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hablaste

ah-BLAHS-tehaˈβlaste

“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

Indicative

Present

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

Imperfect

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

Preterite

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

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

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

Imperfect Subjunctive

yohablara/hablase
túhablaras/hablases
él/ella/ustedhablara/hablase
nosotroshabláramos/hablásemos
vosotroshablarais/hablaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedeshablaran/hablasen
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Words that translate to "hablaste" in Spanish:

you spoke→you talked→

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Quick Quiz: hablaste

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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).