Call me Teacher with と呼べ

Grammar Explanation: Quoting and reporting with と and って

Sanae’s teacher, Mr. Tanabe, proposes to her older sister, who is also a teacher at the school.

「次(つぎ)の日(ひ)。」; “The following day.”
サナエ:: 「おはよーございます、ニーサン。」; “Good morning, Big Brother.”
田辺(たなべ):: 「学校(がっこう)では先生(せんせい)と呼(よ)べ、月本(つきもと)…」; “Call me "Teacher" at school, Tsukimoto.”

Key Points

先生(せんせい)と呼(よ)べ = call me “Teacher”
- Here と marks the title being quoted: 先生(せんせい) is what Tanabe says Sanae should call him.
- 呼(よ)ぶ means “to call someone”; with と, it works like “call someone X”.
The command form 呼(よ)べ
- 呼(よ)べ is the plain imperative of 呼(よ)ぶ.
学校(がっこう)では limits the rule to school
- 学校(がっこう)では means “at school” and sets the context for the command.
- The は adds contrast: whatever she calls him elsewhere, at school he wants the proper title 先生(せんせい).