/aˈβlaɾ/

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Translation

to speak, to talk

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Word origin

From Latin fabulari ('to talk, to chat'), from fabula ('story, tale'), from fari ('to speak'). The Latin f became a silent Spanish h.

Origin
Latin
Root
fabulari
English cognates
fable, fabulous, affable, ineffable

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yohablohabléhablabahablaréhablaría
túhablashablastehablabashablaráshablarías
él/ella/ud.hablahablóhablabahablaráhablaría
nos.hablamoshablamoshablábamoshablaremoshablaríamos
vos.habláishablasteishablabaishablaréishablaríais
ellos/uds.hablanhablaronhablabanhablaránhablarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yohablehablarahablase
túhableshablarashablases
él/ella/ud.hablehablarahablase
nos.hablemoshabláramoshablásemos
vos.habléishablaraishablaseis
ellos/uds.hablenhablaranhablasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túhabla
ud.hable
nosotroshablemos
vosotroshablad
uds.hablen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
hablando
Past participle
hablado

Examples

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We need to talk about what happened yesterday.

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She speaks five languages very well.

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I do not like talking about politics at dinner.

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My grandmother used to speak very softly when she was angry.

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We talked for hours and the night flew by.

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My grandmother always spoke very calmly to her grandchildren.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 8: hablar, pasar, dejar and 11 more words.