This is the 10917th most frequent French word.
parlais
"Parlais" means "was speaking" or "used to speak" in English.
The word 'parlais' is used as a past imperfect verb meaning 'was speaking', indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Hier, je parlais avec mon ami au sujet de nos projets.
Yesterday, I was speaking with my friend about our plans.
Here, 'parlais' emphasizes the continuous action during the moment in the past tense, describing communication.
Quand tu parlais, tout le monde écoutait attentivement.
When you were speaking, everyone listened attentively.
In this sentence, 'parlais' is used in the imperfect subjunctive to express a hypothetical or conditional situation.