stavo parlando

I was talking

→ stare
phrase Uncommon #10,496
I was talking Imperfect progressive form of parlare. Often appears with a following preposition such as di or con.
IT: Stavo parlando con un amico quando sei arrivato.
EN: I was talking to a friend when you arrived.

Non stavo parlando di te, Em.

I wasn't talking about you, Em.

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

Stavo parlando con lui.

I was talking to him.

È di questo che stavo parlando.

That's what I was talking about.

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)

Stavo parlando di loro.

I was talking about them.

Stavo parlando.

I was talking.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

La persona con cui stavo parlando non era per nulla Tom.

The person I was talking to was not Tom at all.

Non stavo parlando con te.

I wasn't talking to you.

Stavo parlando con Don Lattanzi.

I was talking to Don Lattanzi.

— Il conformista (1971)

Io non stavo parlando con lei.

I wasn't talking to her.

Stavo parlando con tua madre!

I was talking to your mother!

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Io stavo parlando con lei.

I was talking to her.

Stavo parlando di noi.

I was talking about us.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once - La vita, il multiverso e tutto quanto (2022)

Tom è la persona di cui stavo parlando.

Tom is the person I was talking about.

Walt Price, ci stavo parlando poco fa.

Walt Price—I was just talking to him a little while ago.

— Hollywood, Vermont (2000)

Non stavo parlando di lui.

I wasn't talking about him.

Stavo parlando con la ragazza, imbecille.

I was talking to the girl, you idiot.

— Victoria (2015)

Io non stavo parlando di loro.

I wasn't talking about them.

Stavo parlando di lei.

I was talking about her.

Stavo parlando, lasciatemi finire.

I was talking, let me finish.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Stavo parlando al telefono.

I was talking on the phone.

— Il ritorno (2003)

Stavo parlando con te.

I was talking to you.

Di cosa stavo parlando?

What was I talking about?

Stavo parlando di lui.

I was talking about him.

Non stavo parlando del ragazzo!

I wasn't talking about the boy!

— Akira (1988)

Stavo parlando con la mia famiglia.

I was talking to my family.

Io non stavo parlando con te.

I wasn't talking to you.

Stavo parlando di due persone diverse.

I was talking about two different people.

Io stavo parlando di te.

I was talking about you.

Stavo parlando di sua madre, del suo motel.

I was talking about his mother, his motel.

— Psyco (1960)

Oh, sei lo stronzo armeno con cui stavo parlando?

Oh, are you the Armenian asshole I was talking to?

— Anora (2024)