ne parlent pas

do not speak

→ ne
phrase Rare #23,376
do not speak Used with third-person plural subjects (they/these girls). Negates the verb parler.
FR: Mes amis ne parlent pas pendant le film.
EN: My friends do not talk during the movie.

Ceux qui savent ne parlent pas; ceux qui parlent ne savent pas.

Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know.

Elles ne parlent pas anglais.

They don't speak English.

Bien sûr, les chats ne parlent pas.

Of course, cats don't speak.

— Suzume (2022)

Je sais que la plupart des gens ici ne parlent pas français.

I know that most people here don’t speak French.

Ils ne parlent pas.

They don't speak.

Ils ne parlent pas anglais.

They don't speak English.

Elles ne parlent pas du tout.

They don't speak at all.

Mes parents ne parlent pas l'anglais.

My parents don't speak English.

Ils ne parlent pas espagnol.

They don't speak Spanish.

Elles ne parlent pas espagnol.

They don't speak Spanish.

Ces filles ne parlent pas mais chantent.

These girls don't talk but sing.

Les filles ne parlent pas ainsi.

Girls don't talk like that.

Mes enfants ne parlent pas français.

My children don't speak French.

Leurs bouches ne parlent pas, leurs yeux ne voient pas, leur nez ne sentent pas.

Their mouths do not speak, their eyes do not see, their noses do not smell.

— Agora (2009)

Ils ne parlent pas français ici.

They don't speak French here.