How to ask people whether they speak a particular language, and to say that you do. This is perhaps the kind of question other people might ask you, and it's useful to be able to understand it and to have an answer prepared.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, m = said by men, f = said by women, >m = said to men, >f = said to women, sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person.
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| Phrase | Do you speak ...? | Yes, a little |
|---|---|---|
| Do you speakAbkhaz? | Аҧcшәа уҳәоума? (Aṗsšəa ux̢əuma?) | |
| Do you speakAdyghe? | АдыгабзэкІэ огущыІа? | Ары, тІэкІу сэгущыІэшъу. |
| Do you speakAfrikaans? | Praat jy Afrikaans? (sg/inf) Praat julle Afrikaans? (pl/inf) Praat u Afrikaans? (frm/sg) Praat Meneer Afrikaans? (frm/>m) Praat Mevrou Afrikaans? (frm/>f) | Ja, 'n bietjie |
| Do you speakAlbanian (Gheg)? | A flêtni shqyp? (frm) A flêt shqyp? (inf) | Po, pak |
| Do you speakAlbanian (Tosk)? | A flisni shqip? (frm) A flet shqip? (inf) | Po, pak |
| Do you speakAleut? | Unangam tunuu Aadazaxt ii? | |
| Do you speakAltay? | Алтайлап билерер бе? (Altajlap bilerer be?) | Ийе бир эмеш (Ije bir emeš) |
| Do you speakAmharic? | አማርኛ ትችላለህ? (amariňňa təčəlalläh) >m አማርኛ ትችያለሽ? (amariňňa təčiyalläš) >f አማርኛ ትችላላችሁ? (amariňňa təčəlallaččhu) pl | አዎ፣ ትንሽ (aw tənəš) |
| Do you speakArabic (Egyptian)? | بتتكلّم عربي m - (bititkallim 'arabi?) بتتكلّمي عربي f - (bititkallimee 'arabi?) | |
| Do you speakArabic (Lebanese)? | Bte7ki Lebneni chi? | Eh, chway ... |
| Do you speakArabic (Modern Standard) | (hal tatakallam al-lughah al-'arabīyah?)هل تتكلم اللغة العربية؟ | (na'am, qalīlan)نعم, قليل |
| Do you speakArabic (Moroccan) | (wash kat'ref l'arbīya)واش كتعرف العربية؟ | (īyeh, ghīr shwīya)ايه، غير شوية |
| Do you speak Arabic (Syrian) | Btiḥk l-ʿarabī? >m Btiḥki l-ʿarabī? >f | Aywa, šwayye |
| Do you speakAragonese? | Charras aragonés? (inf) Charra aragonés?(frm) | Sí, una mica Sí, un poco |
| Do you speakArmenian (Eastern)? | Հայերեն խոսո՞ւմ եք: (Hayeren khosum ek?) | Այո', մի փոքր: (Ayo, mi pokker) |
| Do you speakArmenian (Western)? | Հայերէն կը խօսի՞ս: (Hayeren guh khosees?) | Այո, քիչ մը: (Ayo, keech muh) |
| Do you speakAssamese? | আপুনি অসমীয়া কয়নে? (apuni ôxômiya kôyne?) | হয়, অলপ (hôy, ôlôp) |
| Do you speakAsturian? | ¿Fala asturianu? | Sí, un pocu |
| Do you speakAzerbaijani? | Siz Azərbaycanca danışırsınızmı? | Mən bir az Azərbaycanca danışıram |
| Do you speakBalinese? | Bise base Bali? Bise ngomong base Bali? | Nggih, bise bedik Nggih, tapi ten terlalu bise |
| Do you speakBashkir? | һеҙ башҡортса һөйләшәһегеҙме? (һyeź başqоrtsa һöyläşäһyeгyeźmye?) | |
| Do you speakBasque? | Euskaraz badakizu? | Bai, pixka bat |
| Do you speakBavarian? | Kos d' Boariš? (inf) | Iå, ged šo |
| Do you speakBelarusian? | Ці размаўляеце па-беларуску? (Ci razmaŭlajecie pa-biełarusku?) | Так (Tak) |
| Do you speakBengali? | আপনি কি বাংলা বলতে পারেন? (Apni ki bangla bôlte paren?) | জী অল্প অল্প পারি (Jī ôlpô ôlpô pari) |
| Do you speakBhojpuri? | तु भोजपुरी बोले ल? (tu bhojpuri bole la?) | हाँ, तनि तनि (haan, tani tani) |
| Biatah | Bisa kah ku'u minyu Bidayuh? | |
| Do you speakBikol? | Tatao ka magtaram nin Bikol? | Iyo, diít lang. |
| Do you speakBislama? | Yu save toktok Bislama? | Mi toktok smol Bislama nomo |
| Do you speakBlaan? | Gare am talu b’laan? | |
| Do you speakBosnian? | Govorite li bosanski? | Da, malo |
| Do you speakBreton? | Komz a rez brezhoneg? (inf) Komz a rit brezhong? (frm/pl) | Ya, un tammig hepken Ya, un tamm bihan |
| Do you speakBulgarian? | Говорите ли български? (Govorite li bãlgarski?) frm Говориш ли български? (Govoriš li bãlgarski?) inf | Да, малко (Da, malko) |
| Do you speakBurmese? | ဗမာစကား ေြဟတတ်သလား။ (bamazaga pyaw daq lar?) | နဲနဲေြဟတတ်ပါတယ်။ (nèh-nèh pyàw-daq-ba-deh) |
| Do you speakCatalan? | Que parla català? Parla català? (frm) Parles català? (inf) | Sí, una mica Sí, un poc |
| Do you speakCebuano? | Maka istorya ka ug Binisaya? | Oo, gamay lang |
| Do you speakChabacano de Cavite? | Ta platica tu Caviteño? | Si, umpoco |
| Do you speakChabacano de Zamboanga? | Habla usted Chabacano? (frm) Habla ba tu Chabacano? (inf) Habla evos Chabacano? (inf) | Si, un poco |
| Do you speakChamorro (Guam dialect)? | Kao siña hao fumino'Chamoru? | Hunggan, didide' ha' Ha'a, didide' ha' |
| Do you speakChamorro (North Marianas dialect)? | Kao siña hao fumino’ Chamorro? | A’a, didide’ ha |
| Do you speakChechen? | Ахь нохчийн мотт бийций? (Aẋ noxçiyn mott biyciy?) | ХIаъ бийц цхьан жимма (Haə biyc cẋan ƶimma) |
| Do you speakCherokee? | ᏣᎳᎩᏍ ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎩ? (Tsalagis hiwonisgi) >sg | ᎥᎥ, ᎢᎦᏛ (V'v, igadv) ᎥᎥ ᎦᏲᏟ (Vv, gayotli) |
| Do you speakChichewa? | Mumalankhula chicheŵa? Mumalankhula chicheŵa? | Eya, pangono |
| Do you speakChinese (Cantonese)? | 你識唔識講廣東話呀 (neih sīkm̀hsīk góng gwóngdùngwá a) | 我識講小小呀 (ngóh sìk góng síusíu a) |
| Do you speakChinese (Hakka)? | 你講客家話 (ngi2 gong3 hak7ga1fa3?) | |
| Do you speakChinese (Mandarin)? | 你會不會講國語? [你会不会讲国语} (nǐ huìbúhuì jiǎng guóyŭ?) 你會不會講普通話? [你会不会讲普通话?] (nǐ huìbúhuì jiǎng pŭtōnghuà?) 你會說中文嗎? [你会说中文吗?] (nǐ huì shuō zhōngwén ma?) | 會,一點點 [会,一点点] (huì, yīdiǎndiǎn) 會,一點兒 [会,一点儿] (huì, yīdiǎnr) |
| Do you speakChinese (Shanghainese)? | 侬会得讲上海闲话吗? (Nóng wui de gāng sǎnghääwú va?) | 一点点 |
| Do you speakChinese (Taiwanese)? | 你會曉講台語無? (lí ē-hiáu kóng tâi-gí bô) | 會曉, 一屑仔 (ē-hiáu, chi̍t-sut-á) 會曉, 一點仔 (ē-hiáu, chi̍t-tiám-á) |
| Do you speakChoctaw? | Chahta imanumpa ish anumpola hinlaho? | Chahta iskitini anumpuli li |
| Do you speakChuukese? | Kose sine fosun chuuk? | Uu, ekis |
| Do you speakCimbrian? | Prèchtat-ar iart in zimbrisch gaprècht? | Ja, an mintzikh |
| Do you speakCoastal Kadazan? | Koiho ko momboos do Kadazan? Momboos ko do Kadazan? | Oh, okudi |
| Do you speakComanche? | Ʉnha nʉmʉ tekwaʔeyu? | |
| Do you speakCornish? | A wodhes'ta kewsel Kernewek? | Gonn, kowsav boghes |
| Do you speakCorsican? | Parlate corsu? | Iè, un pocu |
| Do you speakCree? | ᑭᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐣ ᒋ (kinehiyawan ci?) | ᐁᐦᐊ. ᐊᐱᓯᐢ ᐱᑯ ᓂᓀᐦᔭᐘᐣ (eha. apisis piko ninehiyawan |
| Do you speakCroatian? | Govoriš li hrvatski? (inf) Govorite li hrvatski? (frm) | Da, (nešto) malo govorim hrvatski |
| Do you speakCuyonon? | Agalimeg kaw i' Cuyonon? | E'en, maite lamang |
| Do you speakCzech? | Mluvíte česky? (frm) Mluvíš česky? (inf) Umíte česky? (frm) Umíš česky? (inf) | Ano, trochu |
| Do you speakDanish? | Taler du dansk? (inf) | Ja, en smule Ja, lidt |
| Do you speakDari | آیا شما دری صحبت میکنید؟ (Âyâ šumâ dâri sahabat mikanid?) | من كمى درى ميدانم (Man kamê dari mêdânam) |
| Do you speakDutch? | Spreekt u Nederlands? (frm) Spreek je Nederlands? (inf) | Ja, een beetje |
| Do you speakEfik? | Emesem ikọ Efik? | In, esisit |
| Do you speakElfdalian? | Dalsker du? | Ja, liteð |
| Do you speakEstonian? | Kas sa räägid eesti keelt? (inf) Kas te räägite eesti keelt? (frm) | Jah, natuke räägin |
| Do you speakEwe? | Ese ʋegbe a? | E, vide E, vide vide |
| Do you speakExtremaduran? | Pui, palras estremeñu? (inf) Pui, palra estremeñu? (frm) | Sí, una mijina |
| Do you speakFaroese? | Dugir tú føroyskt? (inf) Duga tygum føroyskt? (frm) | Ja, eitt lítið sindur |
| Do you speakFijian? | O(nī) kilā na vosa vakaviti? | Au kilā vakalailai na vosa vakaviti |
| Do you speakFinnish? | Puhutteko suomea? (frm) Puhutko suomea? (inf) | Kyllä, vähän (frm) Joo, vähän (inf) |
| Do you speakFlemish (West)? | Klappe ghy Westvlams? | Joak, a bi'g'ge |
| Do you speakFrench? | Vous parlez français ? (frm) Parlez-vous français ? (frm) Est ce-que vous parlez français ? (frm) Tu parles français ? (inf) Parles-tu français ? (inf) Est ce-que tu parles français ? (inf) | Oui, un peu Oui, un petit peu |
| Do you speakFriulian? | Fevelistu furlan? (inf) Fevelial furlan? (frm) | Sì, un pôc |
| Do you speakFrisian (North - Mooring)? | Snååkest dü Frasch? | Joo, en batje |
| Do you speakFrisian (Saterland)? | Prate Jo Seeltersk? | Jee, een bytsje |
| Do you speakFrisian (West)? | Sprekke jo it Frysk? | Ja, in bytsje Ja, in lyts bytsje |
| Do you speakGalician? | Fala vostede galego? (frm) Falas galego? (inf) | Sí, un pouco |
| Do you speakGarifuna? | Ariengatibu Garifuna? | Ayé, musun |
| Do you speakGascon? | E parlats lo gascon ? E parlas gascon ? (inf) E parlatz gascon ? (fr) | O, un chic O, un drin O, un pauc |
| Do you speakGeorgian? | ქართულად ლაპარაკობთ? (kartulad laṗ'arak’obt?) - frm ქართული იცით? (kartuli itsit?) - frm ქართულად ლაპარაკობ? (kartulad laṗ'arak’ob?) - inf ქართული იცი? (kartuli itsi?) - inf | დიახ, ცოტა (diakh, tsot’a) |
| Do you speakGerman? | Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (frm) Sprichst du Deutsch? (inf) | Ja, ein bißchen |
| Do you speakGreek (Modern)? | Μιλάς Ελληνικά; (Milás Elliniká?) - inf Μιλάτε Ελληνικά; (Miláte Elliniká?) - frm | Ναι, λιγάκι (Ne, ligáki) |
| Do you speakGreenlandic? | Kalaallit oqalusinnaavit? | Aap, immannguaq |
| Do you speakGuaraní? | Reñe'êkuaápa guaraníme? | Añe’êkuaamichimi mante guaraníme |
| Do you speakGuernésiais? | Sav-ous le Guernésias? | Pas grand’ment mais j’voudrais l’apprende (Not much but I'd like to learn) |
| Do you speakGujarati? | શું તમે ગુજરાતી બોલો છો (shu tame gujarati bolo chho) શું તમે ગુજરાતી બોલી શકો છો (shu tame gujarati boli shako chho) | હા, થોડું ઘણું (ha, thodu ghanu) |
| Do you speakHaitian Creole? | Eske ou pale kreyòl? | Wi, piti piti Wi, on ti kal |
| Do you speakHawaiian? | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻoe? | ʻAe, ʻano (Yes, a little) ʻAe, ʻano hiki iaʻu ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Yes, I speak a little Haiwaiian) |
| Do you speakHebrew? | אתה מדבר עברית? m - (atah medaber ‘ivrit?) את מדברת עברית? f - (at medaberet ‘ivrit?) | כן, אני מדבר קצת עברית m - (ken, ‘ani medaber ktzat ‘ivrit) כן, אני מדברת קצת עברית f - (ken, ‘ani medaberet ktzat ‘ivrit) |
| Do you speakHerero? | U hungira OtjiHerero? | Kaṱiṱi uriri |
| Do you speakHiligaynon? | Makahambal ka sang Hilgaynon? (frm) Makahambal ka sang Illongo? | Hu-o, jutay lang Hu-o gamay lang |
| Do you speakHindi? | क्या आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं? (kyā āp hindī bolte haiṅ?) | हाँ, थोडी सी (hā, thoḍī sī) |
| Do you speakHmong (White)? | Koj puas hais lus hmoob? | Kuv hais lus hmoob me me xwb (I only speak a little Hmong) |
| Do you speakHungarian? | Beszél magyarul? (frm) Beszélsz magyarul? (inf) | Igen, egy kicsit |
| Do you speakIban? | Nuannemu bejako Iban? Dik nemu bejako Iban? Ulih nuan bejako Iban? Nemu dik bejako Iban? | Nemu mimit aja |
| Do you speakIcelandic? | Talar þú íslensku? | Já, smávegis |
| Do you speakIgbo? | Ị na-asụ Igbo? | Eee, a na m asụ obele Igbo Eee, a na m asụ ntakịrị Ịgbo |
| Do you speakIloko? | Makasaoka iti Ilocano? | Wen, bassit laeng |
| Do you speakIndonesian? | Anda bisa bicara bahasa indonesia? | Ya, bisa sedikit Ya, tapi tidak terlau bagus |
| Do you speakInuktitut? | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᕖᑦ? (Inuktituuhuunguvin? / Inuktituusuunguvit?) | |
| Do you speakIñupiaq? | Inupiatuusruunguvin? Iñupiuraallaviñ? | |
| Do you speak Istriot? | Teî deîghi ruvigniz? | Seî, oûn puoco |
| Do you speakIrish (Gaelic)? | An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? (sg) An bhfuil Gaeilge agaibh? (pl) | Tá, beagán Tá, cúpla focal |
| Do you speakItalian? | Parli italiano? (inf) Parla italiano? (frm) | Sì, un poco |
| Do you speakJapanese? | 日本語を話しますか (Nihongo o hanashimasu ka?) 日本語は話せますか (Nihongo wa hanasemasu ka?) 日本語はできますか (Nihongo wa dekimasu ka?) | はい、話します (Hai, hanashimasu) はい、話せます (Hai, hanasemasu) はい、出来ます (Hai, dekimasu) |
| Do you speakJavanese? | ꦥꦸꦤꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁꦔꦤ꧀ꦱꦒꦼꦢ꧀ꦧꦱꦗꦮꦶ? (Punạpạ panjenengan saged bạsạ Jạwi) (Kromo Inggil) ꦲꦥꦏꦺꦴꦮꦺꦲꦶꦱꦧꦱꦗꦮ? (Ạpạ kowé isạ bạsạ Jạwạ) (Ngoko) | ꦲꦶꦁꦒꦶꦃ꧈ ꦱꦼꦛꦶꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (Inggih, sethithik) (Kromo Inggil) ꦪ꧈ ꦱꦶꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (Yạ, sithik) (Ngoko) |
| Do you speakJèrriais? | Pâl'-ou l'Jèrriais? (frm/pl) Pâles-tu l'Jèrriais? (inf) | Oui, un mio |
| Do you speakKalmyk? | Та хальмгаһар келдвтә? (Ta xal'mgahar keldvtä?) | Ээ, баһар меддүв (Ee, bahar meddüv.) |
| Do you speakKannada? | ನೀವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾತಾಡ್ತೀರಾ? (neevu kannada maataadteera?) | ಹೌದು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಬರುತ್ತೆ (houdu, svalpa svalpa barutte) |
| Do you speakKashmiri? | Tske chhuke Koshur bolaan? | Aa, thoda sa |
| Do you speakKashubian? | Gôdósz Gôdajã pò kaszëbsczi? | Gôdajã kąsk pò kaszëbsczi |
| Do you speakKazakh? | Қазақша сөйлейсіз бе? (Qazaqşa söylejsiz be?) | |
| Do you speakKhmer? | អ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ? (ânâk chéh nĭyéay phéasa khmêr té?) | |
| Do you speakKhoekhoe (Nama)? | Khoekhoegowabas ta !hoa? (fm/sg) Khoekhoegowabats ta !hoa? (m/sg) Khoekhoegowaba ro ra !hoa? (cm/dl) Khoekhoegowaba ro ra !hoa? (fm/dl) Khoekhoegowaba kho ra !hoa? (m/dl) Khoekhoegowaba du ra !hoa? (f/cm/pl) Khoekhoegowaba go ra !hoa? (m/pl) Khoekhoegowaba so ra !hoa? (fm/pl) | Î, ǂkharirose. |
| Do you speakKinyarwanda? | Uvuga Ikinyarwanda? | |
| Do you speakKiribati? | Ko rabakau n taetae ni Kiribati? | E eng, ti teutana |
| Do you speakDo you speak? | Nwng Kokborok sauida man? | En, kisisa En, kisa kisa |
| Do you speakKorean? | 한국말 하실 줄 아세요? (hangukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm 한국말 할 줄 아니? (hangukmal hal jul ani?) - inf | 예, 조금요 (ye, jogeumyo) - frm 응, 조금 (eung, jogeum) - inf |
| Do you speakKurdish (Kurmanji)? | Tu kurmanjî dèpeyvé? (frm) Tu kumnajî zané?(frm) Tu kumanjî dizané? (frm) Tu kurdî zanî? (inf) Kurmajî zanî? (inf) | Eré/balé, ez pichék(î) kurmanjî dipeyvem (frm) Eré/balé, ez pichikek kurmanjî depeyvem (frm) Eré/balé, ez hinekî kurmanjî dipeyvem (frm) Balé/eré, hinekî Balé/eré pichek Balé/eré pichukek |
| Do you speakKurdish (Sorani)? | Kurdî qise dekeyt? ئایا زمانی کوردی قسە دەکەیت؟ (Aya zmany kurdy qse dekety?) | (tenha kemekek)تەنها کەمەکێک |
| Do you speakKven? | Puhutko kväänii? Saatatko kväänii? Praattaatko kväänii? | Puhun vähäsen Saatan vähäsen kväänii Puhun vähä kväänii |
| Do you speakKyrgyz? | Сиз кыргызча сүйлөйсүзбү? (Siz kyrgyzcha süylöysüzbü?) - sg/frm | Бир аз сүйлөймүн (Bir az süylöymün) |
| Do you speakLadino? | (Avlates ladino?)אב׳לאטיס לאדינו? (Avlas ladino?)אב׳לאס לאדינו? | (Si, avlo un poko)סי, אב׳לו און פוקו |
| Do you speakLakota Sioux? | …iyá wóyaglaka he? | |
| Do you speakLao? | ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo páak pháasaa láo dâi baw?) ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo vâo pháasaa láo dâi baw?) | |
| Do you speakLatin? | Loquerisne Latine? Loquerisne linguam latinam? | Sic, paululum linguae Latinae dico |
| Do you speakLatvian? | Vai Jūs runājat latviski? Vai Jūs runājat latviešu valodā? | Jā, nedaudz |
| Do you speakLaz? | ლაზური გიჩქინი? (Lazuri giçkini?) | ჰო, ჭიტა (Ho, ç̌it̆a) |
| Do you speakLimburgish? | Sjpraeks doe Limburgsch? | Jao, ein bitje |
| Do you speakLingala? | Olobaka lingala? | Ee, nayebi lingala moke |
| Do you speakLithuanian? | Ar kalbate lietuviškai? | Taip |
| Do you speakLoma? | Ya loma goe wo? | Owoi, ga ta wolo |
| Do you speakLow Saxon? | Snackst (du) Platt? (sg) Snackt ji Platt? (pl) | Ja, 'n bäten |
| Do you speakLojban? | xu jbobau do. .i xu do se bangu la lojban. .i xu do se bangu la jbobau. | ruble go'i |
| Do you speakLozi? | Na wa bulela seRotse? | Ee |
| Do you speakLuganda? | Oyogera oluganda? | Weewawo. Oluganda mmanyi lutonotono |
| Do you speakLuxembourgish? | Schwätz du Lëtzebuergesch? (inf) Schwätzt Dir Lëtzebuergesch? (frm) | Jo, e bëssen Jo, e bësselchen |
| Do you speakMacedonian? | Дали зборуваш македонски? (Dali zboruvaš makedonski?) - inf Дали зборувате македонски? (Dali zboruvate makedonski?) - frm | Да, малку (Da, malku) |
| Do you speakMagahi? | अपने मगही बोलऽऽ हखिन? / əpne məggʱiː bolə həkʰɪn/ | हाँ... जरी सन /hãː d͡ʒəriː sən/ |
| Do you speakMalagasy? | Mahay miteny malagasy ve ianao? | Kely fotsiny (ihany) |
| Do you speakMalay? | Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Malaysia? Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Melayu? | Boleh, sedikit |
| Do you speakMalayalam? | നിങ്ങള് മലയാളം പറയാമാ? (ningal malayalam paṛayāmo?) നിങ്ങള് മലയാളം സംസാരിക്കുമോ? (ningal malayalam samsārikkumo?) | ഓ കുറേശ്ശെ (o kureshsha) |
| Do you speakMaldivian? | ދިވުހިބަހުނ ވާހަކަ ދައްކަން އިނގޭތަ؟ (Dhivehibahun vaahaka dhakkan ingeytha?) | (Aan, varah kudakon)އާނ, ވަރަހ ކުޑަކޮނ |
| Do you speakMaltese? | Titkellem bil-Malti? | Ftit |
| Do you speakManx (Gaelic)? | Vel Gaelg ayd? | Ta, beggan |
| Do you speakMāori? | He reo Māori tōu? | Āe, he iti |
| Do you speakMarathi? | तुम्हाला मराठी बोलता येते का? (tumhāīā marāṭī boltā yete kā?) | हो, थोडे येते (ho, thode yete) |
| Do you speakMarshallese? | Kwōjeļā ke kajin m̧ajeļ? | Aet, jidik |
| Do you speakMauritian Creole? | To koz Kreol ? | Wi, enn tigit |
| Do you speakMíkmaq? | Nnui’sin gi’l? | E’e, ’nnui’si |
| Do you speakMongolian? | Та монгол хэл мэдэх үү? (Ta mongol hel medeh uu) frm/sg/pl Чи монгол хэл мэдэх үү? (Chi mongol hel medeh uu) sg/inf | Тийм, би монгол хэл жаахан мэднэ (Tiym, bi mongol hel zhaahan medne) |
| Do you speakMuscogee (Creek / Seminole)? | Mvskoke opunakv opunayetsket omv? | Ehe, estowosat |
| Do you speakNahuatl? | ¿Tināhuatlahtoa? ¿Titlahtoa Nāhuatlahtōlli? | Quema, achitzin |
| Do you speakNavajo? | Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? | Bééhózin da |
| Nawdm Nawdm? | Ma gwɛɛla nawdm | |
| Do you speakNdebele (Northern - Zimbabwe)? | Uyakhuluma isiNdebele? | Ye. Kancance |
| Do you speakNdebele (Southern)? | Ukhuluma isiNdebele? | |
| Do you speakNepali? | के तपाईँ नेपाली बोल्नुहुन्छ ? (ke tapāī̃ nepālī bolnuhuncha?) | हजुर, अलि अलि बोल्छु (hajura, ali ali bolchhu) |
| Do you speakNewari / Nepal Bhasa? | छं नेवाः खँ सः ला ? (chaṅ nevaḥ khaṁ saḥ lā?) छं नेवाः भाय् सः ला? (chaṅ nevaḥ bhāy saḥ lā?) | सः, भतिचा । (saḥ, bhaticā) |
| Do you speakNogai? | Сиз ногайша соьйлей аласызба? | Аьше, аз-маз |
| Do you speakNorthern Sámi? | Hálatgo (davvi)sámegiella? | Juo, veaháš |
| Do you speakNorthern Sotho? | Na o bolela Sesotho sa Leboa? | Ee |
| Do you speakNorwegian? | Snakker De norsk? (frm/sg/pl) Snakker du norsk? (sg/inf) Snakker dere norsk? (pl/frm) (Bokmål) Snakkar du nynorsk? (sg) Snakkar de nynorsk? (pl) (Nynorsk) | Ja, litt (Bokmål) Ja, litt (Nynorsk) |
| Do you speakOccitan? | Parlas occitan? (inf) Parlatz occitan? (frm) | Òc, un pauc Òc, una mica |
| Do you speakOkinawan? | 沖縄口話さび一み? (uchinaaguchi hanasabiimi?) - frm 沖縄口話すみ (uchinaaguchi hanasumi?) - inf 沖縄口話しゆ一さび一み? (uchinaaguchi hanashiyuusabiimi?) - inf 沖縄口話しゆ一すみ? (uchinaaguchi hanashiyuusumi?) - inf 沖縄口ぬ話しやび一み? (uchinaaguchi nu hanashiyabiimi?) - frm 沖縄口ぬ話しゆみ? (uchinaaguchi nu hanashiyumi?) - inf | う一、うふぇ一話さび一ん (uu, ufee hanasabiin) - frm う一、うふぇ一話すん (uu, ufee hanasun) - inf う一, うふぇ一話しゆ一さび一ん (uu, ufee hanashiyuusabiin) - frm う一, うふぇ一話しゆ一すん (uu, ufee hanashiyuusun) - inf う一、うふぇ一話しやび一ん (uu, ufee hanashiyabiin) - frm う一、うふぇ一話しゆん (uu, ufee hanashiyun) - inf |
| Do you speakOjibwe? | Gdi-anishnaabem-na? Ginitaa-ojibwem ina? Gidoojibwem ina? | Enh, ndi anishnabem bangii eta go Enh, ninitaa-ojibwem bangii eta go Eya, nindoojibwem bangiishenh |
| Do you speakOld English? | Spricst þū Englisċ? | Ġēse, lytel |
| Do you speakOʼodham? | Nap ñeok O'odham Ñeoki? | Hau’u, nt ha smac O’odham Ñeoki |
| Do you speakOriya? | ଆପଣ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କୁହନ୍ତି କି? (Āpaṇa ōṛiā kuhanti ki?) | ହଁ, ଟିକେ, ଟିକେ(Hã, ṭike ṭike) |
| Do you speakOshiwambo? | Ohopopi oshiwambo? | Ee, kashona Ee, kashona ashike |
| Do you speakPapiamento? | Bo por papia papiamento? | Si, poco Si, un tiki |
| Do you speakPashto? | ايا ته په پښتو خبرې کولى شې؟ (aya ta pa pakhto khabarey kawalai shey?) | (lag lag)لږ لږ |
| Do you speakPersian (Farsi) | شما فارسي صحبت مي کنيد؟ frm - (shomâ fârsi sohbat mekunid?) تو فارسي حرف مي زني؟ inf - (to fârsi harf mizani?) | بله ، من فارسي حرف مي زنم (bale, man fârsi harf mizanam) بله، يه کم (bale, ye kam) |
| Do you speakPicard? | Parlez-vos picard ? | |
| Do you speakPolish? | Czy mówi Pan po polsku? (frm>m) Czy mówi Pani po polsku? (frm>f) Czy mówisz po polsku? (inf) Mówi Pan po polsku? (frm>m) Mówi Pani po polsku? (frm>f) Mówisz po polsku? (inf) | Tak, trochę (quite a bit) Tak troszkę (a little) |
| Do you speakPortuguese? | Você fala português? (frm) Fala português? (frm) Falas português? (inf) | Sim, um pouco |
| Do you speakPortuguese (Brazilian)? | Você fala português? Fala português? | Sim, um pouco |
| Do you speakPunjabi? | ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ? /تُہانوں پنجابی آؤندی ہے؟ (tuhānū̃ panjābī āundī he?) | ਹਾਂ, ਥੋੜਾ ਜਿਹਾ। /ہاں تھوڑا جیہا (hā̃, thōṛā jihā) |
| Do you speakQuechua? | ¿Runasimita rimankichu? | Arí, nuqa pisillata rimani (pisichallata) |
| Do you speakRomanian Tatar? | Tatarșa bílesíñísmí? | Ya, az bíraz |
| Do you speakRomani? | Vaćare romane? Dali/đali džane romane? Đali džane romane? | Da, cikno |
| Do you speakRomanian? | Vorbiți românește? Vorbiți limba română? Vorbești limba română? | Da, puțin Da, un pic |
| Do you speakRomansh? | Discurras ti rumantsch? | Gea, in pitschen |
| Do you speakRussian? | Вы говорите по-русски? (Vy govorite po-russki?) - frm Ты говоришь по-русски? (Ty govoriš' po-russki?) - inf | Да, немного (Da, nemnogo) |
| Do you speakRusyn? | Бісїдуєте по русиньскы? (Bisjiduête po rusin’cky?) | |
| Do you speakSakha? | Эһиги сахалыы саҥараҕыт дуо? (ehigi saxalɯɯ saŋaraɣɯt duo) - frm Эн сахалыы саҥараҕын дуо? (en saxalɯɯ saŋaraɣɯn duo) - inf | Кыратык саҥарабын (kɯratɯk saŋarabɯn) |
| Do you speakSamoan? | E te iloa fa'aSamoa? | Ioe, ae laiitiiti |
| Do you speakSamogitian? | Ruokounaties žemaitėškā? A muoki žemāitėškā? | |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') | Biškilieli muoko | |
| Do you speakSanskrit? | भवान् संस्कृतं भाषते वा? (bhavān samskṛtaṃ bhāṣate vā) - m भवती संस्कृतं भाषते वा? (bhavatī saṃskṛtaṃ bhāṣate vā) - f | आं, स्वल्पम् (āṃ, svalpam) |
| Do you speakSardinian (Logudorese)? | Faeddas su sardu? | Emmo, unu pagu |
| Do you speakSauk? | Kethâkiwâtowe? | Nethâkiwâtowe (I speak Sauk) Thâkiwâtowêyânini (I don't speak Sauk) |
| Do you speakScots? | Dae ye talk Scots? | Ay, a wee bit |
| Do you speakScottish Gaelic? | A bheil Gàidhlig agat? (sg/inf) A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh? (pl/frm) | Tha, beagan |
| Do you speakSerbian? | Да ли говориш српски? (Da li govoriš srpski?) inf Да ли говорите српски? (Da li govorite srpski?) frm | Да, (нешто) мало говорим српски (Da, (nešto) malo govorim srpski) |
| Do you speakSerrano? | 'Emit Maarrênga'cu'? | Werre', kiti' werrawerra'nayn |
| Do you speakSesotho? | O a bua Sesotho? Na o a bua Sesotho? | Ee |
| Do you speakShona? | Unotaura ...? (sg) Munotaura ...? (pl) | |
| Do you speakSicilian? | Sicilianu parri? Parri sicilianu? Sicilianu parra? Parra sicilianu? T’afidi a parrari sicilianu? S’afida a parrari sicilianu? (frm) | Se, n’anticchia Se, picca |
| Do you speak Sidama? | Sidaamuafo eggennoto? | |
| Do you speakSindhi? | ڇا توهان سنڌي آهيو؟ | ٿوري گھڻي |
| Do you speakSinhala? | ඔබ සිංහළ කථා කරනවාද (oba sinhala kathā karanavadha?) | මට එය කියන්න පුළුවන් (maṭa eya kiyanna pūl̠ūvan) |
| Do you speakSlovak? | Hovoríte po slovensky? (frm) Viete po slovensky? (frm) Hovoríš po slovensky? (inf) Vieš po slovensky? (inf) | Áno, trochu |
| Do you speakSlovenian? | Ali govorite slovensko? | Ja, malo |
| Do you speakSorbian (Lower)? | Powědaśo Wy serbski? | Jo, pitśku |
| Do you speakSorbian (Upper)? | Rěčiće Wy serbsce? | Haj, tróšku |
| Do you speakSomali? | Af Soomaaliga maad ku hadashaa? | Haah. Wax yar |
| Do you speakSpanish? | ¿Habla usted español? (frm) ¿Hablas español? (inf) | Sí, hablo un poquito de español Sí, un poco |
| Do you speakSundanese? | Anjeun tiasa nyarios Sunda? Tiasa nyarios Sunda? | Tiasa, sakedik |
| Do you speakSwahili? | Unazungumza Kiswahili? | Ndiyo, kidogo tu |
| Do you speakSwazi? | Uyasati yini siSwati? | Yebo, kancane |
| Do you speakSwedish? | Talar du svenska? Pratar du svenska? | Ja, lite |
| Do you speakSwiss German? | Könne Sie Schwitzerdütsch reede? (frm) Kasch Du Schwitzerdütsch reede? (inf) | Yo, e bitz |
| Do you speak Tabassaran? | Учву кІудучва гъумцІулларинди? (Učwu ḳudučwa ḡumc̣ullarindi?) | |
| Do you speakTagalog? | Nagsasalita ho/po ba kayo ng Tagalog? (inf) Nagta-Tagalog ka ba? | Nagsasalita ako ng kaunti lamang (frm) Oo, konti lang (inf) |
| Do you speakTahitian? | E parau tahiti 'oe? | Ma'a va-hi iti noa |
| Do you speakTajik? | Шумо Тоҷикӣ гап мезанед? (Šumo Toçikī gap mezaned?) Шумо забони Тоҷикиро медонед? (Šumo zaboni Toçikiro medoned?) | Камтар (Kamtar) |
| Do you speakTamil (formal)? | நீங்கள் தமிழ் பேசுவீர்களா? (neengal Thamizh pesuveergalaa?) [ml] [fm] | கொஞ்சம் பேசுவேன் (konjam pesuven) [ml] [fm] |
| Do you speakTamil (informal)? | நீங்க தமிழ் பேசுவீங்களா? (neenga Thamizh pesuveengala?) [fm] | கொஞ்ச0 பேசுவே (konjã pesuvẽ) [fm] |
| Do you speakTatar? | Tatarça söyläşäsezme? | äye, azraq gına |
| Do you speakTelugu? | మీరు తెలుగు మాట్లాడతారా ? (meeru thelugu maatlaadathaaraa?) | ఔను, కొంచం మాత్రంగా (aunu koṅchaṅ maathraṅgaa) |
| Do you speakTem? | Nyánŋmatɩ́ Tem? | Máásɩ naanɩ́! (I don’t know it well enough!) |
| Do you speakTetum? | Ita, bele ko'alia Tetun? | Sim, ituan |
| Do you speakThai? | คุณพูดไทยได้ไหม (kun pôot tai dâai măi) คุณพูดภาษาไทยเป็นไหม? (kun pôot paa-săa tai bpen măi?) | |
| Do you speakTibetan? | ཁྱེད་རང་བོད་སྐད་ཤེས་ཀྱི་ཡོད་པས། (kayrang phökay shing-giy yöbä?) | ལགས་ཡོད། ཏོག་ཙམ་ཤེས་ཀྱི་ཡོད། (la yö. teh-si shin-gi yö) |
| Do you speakTigrinya? | ትግርኛ ትዛረብዶ? (Tigrigna Tzarebdo?) m/sg ትግርኛ ትዛረቢዶ? (Tigrigna Tzarebido?) f/sg | እወ: ቁሩብ ቁሩብ (Ewe Kurub Kurub) |
| Do you speakTok Pisin? | Yu save long Tok Pisin? Toktok long tok pisin? | Ya, liklik |
| Do you speakTongan? | ‘Oku ke lava ‘o lea faka-Tonga? | ‘Oku ou lea faka-Tonga si’isi’i pē |
| Do you speakTsez? | Ми цез мецраь бакьхā? (Mi cez mecrä baƛʼxā?) | Гьā, тIакIи-тIакIи (Hā, tʼakʼi-tʼakʼi) |
| Do you speakTsonga? | Xana wa xitiva Xitsonga ke? | Ina ndzivulavula switsongo Ina ndzivulavula swintsanana |
| Do you speakTsotsil? | Xa na' xa k'opoj ta kaxlan k'op? | Jech, jutuk Jech, na' xi k'opoj jutuk ta kaxlank'ope |
| Do you speakTswana? | A o bua Setswana? | Ee, fela ga nnyane |
| Do you speakTumbuka? | Kasi mukhuyowoya ChiTumbuka? | Nkhuyowoya ChiTumbuka pachoko |
| Do you speakTurkish? | Türkçe biliyor musun? (inf) Türkçe biliyor musunuz? (frm) | Çok az Türkçe biliyorum |
| Do you speakTurkmen? | Türkmençe bilýärmiň? | Türkmençe bilýän |
| Do you speakTuvaluan? | Koe e logo i te 'gana 'Tūvalu? (sg) Koulua e logo i te 'gana 'Tūvalu? (du) Koutou e logo i te 'gana 'Tūvalu? (pl) | Āō, mālie fua. |
| Do you speakUkrainian? | Ви розмовляєте українською? (Vy rozmovliajete ukrajinśkoju) | Так, трохи (Tak, trochy) |
| Do you speakUlch? | Си(э) нан’идами урчулундиси? Нан’и хэсэвэни сарисе? | И, би хэрэ сарии нан’и хэсэвэни. |
| Do you speakUrdu | كيا آپ اردو بولتے ہیں؟ (kya ap Urdu bolte hain?) | صرف تھوڑی سی (sirf thori si) |
| Do you speakUyghur | ئۇيغۇرچە سۆزلىيەلەمسىز؟ (Uyğurchä sözliyälämsiz?) | ھەئە، ئازراقلا (Hä'ä, azraqla) |
| Do you speakUzbek? | O'zbek tilida gapirasizmi? | Ha, bir oz |
| Do you speakVai? | ꔤ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗉ ꕎ ꘃ? (i vai luuwooe fɔ wa kɛ?) | ꗡꗥ, ꕉ ꔒꘋ (ɛhɛ̃, a leŋ) |
| Do you speakVenetian? | Pàrlitu venesian? | Si, un fià |
| Do you speakVeps? | Pagižed-ik vepsäks? | Ka, vähän |
| Do you speakVietnamese? | Bạn có nói tiếng Việt không? | Có, chỉ một chút |
| Do you speakVõro? | Kas sa kõnõlõt võro kiilt? | Jah, veidükene |
| Do you speakVolapük? | Spikol-li Volapüki? | Si! ye nemödo |
| Wayuu | Atüjüshi pia wayuunaiki? (m) Atüjüsü pia wayuunaiki? (f) | Aa, eesü tajatüin |
| Do you speakWelsh? | (Wyt) ti'n siarad Cymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg? (frm) | Ydw, tipyn bach Ydw, (ry)dw i'n siarad ychydig o Gymraeg |
| Do you speak West Kayah (Red Karen)? | ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤟꤢꤩꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤟꤟꤢꤧ꤭? [ŋɛ̤¹ hebɛ¹ʤja̤ ka¹ja³li̤¹ ŋo̤ɛ̤³] | ꤠꤢ꤭ ꤟꤢꤩꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤤ꤬ ꤕꤚꤢꤧ [va³ hebɛ¹ʤja̤ ta¹ki¹ prɛ] |
| Do you speakWolof? | Deg nga Wolof? | Wau, degg naa tuuti Wolof |
| Do you speakXhosa? | Uyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa? (sg) Niyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa? (pl) | Ewe, kancinci |
| Do you speakYiddish | frm - (Redt ir Yidish?)רעדט איר ייִדיש inf - (Redstu Yidish?)רעדסטו ייִדיש | (Yo, a bisele)יאָ, אַ ביסעלע |
| Do you speakYolngu? | Ŋani nhe wäŋa Yolŋu Matha? | Yok, ḏibiḏibi |
| Do you speakYoruba? | Ṣe o n sọ Yorùbá? | Bẹẹ ni, diẹ |
| Do you speakYucatec Maya? | Teeche' a tsiikbal maaya? | Chen jumpit |
| Do you speakZazaki? | Ti Zazakî qal kena? Ti Zazakî qal kenê? Ti Zazakî qise kena? Ti Zazakî qise kenê? | E, tîke |
| Do you speakZulu? | Ukhuluma isiZulu na? | Yebo, ingcosana |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | ||
|---|---|---|
| Do you speakEsperanto? | Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? | Jes, iomete |
| Folkspraak | Sprek du Folkspraak? | |
| Do you speakInterlingua? | Parla vos interlingua? | Si, un pauc Si, un poco |
| Do you speakKlingon? | tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'a'? | HIja'. loQ vIjatlhlaH |
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"Do you speak English?" in many languages
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