Breakdown of Nous avons voulu parler au personnel, mais personne n'était là.
être
to be
là
there
mais
but
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
avoir
to have
ne
not (used before the verb)
parler
to speak
au
to the / at the (masculine singular)
vouloir
to want
personne
nobody / no one
le personnel
the staff
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