t'en parler

to talk to you about it

→ te

phrase Uncommon #12,647

to talk to you about it “T’” is the familiar singular form of “you.” “En” refers to something already mentioned or understood from context.

FR: Je dois t'en parler.

EN: I have to talk to you about it.

Je ne peux pas t'en parler maintenant.

I can't tell you about it now.

J'ai essayé de t'en parler.

I tried to talk to you about it.

Je ne voulais pas t'en parler.

I didn't want to tell you about it.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Je veux t'en parler en personne.

I want to talk to you about it in person.

Que j'allais t'en parler.

That I was going to talk to you about it.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Mais je n'osais pas t'en parler.

But I didn’t dare talk to you about it.

— Oncle Boonmee (celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures) (2010)

On venait t'en parler.

We were just coming to talk to you about it.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je ferais mieux de ne pas t'en parler maintenant.

I'd better not tell you about it now.

Nous voulions que tu sois un peu plus grand pour t'en parler.

We wanted you to be a little older so we could talk to you about it.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

C'est pour ça que je viens t'en parler.

That's why I'm coming to you about it.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Justement, je voulais t'en parler.

I actually wanted to talk to you about it.

Je dois t'en parler.

I have to tell you about it.

J'allais t'en parler.

I was going to tell you about it.

— Mystic River (2003)

On voulait t'en parler.

We wanted to talk to you about it.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Je voulais justement t'en parler.

I just wanted to talk to you about that.

Je ne pouvais pas t'en parler avant, tu comprends ?

I couldn't talk to you about it before, you understand?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Je voulais t'en parler d'abord.

I wanted to talk to you about it first.

Je veux t'en parler.

I want to talk to you about it.

J'ai pas pu t'en parler.

I couldn't talk to you about it.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

J'aurais dû t'en parler.

I should have told you about it.

J'ai envie de t'en parler.

I feel like talking to you about it.

Je voulais t'en parler.

I wanted to talk to you about it.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

J'ai cru que je pouvais t'en parler.

I thought I could tell you about it.

Je suis venu tout de suite pour t'en parler.

I came right away to talk to you about it.

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

J'aurais dû t'en parler avant.

I should have told you about this before.

J'aurais dû t'en parler plus tôt.

I should have told you about this sooner.

J'attendais le bon moment pour t'en parler.

I was waiting for the right moment to tell you about it.

Je pensais pouvoir t'en parler.

I thought I could talk to you about it.

— Article 15 (2019)

Je pensais t'en parler une fois que tu serais installé.

I was thinking of telling you about it once you were settled in.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Je n'ai pas pensé à t'en parler.

I didn't think to mention it to you.

— The Machinist (2004)

J'aurais dû t'en parler en premier.

I should have told you about it first.