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How to Say "let's talk" in Spanish

The Spanish word forlet's talkis hablemosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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VerbA1
Making a suggestion
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Examples

Hablemos seriamente sobre este tema.

Let's talk seriously about this subject.

Si tienen dudas, hablemos después de clase.

If you have questions, let's talk after class.

No perdamos tiempo. Hablemos de una vez.

Let's not waste time. Let's talk right away.

The 'Let's' Form

In Spanish, to say 'Let's do something,' you use the 'nosotros' form of the special command verb form (the present subjunctive). For -AR verbs like 'hablar', the ending changes from 'a' to 'e'.

Negative Suggestions

To say 'Let's not talk,' you just put 'no' in front: 'No hablemos más de eso' (Let's not talk about that anymore).

Using the wrong verb form for 'Let's'

Mistake:Using 'Vamos a hablar' instead of 'Hablemos'.

Correction: While 'Vamos a hablar' means 'We are going to talk,' it is generally better to use the command form 'Hablemos' when making a direct suggestion ('Let's talk').

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