hablar

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish fablar, from Latin fābulārī (compare Galician falar, Portuguese falar), present infinitive of deponent fābulor (I chat, converse), from fābula (talk, conversation), from for (I speak, say), from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to speak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈblaɾ/, [aˈβlaɾ]

Verb

hablar (first-person singular present hablo, first-person singular preterite hablé, past participle hablado)

  1. (intransitive) to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
    Hablamos del proyecto.We talk about the project.
    ¿Ya hablaste con él?Have you already spoken with him?
  2. (transitive) to speak (a language)
    Hablo inglés.I speak English.

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