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hablaste

ah-BLAHS-teh/aˈβlaste/

“hablaste” means “You spoke” in Spanish (Completed action in the past (informal 'tú')).

You spoke, You talked

Also: Did you speak
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infinitivehablar
gerundhablando
past Participlehablado

📝 In Action

¿Con quién hablaste por teléfono anoche?

A1

Who did you speak to on the phone last night?

Hablaste muy rápido y no te entendí.

A2

You spoke very fast and I didn't understand you.

Me dijiste que no hablaste con nadie sobre el secreto.

B1

You told me that you didn't talk to anyone about the secret.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • hablaste en voz alta – you spoke out loud
  • hablaste de política – you talked about politics

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

él/ella/ustedhabla
yohablo
túhablas
ellos/ellas/ustedeshablan
nosotroshablamos
vosotroshabláis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedhablaba
yohablaba
túhablabas
ellos/ellas/ustedeshablaban
nosotroshablábamos
vosotroshablabais

preterite

él/ella/ustedhabló
yohablé
túhablaste
ellos/ellas/ustedeshablaron
nosotroshablamos
vosotroshablasteis

subjunctive

present

él/ella/ustedhable
yohable
túhables
ellos/ellas/ustedeshablen
nosotroshablemos
vosotroshabléis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedhablara/hablase
yohablara/hablase
túhablaras/hablases
ellos/ellas/ustedeshablaran/hablasen
nosotroshabláramos/hablásemos
vosotroshablarais/hablaseis
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Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "hablaste" in Spanish:

you spoke→you talked→

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Quick Quiz: hablaste

Question 1 of 2

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👥 Word Family▼
hablar(to speak/to talk) — Verb
el habla(speech (the faculty of speaking)) — Noun
hablador(talkative (person)) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
cantastellegaste
📚 Etymology▼

Comes from the Latin word *fabulari*, meaning 'to converse' or 'to tell a fable.' This shows how the original meaning was tied to storytelling and conversation.

First recorded: Around the 10th or 11th century in Old Spanish.

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: falarItalian: favellare

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 'hablaste' and 'habló'?

'Hablaste' means 'you spoke' (addressing a friend or someone informally using 'tú'). 'Habló' means 'he/she/it spoke' or 'you spoke' (addressing someone formally using 'usted').

Is 'hablaste' a regular or irregular verb form?

It is a regular verb form. The verb 'hablar' follows the standard pattern for -AR verbs in all tenses, including the past tense ('hablaste' follows the standard -aste ending).