lui parler

to talk to him or her

→ lui
phrase Very common #1,334
to talk to him or her Lui refers to a person and can mean either him or her.
FR: Je veux lui parler demain.
EN: I want to talk to him or her tomorrow.

Faudra-t-il un mandat, pour lui parler ?

Will a warrant be required to speak to him?

Ne te fâche pas, laisse-moi lui parler.

Don't get angry; let me speak to him.

— La strada (1954)

Je ne veux pas lui parler.

I don't want to talk to him/her.

— Devdas (2002)

Tu ne devrais pas lui parler.

You shouldn't talk to him.

Lui parler de quoi ?

What should I talk to him about?

Faudra-t-il un mandat pour lui parler ?

Will a warrant be required to speak to him?

— Psychose (1960)

Comme cela nous pouvons prier et pouvons lui parler de nos problèmes.

This way, we can pray and talk to him about our problems.

— PK (2014)

Je veux juste lui parler.

I just want to talk to him.

— The Machinist (2004)

Je vous en prie, laissez-moi lui parler.

Please let me talk to him.

Je préfère lui parler par le guichet.

I’d rather speak to him through the service window.

— Out of It (1978)

Et le chef de détention, j'peux lui parler ?

And can I talk to the head of detention?

— Un prophète (2009)

Tu peux lui parler toi-même ?

Can you talk to him yourself?

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Va lui parler, pour vérifier !

Go talk to him to check!

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Je dois lui parler d'abord.

I need to talk to him first.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

J'essaierai de lui parler.

I'll try to talk to him.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

On peut lui parler.

You can talk to him.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Convoquez-le, je veux lui parler.

Summon him; I want to speak to him.

— Article 15 (2019)

Va lui parler.

Go talk to him.

— Intouchables (2011)

Pourquoi ne vas-tu pas lui parler ?

Why don't you go talk to him/her?

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Et tu peux lui parler jusqu'à lui en faire tomber les oreilles.

And you can talk his ear off.

— Cours, Lola, cours (1998)

Je pourrais peut-être lui parler.

Maybe I could talk to him.

Ayant achevé de lui parler, Dieu disparut de devant Abraham.

When God had finished speaking to him, he disappeared from Abraham's presence.

J'ai déjà eu le plaisir de lui parler.

I have already had the pleasure of speaking with him.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Je pourrais lui parler ?

Could I talk to them?

— Caché (2005)

Laisse-moi lui parler.

Let me talk to him.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je veux d'abord lui parler.

I want to talk to him first.

Je dois lui parler d'urgence.

I need to talk to him urgently.

Laisse-moi au moins lui parler !

At least let me talk to him!

Je dois lui parler immédiatement.

I must speak to him immediately.

Autant s'adresser à un mur si vous devez lui parler.

You might as well talk to a wall if you have to talk to him.

Laisse-moi lui parler, abruti.

Let me talk to him, you idiot.

— Victoria (2015)

Dites-lui que je dois lui parler.

Tell him I need to talk to him.

Lui parler ?

Talk to him?

— Intouchables (2011)

Il n'avait pas l'air de vouloir lui parler.

He didn't seem to want to talk to her.

Je sais, mais tu veux pas au moins lui parler ?

I know, but don't you at least want to talk to him?

— Blow Out (1981)

Je devrais peut-être aller lui parler.

Maybe I should go talk to him.

Vous devez lui parler avant.

You need to talk to him first.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Mais j'ai besoin de lui parler.

But I need to talk to him.

— Control (2007)

Elle refusait de lui parler.

She refused to speak to him.

Tu peux aller lui parler si tu veux.

You can go talk to him if you want.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Vous vouliez lui parler, n'est-ce pas ?

You wanted to talk to him, didn’t you?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Je suis venu ici pour lui parler.

I came here to talk to him.

Tu veux lui parler ?

Do you want to talk to him?

— 2 sœurs (2003)

Laisse-moi lui parler et je ne suis pas vieux !

Let me talk to him, and I'm not old!

— PIKU (2015)

Tu ne peux pas lui parler ?

Can't you talk to him?

Dieu m'a demandé de lui parler.

God asked me to talk to Him.

— Senna (2010)

Je viens de lui parler et elle veut que j'appelle la police.

I just spoke to her, and she wants me to call the police.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

J'aimais bien lui parler.

I liked talking to him/her.

Tu pourrais lui parler.

You could talk to him.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Pourquoi étiez-vous en train de lui parler ?

Why were you talking to him?

Vous ne pouvez pas lui parler ?

Can't you talk to him?

Elle était déterminée à ne jamais plus lui parler.

She was determined never to speak to him again.

Il continue à m'appeler et je ne veux vraiment pas lui parler.

He keeps calling me, and I really don’t want to talk to him.

Je veux lui parler de mon avenir.

I want to talk to him about my future.

Tu devrais lui parler.

You should talk to him.

Un regret de pas s'être tourné pour lui parler.

Regret over not turning around to talk to them.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Non, je vais lui parler.

No, I'll talk to him.

Il ne veut pas lui parler.

He doesn't want to talk to her.

Je vous ai vu lui parler !

I saw you talking to him!

— Chungking Express (1994)

Tu as pu lui parler d'argent ?

Were you able to talk to them about money?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Je dois lui parler maintenant.

I have to talk to him now.

Essaie de lui parler.

Try talking to him.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Je dois absolument lui parler.

I absolutely have to talk to him.

— Fight Club (1999)

Pas besoin de lui parler.

No need to talk to him.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

On ne devrait même pas lui parler.

We shouldn't even talk to him.

— Alien³ (1992)

Je peux pas lui parler.

I can't talk to him.

Je sais comment lui parler.

I know how to talk to him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tu cherches une excuse pour ne pas lui parler ?

Are you looking for an excuse not to talk to them?

— Yi Yi (2000)

Je voulais juste lui parler.

I just wanted to talk to him.

Le curé, je voudrais lui parler.

I would like to speak to the parish priest.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

On va lui parler.

We'll talk to him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je n'ai jamais osé lui parler.

I never dared to talk to him.

Laissez-moi au moins lui parler !

At least let me talk to him!

Va lui parler, allez.

Go talk to him, come on.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Tu devrais peut-être lui parler.

Maybe you should talk to him.

Laisse-moi lui parler seul à seul.

Let me talk to him alone.

Je dois lui parler du nouveau plan.

I have to tell him about the new plan.

Allez lui parler.

Go talk to him.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

On peut lui parler ?

Can we talk to him?

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Ne pouvez-vous pas simplement lui parler ?

Can't you just talk to him?

Est-ce que je peux lui parler ?

Can I talk to him?

J'ai besoin de lui parler seul à seul.

I need to speak to him one-on-one.

J'ai essayé de lui parler.

I tried to talk to him.

Pensez-vous que je devrais aller lui parler ?

Do you think I should go and talk to him?

Tu n'es pas obligé de lui parler si tu ne veux pas.

You don't have to talk to him if you don't want to.

Vous devriez lui parler.

You should talk to him.

Je veux seulement lui parler.

I just want to talk to him.

Ziri a continué à lui parler.

Ziri continued to talk to him.

Vous devez lui parler, c'est votre rôle.

You have to talk to him, that's your role.

J'essaye de lui parler.

I'm trying to talk to him.

Cela ne sert à rien de lui parler.

There's no point in talking to him.

Lui parler, c'est bien.

Talking to him is good.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

J'ai peur de lui parler.

I'm afraid to talk to him.

Je dois lui parler.

I have to talk to him.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Tu devrais vraiment lui parler.

You should really talk to him.

Quelqu'un aura pu lui parler en confession.

Someone might have spoken to them in confession.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Je dois aller lui parler.

I have to go talk to him.

Je vais lui parler de suite.

I’ll talk to him/her right away.

— Wicked (2024)

Vous avez réussi à lui parler ?

Were you able to speak to him?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Tu veux bien aller lui parler ?

Would you mind going to talk to him?

— 2046 (2004)

J'ai à lui parler.

I have to talk to him.

Dis à Tom que je ne veux pas lui parler.

Tell Tom that I don’t want to talk to him.

J'aimerais lui parler.

I would like to talk to him.

— Le Pianiste (2002)

Pour lui parler, venez au collège dimanche et jeudi.

To speak to him, come to the school on Sunday and Thursday.

— Divorce à l'italienne (1961)

Pourquoi lui parler de nous ?

Why tell him about us?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Avant de rentrer, je crois que tu devrais lui parler.

Before you go back, I think you should talk to him.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Narayan, va lui parler.

Narayan, go talk to him.

— Devdas (2002)

Quelqu'un devrait lui parler et lui dire de quoi il retourne.

Someone should talk to him and tell him what’s going on.

Tu vas lui parler ?

Are you going to talk to him?

Je t'ai vu lui parler.

I saw you talking to him.

Je pense que tu devrais lui parler.

I think you should talk to him.

Pourquoi n'allez-vous pas lui parler ?

Why don't you go talk to him?

D'accord, mais je pourrais lui parler ?

Okay, but could I talk to him/her?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Vous vouliez lui parler ?

Did you want to talk to him?

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Dis-lui que je veux lui parler.

Tell him I want to talk to him.

Je peux même pas aller lui parler.

I can't even go talk to him.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Essaye de lui parler.

Try talking to him.

— Juno (2007)

Allons lui parler.

Let's go talk to him.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Peut-être que tu devrais lui parler.

Maybe you should talk to him.

Essayons de lui parler encore une fois ?

Shall we try talking to him again?

— Le repentir (1987)

Je peux lui parler durant des heures.

I can talk to him for hours.

Pouvez-vous lui parler ?

Can you talk to him?

S'il vous plaît, je dois lui parler.

Please, I need to talk to him.

J'aurais aimé pouvoir lui parler au moins une fois.

I wish I could have spoken to them at least once.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Ne craignez pas de lui parler !

Don’t be afraid to talk to him!

Vous devez lui parler.

You have to talk to him.

Nous attendions de pouvoir lui parler.

We were waiting until we could talk to him.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Excusez-moi, monsieur, mais vous n'avez pas le droit de lui parler comme ça.

Excuse me, sir, but you have no right to speak to him like that.

— Aquarius (2016)

Je vais juste lui parler.

I'm just going to talk to him.

Pour lui parler de la voiture.

To talk to him about the car.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Puis-je lui parler ?

Can I talk to him?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Vous devriez peut-être lui parler.

Maybe you should talk to him.

— Hothead (1979)

Tu veux aller lui parler ?

Do you want to go talk to him?

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Je vais lui parler en premier.

I’ll talk to him first.

— Yi Yi (2000)

Il est difficile de lui parler.

It's difficult to talk to him.

N'aie pas peur de lui parler !

Don't be afraid to talk to him!

Tu vas pas lui parler toute la journée, à ta meuf ?

You're not going to spend the whole day talking to your girlfriend, are you?

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Je dois vraiment lui parler.

I really need to talk to him.

J'ai besoin de lui parler seul.

I need to speak to him alone.

Elle ne voudrait même pas lui parler.

She wouldn’t even want to talk to him.

Nous allons lui parler.

We'll talk to him.

Vous devriez aller lui parler.

You should go talk to him.

Pourquoi tu ne vas pas plutôt lui parler ?

Why don’t you go talk to him instead?

Je t'ai promis de lui parler.

I promised you I’d talk to him/her.

— Mirage (2018)

J'ai juste besoin de lui parler.

I just need to talk to him.

Je veux lui parler de sa propriété.

I want to talk to him about his property.

Il faut lui parler.

You have to talk to him.

Pourrais-je lui parler ?

Could I speak to him?

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

Je te répète toujours de lui parler.

I keep telling you to talk to him.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Elle fut incapable de lui parler.

She was unable to speak to him.

Un de nous deux devrait lui parler.

One of us two should talk to him.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

Laisse-moi lui parler aussi !

Let me speak to him too!

— De tout cœur (1998)

Vous pouvez lui parler de ces mystères ?

Can you talk to him about these mysteries?

— Suspiria (1977)

J'irai lui parler.

I'll go talk to him.

Je peux lui parler ?

Can I talk to him?

— Chute libre (1993)

Puis-je lui parler, s'il vous plaît ?

May I speak to him, please?

J'étais en train de lui parler.

I was talking to him.

Veux-tu lui parler ?

Do you want to talk to him?

— La petite Véra (1988)

Venez avec moi pour que nous puissions aller lui parler.

Come with me so we can go talk to him.

— The Strangers (2016)

Si tu es son amie, tu peux lui parler chaque fois que tu veux.

If you're her friend, you can talk to her whenever you want.

— L'Esprit de la ruche (1973)

Tu peux lui parler ?

Can you talk to him?

Tout de même, j'aurais voulu lui parler.

Still, I would have liked to talk to him.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Tu pourrais lui parler ?

Could you talk to him?

— Léviathan (2014)

Je viens de lui parler.

I just spoke to him.

— À l'ouest rien de nouveau (2022)

J'ai essayé de lui parler gentiment.

I tried to talk to him nicely.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Tu ne veux pas lui parler ?

You don't want to talk to him?

— Yi Yi (2000)

J'ai besoin de lui parler.

I need to talk to him.

Tu peux lui parler, mais si tu appelles la police, elle est morte.

You can talk to her, but if you call the police, she’s dead.

— Suzhou River (2000)

Je voudrais lui parler.

I would like to talk to him.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Je propose qu'on aille tous au palais lui parler.

I suggest we all go to the palace to talk to him.

— Lagaan (2001)

Et de quoi tu veux lui parler ?

And what do you want to talk to him about?

Je suis pressé, je veux lui parler.

I'm in a hurry, I want to talk to him.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Comme ça, Cosimo se calme et tu peux lui parler en cachette.

That way, Cosimo calms down and you can talk to him in secret.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il est donc inutile de lui parler.

So there's no point in talking to him.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Mais puisque son père était psy, j'en ai profité pour lui parler de ma mère.

But since her father was a psychiatrist, I took the opportunity to talk to her about my mother.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Tu devrais aller lui parler.

You should go talk to him.

Pourquoi étais-tu en train de lui parler ?

Why were you talking to him?

Attention, il faut lui parler gentiment.

Be careful, you have to speak to him nicely.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Allons lui parler gentiment.

Let's go talk to him nicely.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Je vais lui parler.

I'm going to talk to him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Je ferais mieux d'aller lui parler.

I'd better go talk to him.

Je ne sais pas comment lui parler.

I don't know how to talk to him.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Tom a essayé de parler à Mary, mais elle ne voulait pas lui parler.

Tom tried to talk to Mary, but she didn’t want to talk to him.

Je vais aller lui parler.

I'm going to go talk to him.

— Comment devenir riche (grâce à sa grand-mère) (2024)

Vous voudriez lui parler ?

Would you like to speak to him/her?

— The Chaser (2008)

Je dois lui parler seul à seul.

I need to talk to him alone.

Qu'avais-tu besoin de lui parler de Léningrad ?

What did you need to talk to him about regarding Leningrad?

— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)

Laissez-moi lui parler en anglais.

Let me speak to him in English.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Je devrais lui parler.

I should talk to him.

Tu dois lui parler.

You have to talk to him.

J'ai adoré lui parler.

I loved talking to him/her.

Je peux au moins lui parler ?

Can I at least talk to him/her?

— Blow Out (1981)

Pour vérifier, je vais lui parler.

To check, I'm going to talk to him.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Tu as pu lui parler ?

Were you able to speak to him/her?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Je devrais aller lui parler.

I should go talk to him.

Je ne peux plus lui parler !

I can't talk to him anymore!

— Le Tambour (1979)

Laissez-moi lui parler, à ce type.

Let me talk to this guy.

Laisse-moi essayer de lui parler.

Let me try to talk to him.

Je préfère lui parler seule.

I’d rather talk to him alone.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Laisse-la lui parler si elle ne veut pas écouter sa mère.

Let her talk to him if she doesn't want to listen to her mother.

— La petite Véra (1988)