Hablaban (en. They were talking)

/a.βla.βan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of expressing thoughts, ideas, or emotions through words.

They spoke about their vacation last week.

Ellos hablaban de sus vacaciones la semana pasada.

Activity of communicating orally with other people.

While they walked, they talked about their experiences.

Mientras caminaban, hablaban sobre sus experiencias.

To produce articulated sounds that form a language.

The children spoke in a low voice during class.

Los niños hablaban en voz baja durante la clase.

From Latin 'fabulari', which means 'to speak'.

to talk a lot

To speak excessively.

hablar por los codos

to speak in a low voice

To speak without raising one's voice much.

hablar en voz baja

to speak without knowing

To speak without having sufficient information.

hablar sin saber

to speak

The act of communicating verbally.

hablar

to converse

Having an exchange of ideas between two or more people.

conversar

to chat

To speak informally and friendly.

charlar

To talk a lot without reason.

She always talked too much at parties.

Ella siempre hablaba de más en las fiestas.

To argue heatedly.

While they talked, they forgot they were in public.

Mientras hablaban, se olvidaron de que estaban en público.