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tala.

to speak, to talk (make speech)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɑːˌla/
  1. to speak, to talk (make speech)

    Han började tala
    Jag visste inte att hundar kunde tala
  2. to speak (a language or the like)

    Talar du spanska?
    tala finlandssvenska
  3. to speak, to talk (to someone)

    formal
    Jag vill tala med föreståndaren
  4. to make a speech, to speak

    Kungen talade vid ceremonin
    Hon talade inför en jättepublik
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talōną (“to tell, count”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”).

noun/ˈtɑːˌla/
  1. tala (currency of Samoa)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Samoan tālā.

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