Hablaba (en. I was speaking)

/a.blá.βa/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates an action of verbal communication in the past tense.

When I was a child, I spoke a lot with my friends.

Cuando era niño, hablaba mucho con mis amigos.

Used to describe a habitual action in the past.

He always spoke with his grandmother on the phone.

Siempre hablaba con su abuela por teléfono.

Part of narratives about past situations.

She spoke about her travel experiences.

Ella hablaba de sus experiencias de viaje.

From Latin 'parabola', derived from 'habere' which means 'to have'.

spoke too much

To express oneself excessively about a topic.

hablaba de más

didn't speak just to speak

To speak with meaning and purpose.

no hablaba por hablar

spoke lightly

To say something without thinking deeply.

hablaba a la ligera

speak

Action of communicating verbally.

hablar

speaker

A person who speaks or has a certain language as a mother tongue.

hablante

speech

The act of speaking or the way of expressing oneself verbally.

habla

To talk non-stop.

Don't stop talking, it's been a while since I talked so much!

No dejes de hablar, ¡hace tiempo que no hablaba tanto!

To chit-chat.

Yesterday I met up and we were chit-chatting all afternoon.

Ayer me encontré y estuvimos echando el hablo toda la tarde.