je parlais

I was speaking

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phrase Common #6,808
I was speaking Imperfect tense of parler. Can also mean "I was talking" depending on context.
FR: Je parlais avec mon frère quand tu as appelé.
EN: I was talking with my brother when you called.

Moi, je parlais ?

I was talking?

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Je parlais à la lune.

I was talking to the moon.

Je parlais d'elle.

I was talking about her.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Comme si je parlais à mon ex-mari.

It's like I'm talking to my ex-husband.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je parlais de ton travail.

I was talking about your work.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

C'est de ça dont je parlais.

That's what I was talking about.

Je parlais pas trop et ça lui plaisait aussi.

I didn't talk much and he liked that too.

Elle savait que je parlais au colonel.

She knew I was talking to the colonel.

Je parlais de quelque chose d'autre.

I was talking about something else.

C'est pas à vous que je parlais.

I wasn't talking to you.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Je parlais pas de lui.

I wasn't talking about him.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Si seulement je parlais déjà couramment l'allemand !

If only I were already fluent in German!

Quand j'ai dit que j'aimais la franchise, je parlais de moi.

When I said I liked honesty, I was talking about myself.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

C'est à lui que je parlais, pas à toi.

It was him I was talking to, not you.

Je parlais de ma carrière.

I was talking about my career.

C'est à toi que je parlais.

I was talking to you.

Ne fais pas comme si tu ne savais pas de quoi je parlais.

Don’t act as if you don’t know what I’m talking about.

Je parlais de ça.

I was talking about that.

C'est comme si je parlais à un mur.

It's like talking to a brick wall.

Je parlais.

I was speaking.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

C'est exactement ce dont je parlais.

That's exactly what I was talking about.

Tandis que je parlais, il ne dit rien.

As I spoke, he said nothing.

Je parlais d'esprit, tu vois ?

I meant spirit, you know?

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

S'il vous plaît, je parlais à Gia.

Please, I was talking to Gia.

— New York Masala (2003)

Je parlais de votre mère, de votre motel.

I was talking about your mother, your motel.

— Psychose (1960)

Non, ce n'est pas à toi que je parlais.

No, I wasn't talking to you.

Je parlais sérieusement.

I was being serious.

— Love Actually (2003)

Et si je parlais à tes parents ?

What if I talked to your parents?

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

De quoi je parlais, merde ?

What the hell was I talking about?

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je parlais de sa tête, pas de la tienne.

I was talking about his head, not yours.

Je parlais pas de toi.

I wasn't talking about you.

— Dangal (2016)

C'est la voiture dont je parlais l'autre jour.

This is the car I was talking about the other day.

C'est à lui que je parlais.

That's who I was talking to.

Ah oui, je parlais du patron de la Saint-Lawrence.

Oh yes, I was talking about the boss of the Saint-Lawrence.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

J'ai été coupé pendant que je parlais.

I was interrupted while I was speaking.

Voici le livre dont je parlais.

This is the book I was talking about.

Je parlais de moi.

I was talking about myself.

Je parlais du Taj Mahal ou de Khajurâho comme s'ils m'appartenaient.

I spoke of the Taj Mahal or Khajuraho as though they belonged to me.

— Article 15 (2019)

Il est le garçon dont je parlais l'autre jour.

He is the boy I was talking about the other day.

Je parlais !

I was talking!

— Ne Zha (2019)

C'est de ça que je parlais.

That's what I was talking about.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

C'est ce dont je parlais.

That's what I was talking about.

Je parlais de l'Amérique du Sud.

I was talking about South America.

— Rushmore (1998)

Je parlais de votre mère !

I was talking about your mother!

— New York Masala (2003)

Je parlais tout seul.

I was talking to myself.

Je n'ai rien dit, je parlais tout haut.

I didn't say anything; I was just thinking out loud.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Rien, je parlais à père.

Nothing, I was talking to my father.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Je parlais d'autre chose.

I was talking about something else.

De quoi je parlais ?

What was I talking about?

Je parlais de toi.

I was talking about you.

Je parlais pas de ça.

I wasn't talking about that.

— Volver (2006)

Je parlais de nous.

I was talking about us.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je parlais juste à ta mère.

I was just talking to your mother.

Il a soudainement raccroché le téléphone alors que je parlais.

He suddenly hung up the phone while I was talking.

Je parlais de lui.

I was talking about him.

Ne faites pas comme si vous ne saviez pas de quoi je parlais.

Don’t act like you didn’t know what I was talking about.

Avant je parlais jamais, aujourd'hui je sais plus.

I never used to talk before; now I don’t know anymore.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Quand j'étais enfant, je parlais comme un enfant, je comprenais comme un enfant.

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I understood like a child.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Je parlais de vous.

I was talking about you.

Voilà de quoi je parlais.

That's what I was talking about.