falar

Etymology

From Latin fābulari, present infinitive of fābulor (“chat, converse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [faˈlaɾ]

Verb

falar (first-person singular indicative present falo, past participle faláu)

1. to talk
2. to speak

Etymology

From Latin fabulārī, present infinitive of fābulor (“chat, converse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈlaɾ/

Verb

falar (first-person singular present falo, first-person singular preterite falei, past participle falado)

1. (intransitive) to speak, to talk

   Falemos.

   Let's talk.

2. (transitive with con) to talk to (someone)
3. (transitive with para) to speak to one particular audience or in one particular direction

   Non oes ou falo para as moscas?

   Aren't you hearing me or am I speaking to the flies?

4. (transitive with de or sobre) to talk about
5. (transitive) to speak (to be able to communicate in a language)

   Eu falo galego.

   I speak Galician.

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto fali, English fall, German fallen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈlar/

Verb

falar (present falas, past falis, future falos, conditional falus, imperative falez)

1. (intransitive) to fall (down), tumble

Conjugation

    Conjugation of falar

		present		past		future
infinitive		falar		falir		falor
tense		falas		falis		falos
conditional		falus
imperative		falez
adjective active participle		falanta		falinta		falonta
adverbial active participle		falante		falinte		falonte
nominal active participle	singular	falanto		falinto		falonto
	plural	falanti		falinti		falonti

Etymology

From Latin fābulārī.

Verb

falar

1. to speak

Alternative forms

• fallar (obsolete)
• falá (apocopic or eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese falar, from Latin fābulārī, present infinitive of fābulor (“chat, converse”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈlaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈla(ɾ)/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /faˈla(h)/
• (Sul) IPA^(key): /faˈlaɹ/, /faˈlaɻ/

Verb

falar (first-person singular present indicative falo, past participle falado)

1. (intransitive) to speak; to talk (to say words out loud)

   Para de falar. ― Stop talking.

   Fala! ― Talk!

   Fale! ― Talk!

2. (by extension) to communicate by any means

   Falamo-nos por correio. ― We communicate by mail.

3. (transitive) to say something

   Para de falar bobagens. ― Stop talking nonsense.

   Fala bobagens. ― Talk nonsense.

4. (transitive with com) to talk to

   Estou falando com você ― I'm talking to you.

5. (transitive with para) to tell (to convey by speech)

   Vou falar para você. ― I’m going to tell you.

6. (transitive with de or sobre) to talk about
7. (transitive with de) to speak ill of
8. (transitive) to speak (to be able to communicate in a language)

   Em Portugal se fala português.

   In Portugal they speak Portuguese.

Noun

falar m (plural falares)

1. A cant, dialect or regional language.