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nous parlions

spoke, were speaking

p a ʁ . l j ɔ̃ → parler
parl speak; talk + ions we imperfect indicative / subjunctive ending
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Rare #41,299
spoke, were speaking Imperfect tense (nous): used for ongoing/repeated actions in the past.
FR: Quand j’étais enfant, nous parlions souvent français à la maison.
EN: When I was a child, we often spoke French at home.
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

Nous lui parlions au téléphone.

We were talking to him on the phone.

De quoi parlions-nous à midi ?

What were we talking about at noon?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Oh si, nous lui parlions, mon précieux.

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

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Ton père et moi parlions souvent de ce jour.

Your father and I often talked about that day.

— Black Panther (2018)

De quoi parlions-nous ?

What were we talking about?

Sounds similar to

parliez p a ʁ . l j e