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How to Say ‘Talk to you about / tell you about’ in French

Vous parler de

voo par-lay duh

[voo par-lay duh]

💬 Usage Tip: Parler de is the usual pattern for talking about a topic: parler de mon expérience, parler du poste. The vous here means the person you are speaking to, so vous parler de is literally talk to you about.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous

[voo]

you

Object pronoun here meaning to you after the verb phrase.

Example

Je vais vous parler de mon parcours professionnel.

I am going to talk to you about my professional background.

parler

[par-lay]

to speak / talk

Infinitive verb meaning to speak or talk, often followed by de for the topic.

Example

Je peux vous parler de mon dernier projet.

I can talk to you about my latest project.

[duh]

about / of

Preposition used to introduce the topic being discussed.

Example

Je peux vous parler de mes résultats en vente.

I can talk to you about my sales results.

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