To chat in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: char-LAR
IPA: /tʃar.’laɾ/

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Memory trick

Chatting with Charlie

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charlar info.

Tips to remember the word “charlar”:
– You might think of “charlar” as a casual, chatty version of talking, similar to “chat.” Both start with “ch,” which can help you associate them together.
– Imagine a group of friends having a relaxed conversation at a “charla” or gathering, which sounds like “charlar.”

Explanations:
– “Charlar” is the infinitive form of the verb in Spanish, which means “to chat” or “to talk in a friendly and informal way.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Conversar (to converse)
– Platicar (common in some Latin American countries)
– Hablar (to speak, a more general term)

Conjugations of “charlar” include:
Present:
– yo charlo (I chat)
– tú charlas (you chat, informal)
– él/ella/usted charla (he/she/you formal chat)
– nosotros/nosotras charlamos (we chat)
– vosotros/vosotras charláis (you all chat, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes charlan (they/you all formal chat)

Imperfect (a form of the past):
– yo charlaba (I was chatting)
– tú charlabas (you were chatting)
– él/ella/usted charlaba (he/she/you was/were chatting)
– nosotros/nosotras charlábamos (we were chatting)
– vosotros/vosotras charlabais (you all were chatting)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes charlaban (they/you all were chatting)

Future:
– yo charlaré (I will chat)
– tú charlarás (you will chat)
– él/ella/usted charlará (he/she/you will chat)
– nosotros/nosotras charlaremos (we will chat)
– vosotros/vosotras charlaréis (you all will chat)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes charlarán (they/you all will chat)

Preterite (a past tense):
– yo charlé (I chatted)
– tú charlaste (you chatted)
– él/ella/usted charló (he/she/you chatted)
– nosotros/nosotras charlamos (we chatted)
– vosotros/vosotras charlasteis (you all chatted)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes charlaron (they/you all chatted)

Conditional:
– yo charlaría (I would chat)
– tú charlarías (you would chat)
– él/ella/usted charlaría (he/she/you would chat)
– nosotros/nosotras charlaríamos (we would chat)
– vosotros/vosotras charlaríais (you all would chat)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes charlarían (they/you all would chat)

Examples in sentences:
– Me gusta charlar con mis amigos en el café. (I like to chat with my friends at the café.)
– Ayer charlamos durante horas sin darnos cuenta del tiempo. (Yesterday we chatted for hours without realizing the time.)
– ¿Charlarás con ella sobre lo que pasó? (Will you chat with her about what happened?)
– Si tuviera más tiempo, charlaría contigo todo el día. (If I had more time, I would chat with you all day.)
– Cuando éramos jóvenes, mi abuelo y yo charlábamos bajo las estrellas. (When we were young, my grandfather and I used to chat under the stars.)

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