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nosotros decíamos

we were saying, we used to say

d e ˈs i a m o s → decir
dec to say, to tell + íamos 1st person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Rare #42,328
we were saying, we used to say Imperfect tense, first-person plural of “decir.”
SP: Decíamos la verdad, pero nadie nos escuchaba.
EN: We were telling the truth, but no one was listening to us.
Conjugation of decir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First decía decíamos
Second decías —
Third decía decían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First decía decíamos
Second dijeras —
Third decía decían
dijeradijese

Eso mismo decíamos.

That's exactly what we were saying.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Pensé que decíamos nuestros nombres.

I thought we were saying our names.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Pateando puertas, como decíamos antes.

Kicking down doors, as we said before.

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

Te decíamos que ya estamos con Mary.

We were telling you that we're already with Mary.

Él era el hijo de nuestro jardinero, todos le decíamos Chhote.

He was our gardener's son; we all called him Chhote.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Sounds similar to

debíamos d e ˈb i a m o s