Do parakeets talk?

I`ve never heard of any that talk but I remember years ago when I was a kid we had this record that was supposed to teach a parakeet to talk. it said the same thing over and over again like 50 times. lol.

I have some friends that have parakeets and they have told me that theirs do not talk at all. I have never had one so I could not say for sure but we could probably go to a pet store and find out if they do or not or look online to find out. :-) Maybe your parakeets do talk. That would be neat if they did.

Just like the first respondant said, "Some do; some don't." You have to expose them to repetition. I have had parakeets before that didn't talk, no matter if you've repeated yourself until you're blue in the face. However, my current 'keet, Herbie, talks up a storm! I have noticed that he won't say things he used to say, when he learns something new. For instance, he used to sing a short snippet of a song, then he also used to wolf whistle. Now that he's learned a few other things like, "you're so cute!" "I love you!" and "whatchya doin'?" he doesn't sing the song snippet on his own anymore, unless I whistle it. Then he seems to remember, and will repeat it. Just have patience. If yours is a talker, you'll soon find out! lol If not, just enjoy your bird and make sure to have plenty of toys for him/her so it won't be bored when you're not aruond to play with it.

Parakeet can talk. Mine can even follow the ringing sound of the telephone. I have a pair of parakeets, one cannot talk.