No. 944 in Italian
parlano
"They speak" or "They are speaking."
In a sentence
I ragazzi parlano di sport.
The kids talk about sports.
Here, 'parlano' is used in the third person plural present tense to describe the action of talking among the kids.
Parlano al telefono ogni sera.
They talk on the phone every evening.
In this example, 'parlano' denotes a habitual action of talking on the phone.
Quando parlano, è difficile capire.
When they talk, it is difficult to understand.
Here, 'parlano' indicates the act of talking in a conditional statement.
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