Trouble with reflexive verbs...

Question

Okay, so I understand a little bit about reflexive verbs but I'm having one main problem.

I know that if I wanted to say, "I talk to myself" then I would say "(Yo) me hablo", & if I wanted to say "You talk to yourself" I would say "(Tú) te hablas" But I'm wondering how I would say something like "I talk to you". So far I think I would say "(Yo) te hablo", but that doesn't sound right.

My main question would be if you would use "(Yo) te hablo" & if not what would you say? Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi ExplosiveTac. Welcome to the forum.

There are many grammatical discussions around what constitutes a reflexive verb. I'll not confuse you by trying to explain the differences. However, 'I talk to you' is not reflexive.

Te hablo (informal you - tu)

Le hablo (formal you - usted)

We don't often use subject pronouns in Spanish.

Answer 2

You're correct. "Te hablo" means: I talk to you.