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parlare

to speak

verb par-LAH-reh Common
Communication Speech

Origin: Late Latin parabolare, from parabola, 'parable, speech'

Also means

to talk

Usage Note

Parlare is one of the most common Italian verbs and follows the regular -are conjugation perfectly. It uses avere when intransitive (ha parlato, has spoken) but note that parlarsi (reflexive, to talk to each other) uses essere. The construction parlare di means to talk about; parlare con means to speak with.

Examples

"Parla italiano molto bene."

Natural Translation

She speaks Italian very well.

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