This is the 885th most frequent Russian word.
говоря
"Говоря" means "speaking" or "talking."
Here, 'говоря' introduces a dependent clause 'Говоря о погоде' (Speaking of the weather), providing a specific context or subject of discussion before addressing it in the following statement.
Говоря о погоде, на улице сейчас очень холодно.
Speaking of the weather, it's very cold outside now.
In this sentence, 'говоря' in 'Говоря правду' (Telling the truth) forms a participial phrase, contributing additional information to the main action described in the clause.
Говоря правду, он был удивительно спокоен.
Telling the truth, he was surprisingly calm.
The word 'говоря' is used here in the participial construction 'Честно говоря' (Honestly speaking), serving as an introductory phrase to express sincerity or clarification before making a statement.