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nous parlions

were talking, used to talk

p a ʁ . l j ɔ̃ → parler
parl speak; talk + ions we imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #46,988
were talking, used to talk Describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
FR: Nous parlions souvent après le dîner.
EN: We often talked after dinner.
Conjugation of parler
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First parle parlions
Second parles parliez
Third parle parlent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First parlais parlions
Second parlais parliez
Third parlait parlaient

Oh si, nous lui parlions, mon précieux.

Oh yes, we were talking to him, my precious.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

De quoi parlions-nous à midi ?

What were we talking about at noon?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

De quoi parlions-nous ?

What were we talking about?

Nous lui parlions au téléphone.

We were talking to him on the phone.

Ton père et moi parlions souvent de ce jour.

Your father and I often talked about that day.

— Black Panther (2018)

Sounds similar to

parliez p a ʁ . l j e