Do you speak ...?

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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 speak Abkhaz? Аҧcшәа уҳәоума?
(Aṗsšəa ux̢əuma?)
 
Do you speak Adyghe? АдыгабзэкІэ огущыІа? Ары, тІэкІу сэгущыІэшъу.
Do you speak Afrikaans? 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 speak Albanian (Gheg)? A flêtni shqyp? (frm)
A flêt shqyp? (inf)
Po, pak
Do you speak Albanian (Tosk)? A flisni shqip? (frm)
A flet shqip? (inf)
Po, pak
Do you speak Aleut? Unangam tunuu Aadazaxt ii?
Do you speak Altay? Алтайлап билерер бе? (Altajlap bilerer be?) Ийе бир эмеш (Ije bir emeš)
Do you speak Amharic? አማርኛ ትችላለህ? (amariňňa təčəlalläh) >m
አማርኛ ትችያለሽ? (amariňňa təčiyalläš) >f
አማርኛ ትችላላችሁ? (amariňňa təčəlallaččhu) pl
አዎ፣ ትንሽ (aw tənəš)
Do you speak Arabic
(Egyptian)
?
بتتكلّم عربي
m - (bititkallim 'arabi?)
بتتكلّمي عربي
f - (bititkallimee 'arabi?)
 
Do you speak Arabic
(Lebanese)
?
Bte7ki Lebneni chi? Eh, chway ...
Do you speak Arabic
(Modern Standard)
(hal tatakallam al-lughah al-'arabīyah?) هل تتكلم اللغة العربية؟ (na'am, qalīlan) نعم, قليل
Do you speak Arabic
(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 speak Aragonese? Charras aragonés? (inf)
Charra aragonés?(frm)
Sí, una mica
Sí, un poco
Do you speak Armenian
(Eastern)
?
Հայերեն խոսո՞ւմ եք:
(Hayeren khosum ek?)
Այո', մի փոքր: (Ayo, mi pokker)
Do you speak Armenian
(Western)
?
Հայերէն կը խօսի՞ս:
(Hayeren guh khosees?)
Այո, քիչ մը: (Ayo, keech muh)
Do you speak Assamese? আপুনি অসমীয়া কয়নে?
(apuni ôxômiya kôyne?)
হয়, অলপ (hôy, ôlôp)
Do you speak Asturian? ¿Fala asturianu? Sí, un pocu
Do you speak Azerbaijani? Siz Azərbaycanca danışırsınızmı? Mən bir az Azərbaycanca danışıram
Do you speak Balinese? Bise base Bali?
Bise ngomong base Bali?
Nggih, bise bedik
Nggih, tapi ten terlalu bise
Do you speak Bashkir? һеҙ башҡортса һөйләшәһегеҙме?
(һyeź başqоrtsa һöyläşäһyeгyeźmye?)
Do you speak Basque? Euskaraz badakizu? Bai, pixka bat
Do you speak Bavarian? Kos d' Boariš? (inf) Iå, ged šo
Do you speak Belarusian? Ці размаўляеце па-беларуску?
(Ci razmaŭlajecie pa-biełarusku?)
Так (Tak)
Do you speak Bengali? আপনি কি বাংলা বলতে পারেন?
(Apni ki bangla bôlte paren?)
জী অল্প অল্প পারি
(Jī ôlpô ôlpô pari)
Do you speak Bhojpuri? तु भोजपुरी बोले ल? (tu bhojpuri bole la?) हाँ, तनि तनि (haan, tani tani)
Biatah Bisa kah ku'u minyu beranda?
Do you speak Bikol? Tatao ka magtaram nin Bikol? Iyo, diít lang.
Do you speak Bislama? Yu save toktok Bislama? Mi toktok smol Bislama nomo
Do you speak Blaan? Gare am talu b’laan?
Do you speak Bosnian? Govorite li bosanski? Da, malo
Do you speak Breton? Komz a rez brezhoneg? (inf)
Komz a rit brezhong? (frm/pl)
Ya, un tammig hepken
Ya, un tamm bihan
Do you speak Bulgarian? Говорите ли български?
(Govorite li bãlgarski?) frm
Говориш ли български?
(Govoriš li bãlgarski?) inf
Да, малко (Da, malko)
Do you speak Burmese? ဗမာစကား ေြဟတတ်သလား။
(bamazaga pyaw daq lar?)
နဲနဲေြဟတတ်ပါတယ်။
(nèh-nèh pyàw-daq-ba-deh)
Do you speak Catalan? Que parla català?
Parla català? (frm)
Parles català? (inf)
Sí, una mica
Sí, un poc
Do you speak Cebuano? Maka istorya ka ug Binisaya? Oo, gamay lang
Do you speak Chabacano de Cavite? Ta platica tu Caviteño? Si, umpoco
Do you speak Chabacano de Zamboanga? Habla usted Chabacano? (frm)
Habla ba tu Chabacano? (inf)
Habla evos Chabacano? (inf)
Si, un poco
Do you speak Chamorro
(Guam dialect)?
Kao siña hao fumino'Chamoru? Hunggan, didide' ha'
Ha'a, didide' ha'
Do you speak Chamorro
(North Marianas dialect)?
Kao siña hao fumino’ Chamorro? A’a, didide’ ha
Do you speak Chechen? Ахь нохчийн мотт бийций?
(Aẋ noxçiyn mott biyciy?)
ХIаъ бийц цхьан жимма
(Haə biyc cẋan ƶimma)
Do you speak Cherokee? ᏣᎳᎩᏍ ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎩ? (Tsalagis hiwonisgi) >sg ᎥᎥ, ᎢᎦᏛ (V'v, igadv)
ᎥᎥ ᎦᏲᏟ (Vv, gayotli)
Do you speak Chichewa? Mumalankhula chicheŵa?
Mumalankhula chicheŵa?
Eya, pangono
Do you speak Chinese
(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 speak Chinese
(Hakka)
?
你講客家話 (ngi2 gong3 hak7ga1fa3?)  
Do you speak Chinese
(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 speak Chinese
(Shanghainese)
?
侬会得讲上海闲话吗?
(Nóng wui de gāng sǎnghääwú va?)
一点点
Do you speak Chinese
(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 speak Choctaw? Chahta imanumpa ish anumpola hinla ho? Chahta iskitini anumpuli li
Do you speak Chuukese? Kose sine fosun chuuk? Uu, ekis
Do you speak Cimbrian? Prèchtat-ar iart in zimbrisch gaprècht? Ja, an mintzikh
Do you speak Coastal Kadazan? Koiho ko momboos do Kadazan?
Momboos ko do Kadazan?
Oh, okudi
Do you speak Comanche? Ʉnha nʉmʉ tekwaʔeyu?  
Do you speak Cornish? A wodhes'ta kewsel Kernewek? Gonn, kowsav boghes
Do you speak Corsican? Parlate corsu? Iè, un pocu
Do you speak Cree? ᑭᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐣ ᒋ (kinehiyawan ci?) ᐁᐦᐊ. ᐊᐱᓯᐢ ᐱᑯ ᓂᓀᐦᔭᐘᐣ
(eha. apisis piko ninehiyawan
Do you speak Croatian? Govoriš li hrvatski? (inf)
Govorite li hrvatski? (frm)
Da, (nešto) malo govorim hrvatski
Do you speak Cuyonon? Agalimeg kaw i' Cuyonon? E'en, maite lamang
Do you speak Czech? Mluvíte česky? (frm)
Mluvíš česky? (inf)
Umíte česky? (frm)
Umíš česky? (inf)
Ano, trochu
Do you speak Danish? Taler du dansk? (inf) Ja, en smule
Ja, lidt
Do you speak Dari آیا شما دری صحبت میکنید؟
(Âyâ šumâ dâri sahabat mikanid?)
من كمى درى ميدانم
(Man kamê dari mêdânam)
Do you speak Dutch? Spreekt u Nederlands? (frm)
Spreek je Nederlands? (inf)
Ja, een beetje
Do you speak Efik? Emesem ikọ Efik? In, esisit
Do you speak Elfdalian? Dalsker du? Ja, liteð
Do you speak Estonian? Kas sa räägid eesti keelt? (inf)
Kas te räägite eesti keelt? (frm)
Jah, natuke räägin
Do you speak Ewe? Ese ʋegbe a? E, vide
E, vide vide
Do you speak Extremaduran? Pui, palras estremeñu? (inf)
Pui, palra estremeñu? (frm)
Sí, una mijina
Do you speak Faroese? Dugir tú føroyskt? (inf)
Duga tygum føroyskt? (frm)
Ja, eitt lítið sindur
Do you speak Fijian? O(nī) kilā na vosa vakaviti? Au kilā vakalailai na vosa vakaviti
Do you speak Finnish? Puhutteko suomea? (frm)
Puhutko suomea? (inf)
Kyllä, vähän (frm)
Joo, vähän (inf)
Do you speak Flemish (West)? Klappe ghy Westvlams? Joak, a bi'g'ge
Do you speak French? 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 speak Friulian? Fevelistu furlan? (inf)
Fevelial furlan? (frm)
Sì, un pôc
Do you speak Frisian (North - Mooring)? Snååkest dü Frasch? Joo, en batje
Do you speak Frisian (Saterland)? Prate Jo Seeltersk? Jee, een bytsje
Do you speak Frisian (West)? Sprekke jo it Frysk? Ja, in bytsje
Ja, in lyts bytsje
Do you speak Galician? Fala vostede galego? (frm)
Falas galego? (inf)
Sí, un pouco
Do you speak Garifuna? Ariengatibu Garifuna? Ayé, musun
Do you speak Gascon? E parlats lo gascon ?
E parlas gascon ? (inf)
E parlatz gascon ? (fr)
O, un chic
O, un drin
O, un pauc
Do you speak Georgian? 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 speak German? Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (frm)
Sprichst du Deutsch? (inf)
Ja, ein bißchen
Do you speak Greek (Modern)? Μιλάς Ελληνικά; (Milás Elliniká?) - inf
Μιλάτε Ελληνικά; (Miláte Elliniká?) - frm
Ναι, λιγάκι (Ne, ligáki)
Do you speak Greenlandic? Kalaallit oqalusinnaavit? Aap, immannguaq
Do you speak Guaraní? Reñe'êkuaápa guaraníme? Añe’êkuaamichimi mante guaraníme
Do you speak Guernésiais? Sav-ous le Guernésias? Pas grand’ment mais j’voudrais l’apprende
(Not much but I'd like to learn)
Do you speak Gujarati? 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 speak Haitian Creole? Eske ou pale kreyòl? Wi, piti piti
Wi, on ti kal
Do you speak Hawaiian? ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻoe? ʻAe, ʻano (Yes, a little)
ʻAe, ʻano hiki iaʻu ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi
(Yes, I speak a little Haiwaiian)
Do you speak Hebrew? 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 speak Herero? U hungira OtjiHerero? Kaṱiṱi uriri
Do you speak Hiligaynon? Makahambal ka sang Illongo? Hu-o, jutay lang
Do you speak Hindi? क्या आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं? (kyā āp hindī bolte haiṅ?) हाँ, थोडी सी (hā, thoḍī sī)
Do you speak Hmong (White)? Koj puas hais lus hmoob? Kuv hais lus hmoob me me xwb
(I only speak a little Hmong)
Do you speak Hungarian? Beszél magyarul? (frm)
Beszélsz magyarul? (inf)
Igen, egy kicsit
Do you speak Iban? Nuannemu bejako Iban?
Dik nemu bejako Iban?
Ulih nuan bejako Iban?
Nemu dik bejako Iban?
Nemu mimit aja
Do you speak Icelandic? Talar þú íslensku? Já, smávegis
Do you speak Igbo? Ị na-asụ Igbo? Eee, a na m asụ obele Igbo
Eee, a na m asụ ntakịrị Ịgbo
Do you speak Iloko? Makasaoka iti Ilocano? Wen, bassit laeng
Do you speak Indonesian? Anda bisa bicara bahasa indonesia? Ya, bisa sedikit
Ya, tapi tidak terlau bagus
Do you speak Inuktitut? ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᕖᑦ?
(Inuktituuhuunguvin? / Inuktituusuunguvit?)
 
Do you speak Iñupiaq? Inupiatuusruunguvin?
Iñupiuraallaviñ?
 
Do you speak Istriot? Teî deîghi ruvigniz? Seî, oûn puoco
Do you speak Irish (Gaelic)? An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? (sg)
An bhfuil Gaeilge agaibh? (pl)
Tá, beagán
Tá, cúpla focal
Do you speak Italian? Parli italiano? (inf)
Parla italiano? (frm)
Sì, un poco
Do you speak Japanese? 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 speak Javanese? 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 speak Jèrriais? Pâl'-ou l'Jèrriais? (frm/pl)
Pâles-tu l'Jèrriais? (inf)
Oui, un mio
Do you speak Kalmyk? Та хальмгаһар келдвтә?
(Ta xal'mgahar keldvtä?)
Ээ, баһар меддүв (Ee, bahar meddüv.)
Do you speak Kannada? ನೀವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾತಾಡ್ತೀರಾ?
(neevu kannada maataadteera?)
ಹೌದು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಬರುತ್ತೆ
(houdu, svalpa svalpa barutte)
Do you speak Kashmiri? Tske chhuke Koshur bolaan? Aa, thoda sa
Do you speak Kashubian? Gôdósz Gôdajã pò kaszëbsczi? Gôdajã kąsk pò kaszëbsczi
Do you speak Kazakh? Қазақша сөйлейсіз бе? (Qazaqşa söylejsiz be?)  
Do you speak Khmer? អ្នក​ចេះ​និយាយ​ភាសា​ខ្មែរ​ទេ?
(ânâk ​chéh ​nĭyéay ​phéasa ​khmêr ​té?)
Do you speak Khoekhoe (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 speak Kinyarwanda? Uvuga Ikinyarwanda?
Do you speak Kiribati? Ko rabakau n taetae ni Kiribati? E eng, ti teutana
Do you speak Do you speak? Nwng Kokborok sauida man? En, kisisa
En, kisa kisa
Do you speak Korean? 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 speak Kurdish (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 speak Kurdish (Sorani)? Kurdî qise dekeyt?
ئایا زمانی کوردی قسە دەکەیت؟
(Aya zmany kurdy qse dekety?)
(tenha kemekek) تەنها کەمەکێک
Do you speak Kven? Puhutko kväänii? Puhun vähä kväänii
Do you speak Kyrgyz? Сиз кыргызча сүйлөйсүзбү?
(Siz kyrgyzcha süylöysüzbü?) - sg/frm
Бир аз сүйлөймүн
(Bir az süylöymün)
Do you speak Ladino? (Avlates ladino?) אב׳לאטיס לאדינו?
(Avlas ladino?) אב׳לאס לאדינו?
(Si, avlo un poko) סי, אב׳לו און פוקו
Do you speak Lakota Sioux? …iyá wóyaglaka he?
Do you speak Lao? ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່
(jâo páak pháasaa láo dâi baw?)
ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່
(jâo vâo pháasaa láo dâi baw?)
 
Do you speak Latin? Loquerisne Latine?
Loquerisne linguam latinam?
Sic, paululum linguae Latinae dico
Do you speak Latvian? Vai Jūs runājat latviski?
Vai Jūs runājat latviešu valodā?
Jā, nedaudz
Do you speak Laz? ლაზური გიჩქინი?
(Lazuri giçkini?)
ჰო, ჭიტა
(Ho, ç̌it̆a)
Do you speak Limburgish? Sjpraeks doe Limburgsch? Jao, ein bitje
Do you speak Lingala? Olobaka lingala? Ee, nayebi lingala moke
Do you speak Lithuanian? Ar kalbate lietuviškai? Taip
Do you speak Loma? Ya loma goe wo? Owoi, ga ta wolo
Do you speak Low Saxon? Snackst (du) Platt? (sg)
Snackt ji Platt? (pl)
Ja, 'n bäten
Do you speak Lojban? xu jbobau do.
.i xu do se bangu la lojban.
.i xu do se bangu la jbobau.
ruble go'i
Do you speak Lozi? Na wa bulela seRotse? Ee
Do you speak Luganda? Oyogera oluganda? Weewawo. Oluganda mmanyi lutonotono
Do you speak Luxembourgish? Schwätz du Lëtzebuergesch? (inf)
Schwätzt Dir Lëtzebuergesch? (frm)
Jo, e bëssen
Jo, e bësselchen
Do you speak Macedonian? Дали зборуваш македонски?
(Dali zboruvaš makedonski?) - inf
Дали зборувате македонски?
(Dali zboruvate makedonski?) - frm
Да, малку (Da, malku)
Do you speak Magahi? अपने मगही बोलऽऽ हखिन? /
əpne məggʱiː bolə həkʰɪn/
हाँ... जरी सन /hãː d͡ʒəriː sən/
Do you speak Malagasy? Mahay miteny malagasy ve ianao? Kely fotsiny (ihany)
Do you speak Malay? Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Malaysia?
Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Melayu?
Boleh, sedikit
Do you speak Malayalam? നിങ്ങള്‍ മലയാളം പറയാമാ?
(ningal malayalam paṛayāmo?)
നിങ്ങള്‍ മലയാളം സംസാരിക്കുമോ?
(ningal malayalam samsārikkumo?)
ഓ കുറേശ്ശെ
(o kureshsha)
Do you speak Maldivian? ދިވުހިބަހުނ ވާހަކަ ދައްކަން އިނގޭތަ؟
(Dhivehibahun vaahaka dhakkan ingeytha?)
(Aan, varah kudakon) އާނ, ވަރަހ ކުޑަކޮނ
Do you speak Maltese? Titkellem bil-Malti? Ftit
Do you speak Manx (Gaelic)? Vel Gaelg ayd? Ta, beggan
Do you speak Māori? He reo Māori tōu? Āe, he iti
Do you speak Marathi? तुम्हाला मराठी बोलता येते का?
(tumhāīā marāṭī boltā yete kā?)
हो, थोडे येते
(ho, thode yete)
Do you speak Marshallese? Kwōjeļā ke kajin m̧ajeļ? Aet, jidik
Do you speak Mauritian Creole? To koz Kreol ? Wi, enn tigit
Do you speak Míkmaq? Nnui’sin gi’l? E’e, ’nnui’si
Do you speak Mongolian? 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 speak Muscogee (Creek / Seminole)? Mvskoke opunakv opunayetsket omv? Ehe, estowosat
Do you speak Nahuatl? ¿Tināhuatlahtoa?
¿Titlahtoa Nāhuatlahtōlli?
Quema, achitzin
Do you speak Navajo? Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? Bééhózin da
Do you speak Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe)? Uyakhuluma isiNdebele? Ye. Kancance
Do you speak Ndebele (Southern)? Ukhuluma isiNdebele?  
Do you speak Nepali? के तपाईँ नेपाली बोल्नुहुन्छ ?
(ke tapāī̃ nepālī bolnuhuncha?)
हजुर, अलि अलि बोल्छु
(hajura, ali ali bolchhu)
Do you speak Newari / 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 speak Nogai? Сиз ногайша соьйлей аласызба? Аьше, аз-маз
Do you speak Northern Sámi? Hálatgo (davvi)sámegiella? Juo, veaháš
Do you speak Northern Sotho? Na o bolela Sesotho sa Leboa? Ee
Do you speak Norwegian? 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 speak Occitan? Parlas occitan? (inf)
Parlatz occitan? (frm)
Òc, un pauc
Òc, una mica
Do you speak Okinawan? 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 speak Ojibwe? 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 speak Old English? Spricst þū Englisċ? Ġēse, lytel
Do you speak Oʼodham? Nap ñeok O'odham Ñeoki? Hau’u, nt ha smac O’odham Ñeoki
Do you speak Oriya? ଆପଣ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କୁହନ୍ତି କି?
(Āpaṇa ōṛiā kuhanti ki?)
ହଁ, ଟିକେ, ଟିକେ (Hã, ṭike ṭike)
Do you speak Oshiwambo? Ohopopi oshiwambo? Ee, kashona
Ee, kashona ashike
Do you speak Papiamento? Bo por papia papiamento? Si, poco
Si, un tiki
Do you speak Pashto? ايا ته په پښتو خبرې کولى شې؟
(aya ta pa pakhto khabarey kawalai shey?)
(lag lag) لږ لږ
Do you speak Persian (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 speak Picard? Parlez-vos picard ?  
Do you speak Polish? 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 speak Portuguese? Você fala português? (frm)
Fala português? (frm)
Falas português? (inf)
Sim, um pouco
Do you speak Portuguese (Brazilian)? Você fala português?
Fala português?
Sim, um pouco
Do you speak Punjabi? ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ? / تُہانوں پنجابی آؤندی ہے؟
(tuhānū̃ panjābī āundī he?)
ਹਾਂ, ਥੋੜਾ ਜਿਹਾ। / ہاں تھوڑا جیہا (hā̃, thōṛā jihā)
Do you speak Quechua? ¿Runasimita rimankichu? Arí, nuqa pisillata rimani (pisichallata)
Do you speak Romanian Tatar? Tatarșa bílesíñísmí? Ya, az bíraz
Do you speak Romani? Vaćare romane?
Dali/đali džane romane?
Đali džane romane?
Da, cikno
Do you speak Romanian? Vorbiți românește?
Vorbiți limba română?
Vorbești limba română?
Da, puțin
Da, un pic
Do you speak Romansh? Discurras ti rumantsch? Gea, in pitschen
Do you speak Russian? Вы говорите по-русски?
(Vy govorite po-russki?) - frm
Ты говоришь по-русски?
(Ty govoriš' po-russki?) - inf
Да, немного (Da, nemnogo)
Do you speak Rusyn? Бісїдуєте по русиньскы?
(Bisjiduête po rusin’cky?)
 
Do you speak Sakha? Эһиги сахалыы саҥараҕыт дуо?
(ehigi saxalɯɯ saŋaraɣɯt duo) - frm
Эн сахалыы саҥараҕын дуо?
(en saxalɯɯ saŋaraɣɯn duo) - inf
Кыратык саҥарабын (kɯratɯk saŋarabɯn)
Do you speak Samoan? E te iloa fa'aSamoa? Ioe, ae laiitiiti
Do you speak Samogitian? Ruokounaties žemaitėškā?
A muoki žemāitėškā?
Yes, a little
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
Biškilieli muoko
Do you speak Sanskrit? भवान् संस्कृतं भाषते वा?
(bhavān samskṛtaṃ bhāṣate vā) - m
भवती संस्कृतं भाषते वा?
(bhavatī saṃskṛtaṃ bhāṣate vā) - f
आं, स्वल्पम् (āṃ, svalpam)
Do you speak Sardinian (Logudorese)? Faeddas su sardu? Emmo, unu pagu
Do you speak Sauk? Kethâkiwâtowe? Nethâkiwâtowe (I speak Sauk)
Thâkiwâtowêyânini (I don't speak Sauk)
Do you speak Scots? Dae ye talk Scots? Ay, a wee bit
Do you speak Scottish Gaelic? A bheil Gàidhlig agat? (sg/inf)
A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh? (pl/frm)
Tha, beagan
Do you speak Serbian? 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 speak Serrano? 'Emit Maarrênga'cu'? Werre', kiti' werrawerra'nayn
Do you speak Sesotho? O a bua Sesotho?
Na o a bua Sesotho?
Ee
Do you speak Shona? Unotaura ...? (sg)
Munotaura ...? (pl)
 
Do you speak Sicilian? 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 speak Sindhi? ڇا توهان سنڌي آهيو؟ ٿوري گھڻي
Do you speak Sinhala? ඔබ සිංහළ කථා කරනවාද
(oba sinhala kathā karanavadha?)
මට එය කියන්න පුළුවන්
(maṭa eya kiyanna pūl̠ūvan)
Do you speak Slovak? Hovoríte po slovensky? (frm)
Viete po slovensky? (frm)
Hovoríš po slovensky? (inf)
Vieš po slovensky? (inf)
Áno, trochu
Do you speak Slovenian? Ali govorite slovensko? Ja, malo
Do you speak Sorbian (Lower)? Powědaśo Wy serbski? Jo, pitśku
Do you speak Sorbian (Upper)? Rěčiće Wy serbsce? Haj, tróšku
Do you speak Somali? Af Soomaaliga maad ku hadashaa? Haah. Wax yar
Do you speak Spanish? ¿Habla usted español? (frm)
¿Hablas español? (inf)
Sí, hablo un poquito de español
Sí, un poco
Do you speak Sundanese? Anjeun tiasa nyarios Sunda?
Tiasa nyarios Sunda?
Tiasa, sakedik
Do you speak Swahili? Unazungumza Kiswahili? Ndiyo, kidogo tu
Do you speak Swazi? Uyasati yini siSwati? Yebo, kancane
Do you speak Swedish? Talar du svenska?
Pratar du svenska?
Ja, lite
Do you speak Swiss 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 speak Tagalog? Nagsasalita ho/po ba kayo ng Tagalog? (inf)
Nagta-Tagalog ka ba?
Nagsasalita ako ng kaunti lamang (frm)
Oo, konti lang (inf)
Do you speak Tahitian? E parau tahiti 'oe? Ma'a va-hi iti noa
Do you speak Tajik? Шумо Тоҷикӣ гап мезанед?
(Šumo Toçikī gap mezaned?)
Шумо забони Тоҷикиро медонед?
(Šumo zaboni Toçikiro medoned?)
Камтар (Kamtar)
Do you speak Tamil (formal)? நீங்கள் தமிழ் பேசுவீர்களா?
(neengal Thamizh pesuveergalaa?) [ml] [fm]
கொஞ்சம் பேசுவேன்
(konjam pesuven) [ml] [fm]
Do you speak Tamil (informal)? நீங்க தமிழ் பேசுவீங்களா?
(neenga Thamizh pesuveengala?) [fm]
கொஞ்ச0 பேசுவே
(konjã pesuvẽ) [fm]
Do you speak Tatar? Tatarça söyläşäsezme? äye, azraq gına
Do you speak Telugu? మీరు తెలుగు మాట్లాడతారా ?
(meeru thelugu maatlaadathaaraa?)
ఔను, కొంచం మాత్రంగా
(aunu koṅchaṅ maathraṅgaa)
Do you speak Tem? Nyánŋmatɩ́ Tem? Máásɩ naanɩ́!
(I don’t know it well enough!)
Do you speak Tetum? Ita, bele ko'alia Tetun? Sim, ituan
Do you speak Thai? คุณพูดไทยได้ไหม
(kun pôot tai dâai măi)
คุณพูดภาษาไทยเป็นไหม?
(kun pôot paa-săa tai bpen măi?)
 
Do you speak Tibetan? 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 speak Tigrinya? ትግርኛ ትዛረብዶ?
(Tigrigna Tzarebdo?) m/sg
ትግርኛ ትዛረቢዶ?
(Tigrigna Tzarebido?) f/sg
እወ: ቁሩብ ቁሩብ (Ewe Kurub Kurub)
Do you speak Tok Pisin? Yu save long Tok Pisin?
Toktok long tok pisin?
Ya, liklik
Do you speak Tongan? ‘Oku ke lava ‘o lea faka-Tonga? ‘Oku ou lea faka-Tonga si’isi’i pē
Do you speak Tsez? Ми цез мецраь бакьхā?
(Mi cez mecrä baƛʼxā?)
Гьā, тIакIи-тIакIи
(Hā, tʼakʼi-tʼakʼi)
Do you speak Tsonga? Xana wa xitiva Xitsonga ke? Ina ndzivulavula switsongo
Ina ndzivulavula swintsanana
Do you speak Tsotsil? Xa na' xa k'opoj ta kaxlan k'op? Jech, jutuk
Jech, na' xi k'opoj jutuk ta kaxlank'ope
Do you speak Tswana? A o bua Setswana? Ee, fela ga nnyane
Do you speak Tumbuka? Kasi mukhuyowoya ChiTumbuka? Nkhuyowoya ChiTumbuka pachoko
Do you speak Turkish? Türkçe biliyor musun? (inf)
Türkçe biliyor musunuz? (frm)
Çok az Türkçe biliyorum
Do you speak Turkmen? Türkmençe bilýärmiň? Türkmençe bilýän
Do you speak Tuvaluan? 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 speak Ukrainian? Ви розмовляєте українською?
(Vy rozmovliajete ukrajinśkoju)
Так, трохи (Tak, trochy)
Do you speak Ulch? Си(э) нан’идами урчулундиси?
Нан’и хэсэвэни сарисе?
И, би хэрэ сарии нан’и хэсэвэни.
Do you speak Urdu كيا آپ اردو بولتے ہیں؟
(kya ap Urdu bolte hain?)
صرف تھوڑی سی
(sirf thori si)
Do you speak Uyghur ئۇيغۇرچە سۆزلىيەلەمسىز؟
(Uyğurchä sözliyälämsiz?)
ھەئە، ئازراقلا
(Hä'ä, azraqla)
Do you speak Uzbek? O'zbek tilida gapirasizmi? Ha, bir oz
Do you speak Vai? ꔤ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗉ ꕎ ꘃ? (i vai luuwooe fɔ wa kɛ?) ꗡꗥ, ꕉ ꔒꘋ (ɛhɛ̃, a leŋ)
Do you speak Venetian? Pàrlitu venesian? Si, un fià
Do you speak Veps? Pagižed-ik vepsäks? Ka, vähän
Do you speak Vietnamese? Bạn có nói tiếng Việt không? Có, chỉ một chút
Do you speak Võro? Kas sa kõnõlõt võro kiilt? Jah, veidükene
Do you speak Volapük? Spikol-li Volapüki? Si! ye nemödo
Wayuu Atüjüshi pia wayuunaiki? (m)
Atüjüsü pia wayuunaiki? (f)
Aa, eesü tajatüin
Do you speak Welsh? (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 speak Wolof? Deg nga Wolof? Wau, degg naa tuuti Wolof
Do you speak Xhosa? Uyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa? (sg)
Niyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa? (pl)
Ewe, kancinci
Do you speak Yiddish frm - (Redt ir Yidish?) רעדט איר ייִדיש
inf - (Redstu Yidish?) רעדסטו ייִדיש
(Yo, a bisele) יאָ, אַ ביסעלע
Do you speak Yolngu? Ŋani nhe wäŋa Yolŋu Matha? Yok, ḏibiḏibi
Do you speak Yoruba? Ṣe o n sọ Yorùbá? Bẹẹ ni, diẹ
Do you speak Yucatec Maya? Teeche' a tsiikbal maaya? Chen jumpit
Do you speak Zazaki? Ti Zazakî qal kena?
Ti Zazakî qal kenê?
Ti Zazakî qise kena?
Ti Zazakî qise kenê?
E, tîke
Do you speak Zulu? Ukhuluma isiZulu na? Yebo, ingcosana
Auxiliary and constructed languages
Do you speak Esperanto? Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? Jes, iomete
Folkspraak Sprek du Folkspraak?
Do you speak Interlingua? Parla vos interlingua? Si, un pauc
Si, un poco
Do you speak Klingon? tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'a'? HIja'. loQ vIjatlhlaH

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