hablarle

to talk to him/her, to talk to you (formal)

a ˈb l a ɾ l e → hablar
habl speak + ar Infinitive + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Common #5,081
to talk to him/her, to talk to you (formal) "le" is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to him," "to her," or "to you" (formal).
SP: Voy a hablarle mañana.
EN: I’m going to talk to him/her tomorrow.
Conjugation of hablar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First hablo hablamos
Second hablas —
Third habla hablan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First hablo hablamos
Second hablas habléis
Third habla hablan
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — hablemos
Second habla hablad
Third hable hablen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First hablé hablamos
Second hablaste —
Third habló hablaron
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First hablaba hablábamos
Second hablabas —
Third hablaba hablaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First hablaba hablábamos
Second hablabas —
Third hablaba hablaban
Present
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First hablaré hablaremos
Second hablarás —
Third hablará hablarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First hablaré hablaremos
Second hablarás —
Third hablará hablarán
Past
Conditional
SingularPlural
First hablaría —
Third hablaría —
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Third — hablaran

Ella ha amenazado con hablarle al rey esta vez.

She has threatened to speak to the king this time.

Quisiera hablarle de venir al show para promocionar su historieta.

I’d like to talk to you about coming on the show to promote your comic.

— American Splendor (2003)

Tú puedes hablarle.

You can talk to him.

— Leviatán (2014)

Me gustaría hablarle de un asunto de cierta urgencia.

I would like to talk to you about a matter of some urgency.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Déjame hablarle.

Let me talk to him.

E incluso no debería hablarle de esa forma a sus estudiantes.

And he shouldn't even speak to his students that way.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Quizás podemos hablarle a ella.

Perhaps we can talk to her.

Por tanto, id a hablarle.

Therefore, go and talk to him.

— Enrique V (1989)

Vengo a hablarle de algo de suma importancia.

I've come to talk to you about something of the utmost importance.

Deberías ir y hablarle.

You should go and talk to him/her.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Hablarle de qué?

Talk to him about what?

— A primera vista (2014)

Le pregunté a Tom si podía hablarle en privado.

I asked Tom if I could speak to him privately.

Quisiera salir a la calle y hablarle sobre mí a un extraño.

I'd like to go out on the street and talk about myself to a stranger.

— Una jornada particular (1977)

No me atrevo a hablarle.

I don't dare talk to him.

Quisiera hablarle.

I would like to speak with you.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Mira, no puedes hablarle de mí.

Look, you can't talk to him about me.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Dios te castigará por hablarle así a tu madre.

God will punish you for speaking to your mother like that.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

No deberias hablarle asi a tu madre, jovencito.

You shouldn't talk to your mother like that, young man.

— Mommy (2014)

Si te atreves a hablarle a madre de esto, ¡te echaré una maldición y a mi madre!

If you dare talk to Mother about this, I’ll put a curse on you and my mother!

— La bruja (2016)

Traté de hablarle al mesero en francés, pero no me pudo entender.

I tried to speak to the waiter in French, but he couldn't understand me.

Sólo quiero hablarle.

I just want to talk to you.

— El maquinista (2004)

Es demasiado tímido para hablarle a las niñas.

He's too shy to talk to girls.

Lo que tengo que hablarle es confidencial.

What I have to tell you is confidential.

Ella a veces trataba de hablarle acerca de India.

She sometimes tried to talk to him about India.

Y nadie puede hablarle directamente.

And nobody can speak to him directly.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

En realidad, tú eres la que debería hablarle.

Actually, you're the one who should speak to him.

— A primera vista (2014)

Intenta hablarle, se supone que te oyen.

Try talking to him; they're supposed to hear you.

— Juno (2007)

No tiene porque hablarle así.

You don't have to talk to him like that.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Tom no podía hablarle a Mary.

Tom couldn't speak to Mary.

Es inútil hablarle cuando está enojado.

There's no point in talking to him when he's angry.

Me gustaría hablarle de ese reporte.

I would like to speak to you about that report.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Director, tengo algo que hablarle.

Director, I have something to discuss with you.

— Los hombres detrás del sol 2: El laboratorio del diablo (1992)

Tengo que hablarle.

I have to talk to him.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Madre, tengo que hablarle de ellos.

Mother, I have to tell you about them.

— La noche americana (1973)

De eso mismo quería hablarle.

That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about.

— State and Main (2000)

Tom se detuvo a hablarle a Mary.

Tom stopped to talk to Mary.

Por no haberte vuelto hacia él para hablarle.

For not turning towards him to talk to him.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Yo escuché a John hablarle al señor Brown.

I heard John talking to Mr. Brown.

Cuando esté mejor, puede hablarle.

When you're feeling better, you can talk to him.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

Hablarle bien de mí a Madame Morrible?

Put in a good word for me with Madame Morrible?

— Wicked (2024)

De eso quería hablarle.

That's what I wanted to talk to you about.

Me da miedo hablarle.

I'm afraid to talk to him.

Quisiera hablarle, señor director.

I would like to speak to you, Mr. Director.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Necesito hablarle.

I need to talk to you.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Debes hablarle.

You must talk to him.

Dijiste que podía hablarle a ella.

You said I could talk to her.

Me gustaría hablarle un momento.

I’d like to speak with him for a moment.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Debo hablarle.

I must speak to him.

Tom necesita hablarle a Mary.

Tom needs to talk to Mary.

Vine a hablarle de 'Vengadores, la Iniciativa '.

I came to talk to you about 'Avengers Initiative'.

Quizás podemos hablarle.

Perhaps we can talk to him.

No puedes hablarle así.

You can't talk to him like that.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Me gusta hablarle a mi gato en francés.

I like to talk to my cat in French.

Tom no tuvo el valor de hablarle a Mary.

Tom didn't have the courage to talk to Mary.

Señor Jean, tengo que hablarle francamente.

Mr. Jean, I have to speak frankly with you.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Hablarle en público a Chandramukhi fue un error.

Speaking to Chandramukhi in public was a mistake.

— Devdas (2002)

Quiero hablarle.

I want to talk to him.

— Anora (2024)

Sabes hablarle a las mujeres.

You know how to talk to women.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Déjeme hablarle en inglés.

Let me speak to you in English.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Nadie puede hablarle.

Nobody can talk to him.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Ella estaba decidida a nunca volver a hablarle otra vez.

She was determined never to speak to him again.

Solo quería hablarle antes de que nos fuéramos.

I just wanted to talk to you before we left.

Ella empezó a hablarle al perro.

She started talking to the dog.

Quería hablarle de algo.

I wanted to talk to you about something.

— A primera vista (2014)

Ya se me hace difícil hablarle.

I'm already finding it difficult to talk to him/her.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

No puedo hablarle, estoy en plena clase de historia.

I can't talk to him, I'm in the middle of a history class.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Hay que hablarle a Pediatría, por favor.

We need to talk to Pediatrics, please.

— Roma (2018)

No debe de ser fácil hablarle a tu hijo, sabiendo muy bien que no responderá.

It can't be easy to talk to your son, knowing full well that he won't respond.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

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