estaba hablando

I was talking

he was talking

estaba hablando(ehs-tah-bah ah-blahn-doh)

phrase

1. (first person singular)

a. I was talking

Federico, ¿me dijiste algo? - No, estaba hablando solo. Disculpa.

Federico, did you say something to me? - No, I was talking to myself. Sorry.

2. (third person singular)

a. he was talking (masculine)

¿Puedes creer que Francisco terminó con su novia? - ¡No puede ser! Hace una semana estaba hablando acerca de mudarse con ella.

Can you believe Francisco broke up with his girlfriend? - No way! A week ago he was talking about moving in with her.

b. she was talking (feminine)

La entrevista con la senadora fue un desastre. Claramente no sabía de lo que estaba hablando.

The interview with the senator was a disaster. She clearly didn't know what she was talking about.

c. it was talking

¡El perro! ¡Estaba hablando! - Tranquilo, Juan. Era Lucas haciéndote una broma.

The dog! It was talking! - Calm down, Juan. It was Lucas playing a joke on you.

d. was talking

Patricia estaba hablando de ti cuando dijo que le gustaba un chico de su clase.

Patricia was talking about you when she said she liked a boy in her class.

3.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you were talking

Disculpe, jefe. Escuché "Pedro" y pensé que estaba hablando conmigo.

I'm sorry, boss. I heard "Pedro" and I thought you were talking to me.