/paʁle/to speakA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — A language directly; à for who to, de for what about
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
parl-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
parl-+-ons -ez -ent
parl-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
parl-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
parl-+-e -es -e -ent
parler-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
parler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
parler
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
parlé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
parlé
Conjugation
| I | je parle/ʒə paʁl/I speak | /ʒə paʁl/ | I speak |
| you | tu parles/ty paʁl/you speak | /ty paʁl/ | you speak |
| he/she | il parle/il paʁl/he speaks | /il paʁl/ | he speaks |
| we | nous parlons/nu paʁlɔ̃/we speak | /nu paʁlɔ̃/ | we speak |
| you | vous parlez/vu paʁle/you speak | /vu paʁle/ | you speak |
| they | ils parlent/il paʁl/they speak | /il paʁl/ | they speak |
Examples
- /ʒə paʁl fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
Je parle français.I speak French.
- /ʒə paʁl a.vɛk lə pʁo.fɛ.sœʁ/
Je parle avec le professeur.I'm talking to the teacher.
- /nu paʁ.lɔ̃ dy livʁ/
Nous parlons du livre.We're talking about the book.
Set phrases
parler deto talk about
parler àto talk to
parler courammentto speak fluently
Notes
No article before a language after
parler:Je parle français, notle français. But the article comes back with other verbs:J'apprends le français.parler àis to talk to,parler deis to talk about — and both can appear at once:Je lui parle du livre.