Asturian

Verb

falar (first-person singular indicative present falo, past participle faláu)

1. to talk
2. to speak

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fābulārī, present infinitive of fābulor ‎(“chat, converse”).

Verb

falar ‎(first-person singular present falo, first-person singular preterite falei, past participle falado)

1. to speak

Conjugation

Ido

Verb

falar (present tense falas, past tense falis, future tense falos, imperative falez, conditional falus)

1. to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of falar present past future tense falas falis falos perfect falabis falabos infinitive falar falir falor imperative falez falabez conditional falus falabus nominal active participle singular falanto falinto falonto plural falanti falinti falonti active participle falanta falinta falonta adverbial active participle falante falinte falonte

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin fābulārī.

Verb

falar

1. to speak

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fallar (obsolete)
• falá (apocopic or eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese falar, from Latin fābulārī, present infinitive of fābulor ‎(“chat, converse”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈlaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈla(ɾ)/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /faˈla(h)/

Verb

falar ‎(first-person singular present indicative falo, past participle falado)

1. (intransitive) to speak; to talk (to say words out loud)

   Para de falar.‎

   Stop talking.

   Fala!‎

   Talk!

   Fale!‎

   Talk!

2. (by extension) to communicate by any means

   Falamo-nos por correio.‎

   We communicate by mail.

3. (transitive) to say something

   Para de falar bobagens.‎

   Stop talking nonsense.

   Fala bobagens.‎

   Talk nonsense.

4. (transitive with com) to talk to

   Estou falando com você‎

   I'm talking to you.

5. (transitive with para) to tell (to convey by speech)

   Vou falar para você.‎

   I’m going to tell you.

6. (transitive with de or sobre) to talk about
7. (transitive with de) to speak ill of
8. (transitive) to speak (to be able to communicate in a language)

   Em Portugal se fala português.‎

   In Portugal they speak Portuguese.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:falar.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to say something): dizer
• (to communicate): comunicar
• (to talk to): conversar, papear
• (to tell): contar, dizer, relatar

Derived terms

• falar de
• falar grosso
• falar mais alto
• falar sozinho
• falou!

Noun

falar m (plural falares)

1. A cant, dialect or regional language.

Synonyms

• fala

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