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io parlai

spoke, talked

p a r ˈl a j → parlare
parl to speak, to talk + ai 1st-person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Uncommon #19,804
spoke, talked This is the passato remoto, used mainly in written narratives and in spoken Italian in some regions.
IT: Dopo cena, parlai con mia sorella.
EN: After dinner, I spoke with my sister.
Conjugation of parlare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First parlai parlammo
Third parlò parlarono

Parlai dal cuore.

I spoke from the heart.

Di tutti lì, parlai meno.

Of all the people there, I spoke the least.

Gli parlai dopo la lezione.

I talked to him after class.

Parlai io stessa con Tom.

I spoke to Tom myself.

Io parlai a degli amici.

I spoke to some friends.

Mary sembrava molto sorpresa quando gliene parlai.

Mary seemed very surprised when I told her about it.

Questo mi disse l'ultima volta che gli parlai.

That's what he told me the last time I spoke to him.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Parlai solo in berbero.

I spoke only in Berber.

Io parlai dal cuore.

I spoke from the heart.

Questa è Deborah, te ne parlai l'altro giorno, ricordi?

This is Deborah, I told you about her the other day, remember?

— Control (2007)

Non so perché entrai al giornale e parlai in quel modo.

I don't know why I went into the newspaper and spoke that way.

— City of God (2002)

Parlai in francese con Tom.

I spoke French to Tom.

Come gli parlai del problema, trovò subito una soluzione.

As soon as I told him about the problem, he immediately found a solution.

Parlai nel sonno.

I spoke in my sleep.

Di tutti là, parlai meno.

Of all of them, I spoke the least.

Ricordi l'ebrea di cui ti parlai?

Do you remember the Jewish woman I told you about?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)