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wanted to talk

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phrase Rare #11,589
wanted to talk Often used as a polite or indirect way to say you wanted or needed to discuss something.
HI: मुझे तुमसे एक ज़रूरी बात करनी थी।
EN: I wanted to talk to you about something important.

छोटी सी बात करनी थी।

I just wanted to talk to you briefly.

— Jab We Met (2007)

भाई, वो कुछ बात करनी थी?

Hey, did you want to talk about something?

— Superboys of Malegaon (2025)

अह, वो आपके पति के बारे में बात करनी थी।

Oh, I wanted to talk to you about your husband.

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

तुम्हें क्या बात करनी थी?

What did you want to talk about?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)