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How to Say ‘She talks about you a lot!’ in French

Elle parle beaucoup de toi !

el parl boh-koo duh twah

[el parl boh-koo duh twah]

💬 Usage Tip: After de you use toi, not tu: parler de toi "talk about you". Same with moi: de moi "about me".

Phrase Breakdown

Elle parle

el parl

She talks

Present tense of 'parler'. The final 'e' of 'parle' is silent.

Example

Elle parle français.

She speaks French.

Words in this phrase

Elle

[el]

She

Subject pronoun for feminine singular.

Example

Elle habite à Paris.

She lives in Paris.

parle

[parl]

speak

First-person form of 'parler', to speak.

Example

Je parle avec mon ami.

I speak with my friend.

beaucoup de toi !

boh-koo duh twah

a lot about you!

'Parler de' means 'to talk about'. In 'beaucoup', the 'p' is silent: 'bo-koo'.

Example

Il pense beaucoup de choses.

He thinks a lot of things.

Words in this phrase

beaucoup

[boh-koo]

a lot / very much

Adverb strengthening the idea of liking something strongly.

Example

Ça me plaît beaucoup. parce que l'entreprise semble humaine.

I like it a lot because the company seems human.

[duh]

about

After 'parler', 'de' introduces the topic being talked about.

Example

On parle de vacances.

We're talking about holidays.

toi

[twah]

you

Referring to the person or people someone is addressing.

Example

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi.

I cannot live without you.

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