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How to Say ‘Léa often talks about Tom’ in French

Léa parle souvent de Tom

lay-AH parl soo-VAHN duh tohm

[lay-AH parl soo-VAHN duh tohm]

💬 Usage Tip: 'Talk about' is parler de, with de doing the job of 'about'. The same pattern works for other topics: parler de l'école "to talk about school".

Phrase Breakdown

Léa parle souvent

lay-AH parl soo-VAHN

Léa often talks

Say 'lay-A parl soo-VAHN'. The final 'e' of 'parle' and the 't' of 'souvent' are silent.

Example

Il parle souvent.

He talks often.

Words in this phrase

Léa

[lay-AH]

Léa

A popular French girl's name.

Example

Léa joue dans le jardin.

Léa is playing in the garden.

parle

[parl]

speak

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

Example

Je parle avec mon ami.

I speak with my friend.

souvent

[soo-VAHN]

often

An adverb meaning frequently or many times.

Example

Je fais souvent du roller après l'école.

I often go skating after school.

de Tom

duh tohm

about Tom

After 'parler', 'de' means 'about'.

Example

On parle de Tom.

We're talking about Tom.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

about

After 'parler', 'de' introduces the topic: talk about.

Example

Il parle de son chien.

He talks about his dog.

Tom

[tohm]

Tom

A boy's first name, popular in France.

Example

Tom joue dans la cour.

Tom is playing in the playground.

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