How ask people if they speak a language other than their mother tongue.
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Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, m = said by males, f = said by females.
| Language | Do you speak a language other than ... |
|---|---|
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
هل تتحدث لغة أخرى بجانب العربية؟ (Hal tatahadath lughat 'ukhraa bijanib alearabia?) |
| Assamese | আপুনি অসমীয়াৰ বাহিৰে আন কোনো ভাষা জানেনে? (Apuni oxomiar bahire an künü vaxa zanene?) |
| Bassa Bassa? | Nì po wuɖu kà kò ɖò ɓó Ɓǎsɔ́ɔ̀-wùɖù wáúnǹ? |
| Bengali | আপনি কি বাংলা ছাড়া অন্য কোনও ভাষা বলতে পারেন? (Apni ki Bangla chhara onno kono bhasha bolte paren?) বাংলা ছাড়া আর কী কী ভাষা বলতে পারেন? (Bangla chhara ar ki ki bhasha bolte paren?) |
| Betawi | Lu gablek laèn basè slaèn basè Betawi? Lu bisè laèn basè slaèn basè Betawi? |
| Breton | Goûd a ret ur yezh all estroc'h ewid ar brezhoneg? Hui 'gauja or lañgaj estroh eid er breton? (Lower Vannetais Breton) |
| Cebuano | Kabalo ka magsulti og lain lenggwahe bulag sa sinugbuanon? |
| Central Dusun | Koilo ko mimboros do boros mantad do Dusun? Mimboros ko do boros mantad do Dusun? |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Sabe tu combersa otro lenguahe, hinde lang Chavacano? |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
除了中文之外、你還會講其他的語言嗎？ [除了中文之外、你还会讲其他的语言吗？] (Chúle zhōngwén zhī wài, nǐ hái huì jiǎng qítā de yǔyán ma?) |
| Coastal Kadazan | Koiho ko momboos do boos mantad do Kadazan? Momboos ko do boos mantad do Kadazan? |
| Croatian | Govorite li neki drugi jezik osim hrvatskog? (frm) Govoriš li neki drugi jezik osim hrvatskog? (inf) |
| Cuyonon Cuyonon? | Poira sa Cuyonon, anono pa ang linggoahi nga imong naelaman? |
| Danish | Taler du et andet sprog end dansk? |
| Efik | Emesem usem efen akan ikọ Efik? |
| English (British) | Do you speak a language other than English? Besides English, what languge(s) do you speak? What language(s) do you speak besides English? |
| Finnish | Puhutteko suomen lisäksi jotain muuta kieltä? Puhutteko jotain muuta kieltä kuin suomea? Puhutko muuta kieltä kuin suomea? |
| French | Parles-tu une langue à part le français? (inf) Parlez-vous une langue à part le français? (frm) Parlez-vous une langue en dehors du français? (frm) |
| Galician | Falas outra lingua ademais do galego? |
| Garhwali | कि तीमी गढ़वळि बकाइ लुकारु भाखा फणि ट्वि छौ? |
| German | Sprechen Sie eine andere Sprache als Deutsch? (frm) Sprichst du eine andere Sprache als Deutsch? (inf) Sprechen Sie eine Sprache außer Deutsch? (frm) Sprechen Sie eine andere Sprache außer Deutsch? (frm) Welche andere(n) Sprache(n) neben Deutsch sprechen Sie noch? (frm) Welche andere(n) Sprache(n) neben Deutsch sprichst du noch? (inf) |
| Georgian | ქართულს გარდა სხვა ენაზე ლაპარაკობთ? (Kartuls garda skhva enaze laparakobt?) - frm ქართულს გარდა სხვა ენაზე ლაპარაკობ? (Kartuls garda skhva enaze laparakob?) - inf |
| Greek (Modern) | Μιλάς άλλη γλώσσα εκτός από ελληνικά; (Milás álli glóssa ektós apó elliniká?) |
| Guaraní | Reñe’ẽ piko avañe’ẽnte térã ambue ñe’ẽ avei. Reñe’ẽpa la guaranínte térã ambue ñe’ẽ avei. Mba’épa ñe’ẽ reñe’ẽkuaa, reñe’ẽkuaápa avei guarani |
| Hebrew | אתה מדבר בשפה נוספת לעברית? m - (ata medaber besafa nosefet leivrit?) את מדברת בשפה נוספת לעברית? f - (at medaberet besafa nosefet leivrit?) |
| Hindi | क्या तुम्हें हिंदी के अलावा अन्य भाषा आती है? (Kyā tumheṅ Hindī ke alāvā anya bhāshā ātī hai?) |
| Hungarian | Beszélsz a magyaron kívül más nyelven? |
| Irish (Gaelic) | An bhfuil teanga ar bith eile agat seachas Gaeilge? An bhfuil teanga ar bith eile agat diomaite den Ghaeilge? Seachas Gaeilge, an bhfuil teanga eile agat? |
| Italian | Parli un'altra lingua oltre l'italiano? |
| Japanese | 日本語以外の言語を話しますか (Nihongo igai no gengo o hanashimasu ka) |
| Jinghpaw | Nang gaw Jinghpaw ga hta lai nna kaga ga chye ga ai i? |
| Kashmiri | Tohi chhuv doyum bhasha tagaan? |
| Khmer | ចេះភាសាអីក្រៅពីភាសាខ្មែរទេ? [ceʰ pʰiːəsæ̃ː əi kræ̃ɰ pi pʰiːəsæ̃ː kʰmãːe tei] |
| Kokborok | Nwng Kokborok no karwi tei kubuni kok da saui man? |
| Latin | Dicesne linguam praeter Latinam? (>f) Dicesne linguam preater Latinum? (>m) |
| Loma | Ya zii wo bhoni bo e wulo loma goe wulu? |
| Malay | Adakah kamu boleh bercakap dalam bahasa selain daripada bahasa Melayu? ادكه كامو بوليه برچاكڤ دالم بهاس سلاين درڤد بهاس ملايو؟ Selain bahasa Melayu, apakah kamu bisa bercakap dalam bahasa lain? |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Marish Gaelg, vel çhengey elley ayd? |
| Mauritian Creole | Eski to koz enn lot langaz ki kreol? |
| Mirandese | Quei lhénguas falas p'alhá de l mirandés? Falas algua lhéngua p'alhá de l mirandés? |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Estecatē emopunvkv ohvtvlakat, opunvkv ētvn opunayecket omv? |
| Oʼodham Oʼodham? | Nap api ñeok gavul Ñeoki? |
| Persian (Farsi) | آیا زبانی به غیر از فارسی صحبت میکنی؟ |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Você fala outra língua que não seja o português? Você fala outra língua além do português? |
| Romanian Tatar | Íngílíz tílíní bílesíñízmí? |
| Russian | Говорите ли Вы на другом языке кроме русского? (Govorite li Vy na drugom yazyke krome russkovo?) - frm Говоришь ли ты на другом языке кроме русского? (Govorish’ li ty na drugom yazyke krome russkovo?) - inf |
| Scots | Dar ye knapp ony leid ither than Scots Leid? Dar ye knapp ony leid ither than yer ain? |
| Serbian | Да ли говорите и другим језиком осим свог матернјег језика (Da li govorite i drugim jezikom osim svog maternjeg jezika?) |
| Slovak | Hovoríte aj iným jazykom okrem svojho materinského jazyka? Hovoríte aj iným jazykom okrem slovensky? Hovoríš aj iným jazykom okrem slovensky? |
| Slovenian | Ali govorite samo slovensko? (frm) Ali govoriš samo slovensko? (inf) |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Likhona elinye ilimi olukhulumako ngaphandle kwesiNdebele? |
| Spanish | Habla usted otras lenguas además del español/castellano? ¿Hablas otras lenguas además del español/castellano? ¿Hablás otras lenguas además del español/castellano? |
| Swedish | Pratar du något annat språk än svenska? |
| Tagalog | Marunong ka bang magsalita ng ibang wika bukod sa Tagalog? Nakapagsasalita po ba kayo ng ibang wika bukod sa Filipino/Tagalog? (frm) Nakakapagsalita ka ba ng ibang lengguwahe bukod sa Filipino/Tagalog? (inf) |
| Tamil (formal) | நீங்கள் உங்கள் சொந்த மொழி தவிர வேறு மொழி பேசுவீர்களா? (Nīṅkaḷ uṅkaḷ conta moḻi tavira vēṟu moḻi pēcuvīrkaḷā?) |
| Ternate Malay | Ngana bisa bahasa Malayu Ternate to. Ngana bisa bahasa laeng ka tarada? |
| Urdu | کیا آپ کو اردو کے علاوہ کوئی اور زبان آتی ہے؟ (Kyā āp ko Urdu ke 'alāwa koī aur zubān ātī hai?) |
| Vai | ꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱ ꕮꔕ ꗉ ꕉꔤ ꗉꖺ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꕮ? (i luuwoo manɗe fɔ ai fɔɔ vai luuwooe ma?) |
| Wayuu | Pashajaa wayuunaiki |
| Welsh | (Wyt) ti'n siarad iaith heblaw'r Gymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad iaith heblaw'r Gymraeg? (frm) |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi parolas lingvon aparte de Esperanto? |
| Interlingua | Parla vos un altere lingua que Interlingua? |
| Klingon | tlhIngan Hol 'oHbe'bogh latlh Hol'e' DajatlhlaH'a'? |
| Laala | La da lala wi Laala? |
| Talossan | ¿Parlás’t ‘n glheþ separat da Talossan? (inf) ¿Parletz-voi ün glheþ separat da Talossan? (frm) |
Translations and recordings by Simon Ager, Irina Ponomareva, Ahlem Faraoun, P Calyton D Causey, Marvin Sy, Gerhard Krejci, Matias Hellman, Frances Acheson, Shankar Maanji Pillai, Paongquinho Rivera, Miguel Yan, Gian Marco Mancini, Gábor Ligeti, Jean-Paul Potet, Moh'd Shakeb Baig, Коки Коцкова, Ujjwal Mandal, Amir Syafiq, Muhammad Hidayat, Daniel Sardinha, চাগিৰ আহমেদ, محمد إدريس, Roy Cohen, Rafif Aufa Nanda, Momo Rabieifar, Arqueira Sou, Steve Hewitt, Lùthais MacGriogair, Ellonjuah Jamme Dagodog Pablo, Iac Marscheir, Greg Svanidze, André Müller, Andrew Bristow, Jouni Kenttämies, Stiofán Ó Direáin, Selçuk Destan Düzenli, Lillis Ó Laoire
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