Nous parlons souvent de la météo.

Parlons is the nous form of the verb parler in the present tense.

The full present-tense pattern is:

• je parle
• tu parles
• il / elle / on parle
• nous parlons
• vous parlez
• ils / elles parlent

So because the subject is nous = we, the verb must be parlons.

Nous means we.

It is the subject pronoun, so it tells you who is doing the action. In this sentence, we are the ones speaking.

In French, adverbs like souvent often come after the conjugated verb.

So:

• Nous parlons souvent... = We often talk...

This word order is very natural in French. English often places often before the main verb, but French usually puts souvent after the conjugated verb.

The verb parler often uses de when it means to talk about something.

So:

• parler de quelque chose = to talk about something
• parler de la météo = to talk about the weather

This is just how the verb works in French. A learner cannot translate word-for-word from English here, because English says talk about, while French usually says parler de.

In French, nouns often need an article where English might not use one.

So French says:

• de la météo

Literally this looks like of the weather forecast / weather, but the natural meaning is just about the weather.

French generally likes to keep the article with the noun, especially in expressions like this.

Because météo is a feminine noun that begins with a consonant sound: m.

So the article is:

• la météo

After de, it becomes:

• de la météo

You only get de l’ before a vowel sound or silent h, for example:

• de l’histoire
• de l’hôtel

No. De + la stays de la.

French contractions happen with:

• de + le = du
• de + les = des

But not with la.

So:

• de la météo ✔
• du livre ✔
• des enfants ✔

It is in the present tense.

In French, the present tense can mean:

• we talk about the weather
• we are talking about the weather
• we often talk about the weather

Here, because of souvent, it most naturally expresses a habitual action: something that happens regularly.

It is correct and completely natural, but in everyday spoken French, many people often use on instead of nous.

So in casual speech, you may hear:

• On parle souvent de la météo.

This also means We often talk about the weather.

A useful rule of thumb:

• nous = more formal, written, careful speech
• on = very common in everyday conversation

Yes, sometimes.

French speakers can say:

• parler du temps = to talk about the weather
• parler de la météo = to talk about the weather / the forecast / weather in general

There is a slight nuance:

• le temps often means the weather in the general everyday sense
• la météo can sound a bit more like the weather forecast or weather conditions, though it is also commonly used for weather

So both can work, depending on context.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

noo par-lon soo-von duh la may-tay-oh

A few helpful points:

• nous sounds like noo
• parlons ends with a nasal sound: par-lon
• in souvent, the final t is normally silent
• de is often pronounced like a light duh
• météo has three clear parts: mé-té-o

In careful speech, the sentence flows smoothly without any unusual complication.

Yes, two useful things:

1. La météo is feminine, which is why it uses la.
2. It is a very common everyday word in French.

You will often hear:

• La météo annonce de la pluie.
• Je regarde la météo.

So it is a practical word to learn early.