je lui parle

I speak to him/her

→ je
phrase Uncommon #10,559
I speak to him/her "lui" can mean "to him" or "to her" depending on context.
FR: Je lui parle ce soir.
EN: I'm talking to him tonight.

Il faut absolument que je lui parle ce matin.

I absolutely have to talk to him this morning.

Je lui parle.

I talk to him.

Je lui parle tous les jours.

I talk to him every day.

Ma femme n'aime pas que je lui parle de politique.

My wife doesn't like it when I talk to her about politics.

Si je lui parle, ça ne sera pas au téléphone.

If I speak to him, it won't be on the phone.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tu veux que je lui parle?

Do you want me to talk to him?

Voulez-vous que je lui parle?

Do you want me to talk to him?

Vous voulez que je lui parle?

Do you want me to talk to him?

Je lui parle comme je veux.

I talk to him however I want.

Il faut que je lui parle.

I need to talk to him.

— No (2012)

Il faut absolument que je lui parle.

I absolutely have to talk to him.

Elle est morte il y a longtemps, mais je lui parle encore.

She died a long time ago, but I still talk to her.

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

Si moi, sa fille, je lui parle, il écoutera.

If I, his daughter, speak to him, he will listen.

— Your Name. (2016)

Veux-tu que je lui parle?

Do you want me to talk to him?

Je lui parle tout le temps.

I talk to him all the time.

Il va falloir que je lui parle.

I'll have to talk to him.

Faut que je lui parle.

I have to talk to him.

Je lui parle en premier, vous ensuite.

I'll speak to him first, then you.

— Black Panther (2018)

Il faut que je lui parle de ce jardinier.

I have to tell him about this gardener.

C'est comme ça que je lui parle!

That's how I talk to him!

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je lui parle, mais il écoute rien.

I’m talking to him, but he’s not listening to anything.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Appelle-le, que je lui parle.

Call him so I can speak to him.

— The World (2004)

Il faut vraiment que je lui parle.

I really need to talk to him.

Je lui parle souvent dans le bus.

I often talk to him on the bus.

Il faut que je lui parle, c'est trop dur.

I need to talk to him/her; it’s too hard.

— Volver (2006)