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nosotros hablábamos

we were talking, we used to talk

a ˈb l a b a m o s → hablar
habl speak + ábamos 1st person plural imperfect
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #13,889
we were talking, we used to talk Imperfect tense (past): can describe an ongoing past action or a habitual action in the past.
SP: Cuando éramos niños, hablábamos mucho en clase.
EN: When we were kids, we used to talk a lot in class.
Conjugation of hablar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First hablaba hablábamos
Second hablabas —
Third hablaba hablaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First hablaba hablábamos
Second hablabas —
Third hablaba hablaban
hablara

Sólo hablábamos.

We were just talking.

Hablábamos sobre capturar la naturaleza en el arte.

We were talking about capturing nature in art.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Calló mientras nosotros hablábamos.

He was silent while we were talking.

Justo ayer hablábamos de eso y hoy pasa exactamente lo que temíamos que podía pasar.

We were just talking about that yesterday, and today exactly what we feared might happen has happened.

Comúnmente hablábamos en inglés.

We usually spoke in English.

Entró a la sala cuando hablábamos mal de ella.

She came into the room when we were talking badly about her.

Hablábamos del arma de tu padre.

We were talking about your father's gun.

— Mystic River (2003)

Él guardó silencio mientras hablábamos.

He remained silent while we spoke.

Justo hablábamos sobre eso.

We were just talking about that.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

Ah, también hablábamos de ti.

Oh, we were talking about you too.

— Wicked (2024)

Hablábamos en voz baja para evitar despertar al bebé.

We spoke in low voices to avoid waking the baby.

No, pero a menudo hablábamos de eso.

No, but we often talked about it.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

El caso es que sobre todo hablábamos de ti.

The thing is, we were mostly talking about you.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Mientras nosotros hablábamos, él se mantuvo en silencio.

While we were talking, he remained silent.

Esta señora es clienta nuestra, hablábamos de tu nueva mensajería.

This lady is one of our clients, we were talking about your new courier service.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)

Se suponía que hablábamos de mi caso.

We were supposed to be talking about my case.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Hablábamos de ti.

We were talking about you.

Porque ni siquiera hablábamos.

Because we weren't even talking.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Justo de eso hablábamos, eso pasa.

That's exactly what we were talking about, that happens.

Nunca hablábamos.

We never spoke.

— Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989)

Habitualmente hablábamos en francés.

We usually spoke in French.

Siempre hablábamos de muchas cosas después de la escuela.

We always talked about many things after school.

Hablábamos del guión.

We were talking about the script.

— State and Main (2000)

Hermano Baines y yo hablábamos de eso hoy mismo.

Brother Baines and I were talking about that just today.

— Malcolm X (1992)