hablar
"Ella habla en memes y yo entiendo todo."
She speaks in memes and I understand everything.
to speak, to talk
"Hablé poco y aun así dije demasiado."
I spoke little and still said too much.
to talk about, to discuss
"En la cena hablamos de la cena anterior."
At dinner we talked about the previous dinner.
to speak (a language)
"Habla tres idiomas y se disculpa en todos."
She speaks three languages and apologizes in all of them.
to be on speaking terms
"Mis tíos no se hablan desde aquel asado."
My uncles haven't been on speaking terms since that barbecue.
hablar infinitive
Base forms
gerund hablando
"Estamos hablando en Spanglish y nadie se queja."
We're speaking in Spanglish and nobody complains.
Present "I speak"
yo hablo
"Hablo contigo luego, que ahora la cafetera manda."
I'll talk to you later, the coffeemaker is in charge right now.
él/ella habla
"Ella habla en memes y yo entiendo todo."
She speaks in memes and I understand everything.
Preterite "I spoke"
él/ella habló
"El alcalde habló ante miles y prometió wifi gratis."
The mayor spoke before thousands and promised free Wi‑Fi.
"Habló dos horas y no dijo nada."
She talked for two hours and said nothing.
"Habló con la planta y funcionó."
He talked to the plant and it worked.
nosotros hablamos
"Hablamos anoche hasta que salió el sol."
We talked last night until the sun came up.
ellos/ellas hablaron
"Hablaron ante la cámara con la calma de quien ya ganó."
They spoke on camera with the calm of someone who has already won.
Imperfect "I used to speak"
Future "I will speak"
Conditional "I would speak"
Present subjunctive "that I speak"
tú hables
"No hables de spoilers en el chat, por favor."
Don't talk spoilers in the chat, please.
"Cuando hables ante el jurado, respira hondo."
When you speak before the jury, take a deep breath.
"Quiero que hables ante la clase y no leas las diapositivas."
I want you to speak in front of the class and not read the slides.
él/ella hable
"Cuando hable la abuela, todos callamos."
When grandma speaks, we all go quiet.