Parliamo del nostro amore.

to talk

Breakdown of Parliamo del nostro amore.

• del: of
• nostro: our
• l'amore: the love

Questions & Answers about Parliamo del nostro amore.

What form is parliamo?

Parliamo is the 1st person plural form of the verb parlare (to speak / to talk) in the present indicative.

So grammatically, it means we speak or we talk.

• parlo = I speak
• parli = you speak
• parla = he/she speaks
• parliamo = we speak
• parlate = you all speak
• parlano = they speak

Why isn’t there a word for we in the sentence?

Because Italian often omits subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

The ending -iamo already tells you the subject is we, so noi is not necessary.

• Parliamo del nostro amore = we talk about our love
• Noi parliamo del nostro amore = same idea, but noi adds emphasis or contrast

So Italian is a pro-drop language: the verb ending often gives enough information by itself.

Can parliamo also mean let’s talk?