No. 10,917 in French
parlais
"Parlais" means "was speaking" or "used to speak" in English.
In a sentence
Hier, je parlais avec mon ami au sujet de nos projets.
Yesterday, I was speaking with my friend about our plans.
The word 'parlais' is used as a past imperfect verb meaning 'was speaking', indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Quand tu parlais, tout le monde écoutait attentivement.
When you were speaking, everyone listened attentively.
Here, 'parlais' emphasizes the continuous action during the moment in the past tense, describing communication.
Si je parlais espagnol, je pourrais voyager en Amérique latine plus facilement.
If I spoke Spanish, I could travel to Latin America more easily.
In this sentence, 'parlais' is used in the imperfect subjunctive to express a hypothetical or conditional situation.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “parlais” in actual French podcasts.
Find “parlais” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appFrench books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).