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nosotros decíamos

we said, we were saying, we used to say, we called (someone)

d e ˈs i a m o s → decir
dec to say, to tell + íamos we-form imperfect ending
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #38,793
we said, we were saying, we used to say Imperfect form of decir.
SP: Decíamos que volveríamos pronto.
EN: We said we would be back soon.
we called (someone) Used with a name or nickname.
SP: Siempre le decíamos jefe.
EN: We always called him boss.
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 les decíamos?

Is that what we used to call them?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Pensé que decíamos nuestros nombres.

I thought we were saying our names.

— Equipo Demolición (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 Idiotas (2009)

Pateando puertas, como decíamos antes.

Kicking down doors, as we said before.

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

Eso mismo decíamos.

That's exactly what we were saying.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

¿No decíamos que nos iríamos en la noche perfecta?

Didn't we say we'd leave on the perfect night?

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Desde niños, Juan y yo decíamos que nos veíamos donde siempre.

Since we were kids, Juan and I would say we’d meet at our usual spot.

— Museo (2018)

Sounds similar to

debíamos d e ˈb i a m o s