I. (v.) (intr.) (talk) parolar (pri);

to speak something - dicar (ulo, pri); (cf. diskursar; expresar; proklamar, advokar, konversar).
to speak the truth - dicar la verajo.
to speak up or out - parolar laute / plulaute.
to speak French - parolar la Franca.
French is spoken here - hike la Franca parolesas.
so to speak - tale dicar, quaze.
to speak ill of - dicar malajo pri ulu; maldicensar.
speak (words, syllables, etc.) clearly - artikular.
speak hesitantly and indistinctly - balbutar.
speak too fast and therefore unclearly - barbuliar.

II. (n.) (in college) deklamo.

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