поговорить in Russian: to talk, to have a chat

Perfective

delimitative 'to have a chat'; the aspect partner of говорить is сказать

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pəɡəvɐˈrʲitʲ

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Translation

to talk, to have a chat

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Grammar

Verb typeperfective, second conjugation (поговорю, поговоришь); delimitative 'to have a chat', with no imperfective partner (the partner of говорить is сказать)

Examples

We need to talk.

I want to talk to you about work.

Let's talk later.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 7: Words 151-160.