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sabia falar

knew how to speak

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phrase Rare #31,492
knew how to speak Used to say someone was able to speak a language. It is the imperfect past of saber + falar.
PO: Quando era criança, eu sabia falar um pouco de francês.
EN: When I was a child, I knew how to speak a little French.

Maria disse que sabia falar não só Português, mas também Espanhol.

Maria said that she knew how to speak not only Portuguese, but also Spanish.

Tom perguntou a Mary quantos idiomas ela sabia falar.

Tom asked Mary how many languages she could speak.

Ele só sabia falar que vocês dois iam ser Rangers.

All he could say was that you two were going to be Rangers.

— Máquina de Guerra (2026)

Ela sabia falar três línguas antes de entrar na faculdade.

She could speak three languages ​​before entering college.

O Tom me contou que ele sabia falar três idiomas.

Tom told me that he knew how to speak three languages.

Tom me perguntou quais idiomas eu sabia falar.

Tom asked me what languages I knew how to speak.

A minha mãe sabia falar cinco idiomas.

My mother could speak five languages.