lui parler

talk to him/her

→ lui
phrase Very common #1,213
talk to him/her `lui` can mean either `to him` or `to her`. With `parler`, French uses an indirect object pronoun, so the sense is `speak to someone`.
FR: Je vais lui parler demain.
EN: I'm going to talk to him/her tomorrow.

Laisse-moi au moins lui parler!

At least let me talk to him!

Elle fut incapable de lui parler.

She was unable to speak to him.

Il est donc inutile de lui parler.

So there's no point in talking to him.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Peut-être que tu devrais lui parler.

Maybe you should talk to him.

Tu veux aller lui parler?

Do you want to go talk to him?

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Allons lui parler.

Let's go talk to him.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

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

Will a warrant be required to speak to him?

Je voulais juste lui parler.

I just wanted to talk to him.

Venez avec moi pour que nous puissions aller lui parler.

Come with me so we can go talk to him.

— The Strangers (2016)

Je vais essayer de lui parler.

I'll try to talk to him.

Je n'ai jamais osé lui parler.

I never dared to talk to him.

Pensez-vous que je devrais aller lui parler?

Do you think I should go and talk to him?

Convoquez-le, je veux lui parler.

Summon him; I want to speak to him.

— Article 15 (2019)

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)

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

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

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Je vais lui parler de suite.

I’ll talk to him/her right away.

— Wicked (2024)

Vous ne pouvez pas lui parler?

Can't you talk to him?

Laisse-moi lui parler, abruti.

Let me talk to him, you idiot.

— Victoria (2015)

Tu devrais lui parler.

You should talk to him.

Vous devez lui parler.

You have to talk to him.

Je vous en prie, laissez-moi lui parler.

Please let me 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)

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

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

Il est difficile de lui parler.

It's difficult to talk to him.

Je dois lui parler seul à seul.

I need to talk to him alone.

Je suis venu ici pour lui parler.

I came here to talk to him.

Puis-je lui parler?

Can I talk to him?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

J'irai lui parler.

I'll go talk to him.

Tu as pu lui parler?

Were you able to speak to him/her?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Tu devrais vraiment lui parler.

You should really talk to him.

Je voudrais lui parler.

I would like to talk to him.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Laisse moi lui parler.

Let me talk to them.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je veux d'abord lui parler.

I want to talk to him first.

Pourquoi lui parler de nous?

Why tell him about us?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Laisse-moi lui parler aussi!

Let me speak to him too!

— De tout cœur (1998)

Pourquoi perdre ton temps à lui parler?

Why waste your time talking to him?

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

J'étais en train de lui parler.

I was talking to him.

Lui parler?

Talk to him?

— Intouchables (2011)

Tu as essayé de lui parler?

Have you tried talking to him?

Je m'en vais lui parler!

I'm going to go talk to him!

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Je peux lui parler en privé?

Can I speak to him privately?

Je peux au moins lui parler?

Can I at least talk to him/her?

— Blow Out (1981)

Je ferais mieux d'aller lui parler.

I'd better go talk to him.

Elle ne voudrait même pas lui parler.

She wouldn’t even want to talk to him.

Je dois lui parler en privé.

I need to speak to him in private.

Mais j'ai besoin de lui parler.

But I need to talk to him.

— Control (2007)

Vous pouvez lui parler.

You can talk to him.

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.

Tu pourrais lui parler?

Could you talk to him?

— Léviathan (2014)

Un de nous deux devrait lui parler.

One of us two should talk to him.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

J'ai besoin de lui parler seul à seul.

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

J'ai à lui parler.

I have to talk to him.

Tu dois lui parler.

You 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.

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.

Laissez-moi lui parler en anglais.

Let me speak to him in English.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Vous devriez aller lui parler.

You should go talk to him.

On peut lui parler?

Can we talk to him?

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Je voulais lui parler.

I wanted to talk to him.

On doit lui parler.

We need to talk to him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je dois lui parler d'abord.

I need to talk to him first.

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

Je veux lui parler en personne.

I want to talk to him in person.

J'ai essayé de lui parler.

I tried to talk to him.

Va lui parler.

Go talk to him.

— Intouchables (2011)

Je pourrais peut-être lui parler.

Maybe I could talk to him.

Tu peux lui parler?

Can you talk to him?

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)

Pas besoin de lui parler.

No need to talk to him.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Va donc lui parler de course.

Go talk to him about racing, then.

— Taxi (1998)

J'ai adoré lui parler.

I loved talking to him/her.

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

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

— Lagaan (2001)

Tu devrais peut-être lui parler.

Maybe you should talk to him.

Nous allons lui parler.

We'll 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.

Pouvez-vous lui parler?

Can you talk to him?

Essaye de lui parler.

Try talking to him.

— Juno (2007)

Tu peux aller lui parler si tu veux.

You can go talk to him if you want.

Vous vouliez lui parler?

Did you want to talk to him?

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

T'as pu lui parler d'argent?

Were you able to talk to him about money?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Attention, il faut lui parler gentiment.

Be careful, you have to speak to him nicely.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Je vais lui parler.

I'm going to talk to him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

J'ai peur de lui parler.

I'm afraid to talk to him.

Laisse-moi lui parler.

Let me talk to him.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Pour vérifier, je vais lui parler.

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

— Chungking Express (1994)

Allez lui parler.

Go talk to him.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Je veux lui parler d'abord.

I want to talk to him first.

Va lui parler toi.

You go talk to him.

— Le Tambour (1979)

Elle refusait de lui parler.

She refused to speak to him.

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)

Vas lui parler, allez.

Go talk to him, go on.

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

Ne te fâche pas, laisse-moi lui parler.

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

— La strada (1954)

Je dois lui parler.

I have to talk to him.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Tom a dit à Mary qu'il avait à lui parler.

Tom told Mary that he had to talk to her.

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)

Ziri a continué à lui parler.

Ziri continued to talk to him.

Vous avez réussi à lui parler?

Were you able to speak to him?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

D'accord, mais je pourrais lui parler?

Okay, but could I talk to him/her?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je devrais aller lui parler.

I should go talk to him.

Ne peux-tu pas simplement lui parler?

Can't you just talk to him?

Narayan, va lui parler.

Narayan, go talk to him.

— Devdas (2002)

Si seulement j'avais plus de temps pour lui parler.

If only I had more time to talk to him.

J'aimais bien lui parler.

I liked talking to him/her.

Je veux seulement lui parler.

I just want to talk to him.

Voulez-vous lui dire que j'aimerais lui parler?

Do you want to tell him that I would like to speak to him?

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

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

— PIKU (2015)

Vous devez lui parler avant.

You need to talk to him first.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Je dois aller lui parler.

I have to go talk to him.

Ça ne sert à rien de lui parler.

There's no point in talking to him.

Je peux lui parler seul à seul, un instant?

Can I speak to him alone for a moment?

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Laisse-moi essayer de lui parler.

Let me try to talk to him.

Vous voulez lui parler?

Do you want to talk to him?

Je dois lui parler immédiatement.

I must speak to him immediately.

Elle était déterminée à ne jamais plus lui parler.

She was determined never to speak to him again.

Veux-tu lui parler?

Do you want to talk to him?

— La petite Véra (1988)

Tu vas lui parler?

Are you going to talk to him?

Il ne veut pas lui parler.

He doesn't want to talk to her.

Je devrais lui parler.

I should talk to him.

Je suis allé lui parler.

I went to talk to him.

Il faut lui parler.

You have to talk to him.

Non, je vais lui parler.

No, I'll talk to him.

Je sais comment lui parler, et je peux peut-être aider.

I know how to talk to him, and maybe I can help.

— Wicked : Partie II (2025)

J'ai besoin de lui parler seul.

I need to speak to him alone.

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

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

Dites-lui que je dois lui parler.

Tell him I need to talk to him.

Je veux pas lui parler.

I don't want to talk to him.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Dis-lui que je veux lui parler.

Tell him I want to talk to him.

Tu ne dois pas lui parler de moi.

You must not tell him about me.

— Fight Club (1999)

Laissez-moi lui parler, à ce type.

Let me talk to this guy.

Lui parler de quoi?

What should I talk to him about?

Je te répète toujours de lui parler.

I keep telling you to talk to him.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Je devrais peut-être aller lui parler.

Maybe I should go talk to him.

Je t'ai vu lui parler.

I saw you talking to him.

S'il vous plaît, je dois lui parler.

Please, I need to talk to him.

J'ai juste besoin de lui parler.

I just need to talk to him.

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.

Quelqu'un devrait lui parler et lui dire ce qu'il en est.

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

Je dois lui parler d'urgence.

I need to talk to him urgently.

Je veux lui parler.

I want to talk to him.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Tu ne veux même pas lui parler?

You don't even want to talk to him?

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Je dois absolument lui parler.

I absolutely have to talk to him.

— Fight Club (1999)

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)

Tom dit à Mary qu'il avait à lui parler.

Tom tells Mary that he needed to talk to her.

Je vais juste lui parler.

I'm just going to talk to him.

Ne pouvez-vous pas simplement lui parler?

Can't you just talk to him?

Et de quoi tu veux lui parler?

And what do you want to talk to him about?

J'ai déjà eu le plaisir de lui parler.

I have already had the pleasure of speaking with him.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

N'aie pas peur de lui parler!

Don't be afraid to talk to him!

J'ai vraiment besoin de lui parler.

I really need to talk to him.

Pourrais-je lui parler?

Could I speak 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)

Dieu m'a demandé de lui parler.

God asked me to talk to Him.

— Senna (2010)

Elle dit qu'elle voulait lui parler.

She says she wanted to talk to him.

Je suis pressé, je veux lui parler.

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

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Je devrais peut-être lui parler.

Maybe I should talk to him.

On va lui parler.

We'll talk to him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je veux lui parler de mon avenir.

I want to talk to him about my future.

Je ne sais pas comment lui parler.

I don't know how to talk to him.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Va lui parler, pour voir.

Go talk to him, and see what happens.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tu veux que j'aille lui parler?

Do you want me to go talk to him?

Je t'ai promis de lui parler.

I promised you I’d talk to him/her.

— Mirage (2018)

Je viens de lui parler.

I just spoke to him.

— À l'ouest rien de nouveau (2022)

Que je suis la première personne de l'hôpital à ne pas lui parler de son poids.

That I’m the first person at the hospital not to talk to her about her weight.

— Grave (2017)

Tu tiens à lui parler?

Do you want to talk to him?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Si tu es son amie, tu peux lui parler quand tu veux.

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

— L'Esprit de la ruche (1973)

Elle devait lui parler de quelque chose.

She had to talk to him about something.

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)

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)

Allons lui parler gentiment.

Let's go talk to him nicely.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Je peux même pas aller lui parler.

I can't even go talk to him.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Faudra-t-il un mandat pour lui parler?

Will a warrant be required to speak to him?

— Psychose (1960)

Essayons de lui parler encore une fois?

Shall we try talking to him again?

— Le repentir (1987)

On devrait lui parler.

We should talk to him.

Je pourrais lui parler.

I could talk to him.

Il y a quelqu'un qui veut lui parler.

There is someone who wants to talk to him.

Je ne faisais que lui parler.

I was just talking to him.

Pour lui parler de la voiture.

To talk to him about the car.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Je ne veux pas lui parler.

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

— Devdas (2002)

Laisse-moi lui parler seul à seul.

Let me talk to him alone.

Tu devrais lui parler et lui dire ce que tu ressens.

You should talk to him and tell him how you feel.

Vous devez lui parler, c'est votre rôle.

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

J'était en train de lui parler de mon fils.

I was talking to him about my son.

— Volver (2006)

Je dois vraiment lui parler.

I really need to talk to him.

Le curé, je voudrais lui parler.

I would like to speak to the parish priest.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Je peux lui parler?

Can I talk to him?

— Chute libre (1993)

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

And you can talk his ear off.

— Cours, Lola, cours (1998)

Essaie de lui parler.

Try talking to him.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Tu ne devrais pas lui parler.

You shouldn't talk to him.

Il faut que j'aille lui parler.

I have to go talk to him.

Vous voudriez lui parler?

Would you like to speak to him/her?

— The Chaser (2008)

Je dois lui parler maintenant.

I have to talk to him now.

Je viens juste de lui parler.

I just spoke to him.

J'ai demandé à Mary si je pouvais lui parler en privé.

I asked Mary if I could speak to her privately.

Pourquoi tu ne vas pas plutôt lui parler?

Why don’t you go talk to him instead?

Est-ce que je peux lui parler?

Can I talk to him?

Puis-je lui parler, s'il vous plaît?

May I speak to him, please?

Je sais comment lui parler.

I know how to talk to him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

J'ai besoin de lui parler.

I need to talk to him.

J'essaye de lui parler.

I'm trying to talk to him.

J'essaierai de lui parler.

I'll try to talk to him.

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)