il ne parle pas

he doesn't speak

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he doesn't speak The negative form of « il parle »; depending on context, it can also mean “he isn't speaking” or “he doesn't speak” a particular language well.
FR: Il ne parle pas anglais.
EN: He doesn't speak English.

Il ne parle pas le tamazight.

He doesn't speak Tamazight.

Il ne parle pas du tout le français.

He doesn't speak French at all.

Il ne parle pas sérieusement?

He's not speaking seriously?

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Il ne parle pas ma langue.

He doesn't speak my language.

Il ne parle pas beaucoup, mais on se comprend.

He doesn't talk much, but we understand each other.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Il ne parle pas un mot d'anglais.

He doesn't speak a word of English.

Il ne parle pas seulement en français, mais aussi en espagnol.

He not only speaks French, but also Spanish.

Il ne parle pas l'anglais, encore moins l'allemand.

He doesn't speak English, let alone German.

Il ne mange pas, il ne parle pas.

He doesn't eat, he doesn't speak.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il faut aller l'accueillir, il ne parle pas russe.

We need to go meet him; he doesn’t speak Russian.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Il ne parle pas beaucoup.

He doesn't talk much.

— Le Facteur (1994)

Il ne parle pas.

He doesn't speak.

— PK (2014)

Il ne parle pas seulement le français, mais aussi l'anglais.

He speaks not only French, but also English.