Kilo Lingo

/tʃaɾˈlaɾ/

Line drawing of charlar
Coloured illustration of charlar
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Translation

to chat

Word origin

From the noun charla, of imitative origin echoing chatter, reinforced by Italian ciarlare ('to prattle'). The same expressive root gives English 'charlatan'.

Origin
Italian
Root
ciarlare
English cognates
charlatan

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

cafetería .

We like to chat in the cafe after class.

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They were chatting all afternoon about the trip.

¿ irte?

Do you want to chat for a while before you leave?

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My grandmother chats with the neighbours every morning.

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We chat on the phone almost every day.

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This word is part of lesson 70.