quite silly but I think it can be useful for adding some vocabulary. Particularly, you could hear here the different meanings of the word "Llama".

I leave you a little glossary before the video, and then I write the English translation after It:

Llama: First meaning, animal from the Argentine North. You may google it. The characters of the commercial are llamas.

Llama: Second meaning, the verb to call (llamar) for the second person singular.

Llama: Third meaning, flame of fire

Calentarse: "Calentar" literally means to heat or to warm up (calentar agua = to heat water) but in this context is a very Argentinian slang for "get angry".

Estar en llamas: being on fire (in the sense of being very angry)

This is the translation:

"La llama que llama" (Written)
"the llama that calls"

0:09
- Hola, cuartel de bomberos de Paraná?
- Hello, Paraná fire station?

0:12
- Ah, Sabe quién habla?
- Ah, do you know who speaks?

0:13
- Habla la llama
- The llama speaks (They laugh)

(It supposed to be funny because the name of the animal is the same for "flame" which is what firemen fight against.

0:20
- Pero no se caliente hombre!
- But man, don't get angry! (literally "don't warm up yourself" or something like that).

0:23
- El bombero está en llamas!
- The fireman is on fire! (He is very angry).

0:29
- ¿Porqué llama la llama?
- Why does the llama call? (It's what the speaker says, not what it's written).

0:31
- Porque con los planes de larga distancia de Telecom... pagas menos.
- Because with the Telecom's long distance plans... you pay less.

I hope it will be useful, and remember, if you are starting to learn Spanish and you are interested in free classes via Skype, don't hesitate in contact me!