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How to Say ‘What I'm talking about’ in Italian

Di che parlo

dee keh PAHR-loh

[dee keh PAHR-loh]

💬 Usage Tip: Di che is a very common way to mean "what about?" or "what ... about?" after verbs like parlare: Di che parli? = "What are you talking about?" You can swap in other verb forms the same way: Di che parla? or Di che stiamo parlando?.

Phrase Breakdown

[dee]

Used to indicate possession, origin, or association.

Example

Parla di questioni importanti.

He talks of important matters.

che

[keh]

what

Used to refer to specific information.

Example

Che cosa fai?

What are you doing?

parlo

[PAHR-loh]

I speak

To talk or converse about something.

Example

Io parlo italiano.

I speak Italian.

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