To speak/talk in Italian 🇮🇹

parlare info.

Tips to remember "parlare":
• Associate "parlare" with "parlor" where people chat, linking the idea of talking with a pleasant conversation.
• Notice the similarity with the English word "parley," meaning to talk or negotiate.
• Think of the sound “par-la-re” as a rhythmic invitation to begin a conversation.

Explanation:
• "Parlare" is the Italian verb meaning "to speak" or "to talk."
• It is a regular -are verb in Italian.

Other similar words:
• "Conversare" – to converse
• "Chiacchierare" – to chat (informal)
• "Discorrere" – to discuss or converse (more formal)

Conjugations of "parlare":

Indicative Present:
• io parlo – I speak
• tu parli – you speak (informal singular)
• lui/lei parla – he/she speaks
• noi parliamo – we speak
• voi parlate – you speak (plural)
• loro parlano – they speak

Passato Prossimo (Present Perfect):
• io ho parlato – I have spoken
• tu hai parlato – you have spoken
• lui/lei ha parlato – he/she has spoken
• noi abbiamo parlato – we have spoken
• voi avete parlato – you have spoken
• loro hanno parlato – they have spoken

Imperfect:
• io parlavo – I was speaking / I used to speak
• tu parlavi – you were speaking / used to speak
• lui/lei parlava – he/she was speaking / used to speak
• noi parlavamo – we were speaking / used to speak
• voi parlavate – you were speaking / used to speak
• loro parlavano – they were speaking / used to speak

Past Remote (Passato Remoto):
• io parlai – I spoke
• tu parlasti – you spoke
• lui/lei parlò – he/she spoke
• noi parlammo – we spoke
• voi parlaste – you spoke
• loro parlarono – they spoke

Future:
• io parlerò – I will speak
• tu parlerai – you will speak
• lui/lei parlerà – he/she will speak
• noi parleremo – we will speak
• voi parlerete – you will speak
• loro parleranno – they will speak

Conditional Present:
• io parlerei – I would speak
• tu parleresti – you would speak
• lui/lei parlerebbe – he/she would speak
• noi parleremmo – we would speak
• voi parlereste – you would speak
• loro parlerebbero – they would speak

Subjunctive Present:
• che io parli – that I speak
• che tu parli – that you speak
• che lui/lei parli – that he/she speak
• che noi parliamo – that we speak
• che voi parliate – that you speak
• che loro parlino – that they speak

Examples of sentences:
1. Io parlo italiano ogni giorno.
(I speak Italian every day.)
2. Tu hai parlato con il professore ieri?
(Did you speak with the professor yesterday?)
3. Noi parlavamo di viaggi durante la cena.
(We were talking about travels during dinner.)
4. Domani lui parlerà al convegno.
(Tomorrow he will speak at the conference.)
5. Mi sarebbe piaciuto che tu parlassi prima.
(I would have liked it if you had spoken earlier.)

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