How to ask people whether they speak English in many different languages.
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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| Language | Do you speak English? |
|---|---|
| Abkhaz | Англыз бызшәа жәдыруама? (Anglyz byzšəa žədyryama?) |
| Adyghe | ИнгилызыбзэкІэ огущыІа? |
| Afrikaans | Praat jy Engels? (sg/inf) Praat julle Engels? (pl/inf) Praat U Engels? (frm/sg) Praat Meneer Engels? (frm/>m) Praat Mevrou Engels? (frm/>f) |
| Albanian (Gheg) | A flêtni ãnglisht? (frm) A flêt ãnglisht? (inf) |
| Albanian (Tosk) | A flisni anglisht? (frm) A flet anglisht? (inf) |
| Altay | Английскийлеп билерер бе? (Anglijckijlep bilerer be?) |
| Aklan | Makahambae ka it English? |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(wash kat'ref neglīzīya?) واش كتعرف نجليزية؟ |
| Aragonese | Charras anglés? (inf) Charra anglés (frm) |
| Assamese | আপুনি ইংৰাজী কয়নে? (apuni iŋrazi kôyne?) |
| Asturian | ¿Fala inglés? |
| Azerbaijani | Siz Ingiliscə danışırsınızmı? |
| Balinese | Bise base Inggris? (inf) Bise ngomong base Inggris? (frm) |
| Bambara | I bε angilekan men wa? |
| Bashkir | һеҙ инглизсә һөйләшәһегеҙме? (һyeź inгlizsä һöyläşäһyeгyeźmye?) |
| Basque | Ingelesa hitz egiten duzu? Ingelesa hitz egiten duk? (>m) Ingelesa hitz egiten dun? (>f) |
| Bavarian | Kena s' Engliš? (frm) Šbreha s' Engliš? (frm) |
| Belarusian | Вы кажаце па англіскі? (Vy kažacie pa anhliski?) |
| Bemba | Bushe Mwalishiba uku landa Icisungu? |
| Bengali | আপনি কি ইংরেজি বলতে পারেন? (Apni ki ingreji bôlte paren?) |
| Biatah | Bisa kah ku'u minyu beranda? |
| Bikol | Tatao ka magtaram nin Ingles? |
| Bislama | Yu save toktok English? |
| Blaan | Gare am talu english? |
| Burmese | သင် အင်္ဂလိပ်လို ပြောသလား? (shin aaingaliutlo pyaw lar?) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Bu ta papia Inglez? |
| Capiznon | Kahambal ka sa Inggles? |
| Catalan | Que parla anglès? Parla anglès? (frm) Parles anglès? (inf) |
| Cebuano | Maka-istorya ba ka ug ingles? |
| Central Dusun | Koilo ko mimboros do Inggilis? Koilo ko po nangku mimboros do Inggilis? Mimboros ko do Inggilis? (inf) |
| Chechen | Ахь ингалс мотт бийций? (Aẋ ingals mott biyciy?) |
| Chichewa | Mumalankhula chizungu? Mumalankhula chingelesi? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你識唔識講英文呀? (neih sīkm̀hsīk góng yìngmán a?) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
你會說英語嗎？ [你会说英语吗？] (nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?) 你會講英語嗎？ [你会讲英语吗？] (nǐ huì jiǎng yīngyǔ ma?) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
你曉唔曉得講英文？ (ngi2 hiau3m1hiau3 det7 gong3 in1vun2?) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
侬会得讲英文吗？ (Nóng wui de gāng yīngvēn va?) |
| Chipewyan | Yánełtí húsą́ Tthót’įné? |
| Coastal Kadazan | Koiho ko momboos do Nonggilis? Koiho ko po naku momboos do Nonggilis? |
| Cornish | A wodhes'ta kewsel Sowsnek? |
| Corsican | Parlate Inglese? |
| Cuyonon | Ako indi kalimeg i' Inglis? |
| Czech | Mluvíš anglicky? (inf) Mluvíte anglicky? (frm) |
| Danish | Taler du engelsk? |
| Dari | آيا شما انگريسي ياد دارن؟ (Âyâ šumâ englisi yâd dâren?) |
| Dholuo | I loko leb muno? |
| Dutch | Spreekt u Engels? (frm) Spreek je Engels? (inf) |
| Efik | Emesem ikọ mbakara? |
| Elfdalian | Dug du ainggelsk? |
| Estonian | Kas sa räägid inglise keelt? (inf) Kas te räägite inglise keelt? (frm) |
| Ewe | Ese yevugbe a? Ese English a? |
| Extremaduran | Pui, palras ingrés? (inf) Pui, palra ingrés? (frm) |
| Fijian | O(nī) vosa vakavālagi? O(nī) kilā na vosa vakavālagi? |
| Finnish | Puhutteko englantia? (frm) Puhutko englantia? (inf) |
| Flemish (West) | Klappe ghy Ingels? |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Koost dü Aingelsch? |
| Friulian | Fevelistu inglês? (inf) Fevelial inglês? (frm) |
| French | Parlez vous anglais ?(frm) Parles-tu anglais ? (inf) |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Prate Jo Ingelsk? |
| Galician | ¿Fala inglés? (frm) ¿Falas inglés? (inf) |
| Gallo | |
| Gascon | E parlas anglés ? (inf) E parlatz anglés ? (frm) |
| Georgian | ინგლისური იცით? (inglisuri itsit?) - frm ინგლისური იცი? (inglisuri itsi?) - inf |
| German | Sprechen Sie Englisch? (frm) Sprichst du Englisch? (inf) |
| Greek (Ancient) | Ἀγγλιστί λαλεῖς; (Anglistí laleís?) |
| Greek (Modern) | Μιλάτε αγγλικά; (Miláte angliká?) - frm Μιλάς αγγλικά; (Milás angliká?) - inf |
| Greenlandic | Tuluttut oqalusinnaavit? |
| Guaraní | Reñe’êkuaápa inglépe? |
| Guernésiais | Sav-ous le angllais? |
| Haitian Creole | Eske ou pale angle? |
| Hawaiian | ʻŌlelo anei ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekāne? |
| Hausa | Kana jin harshen turanci kuwa? |
| Hebrew | אתה מדבר אנגלית? m - (atah medaber anglit?) את מדברת אנגלית? f - (at medaberet anglit?) |
| Hiligaynon | Makahambal ka sang Ingles? |
| Hindi | क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं? (kyā āp aṅgrēzī bolte haiṅ?) |
| Hmong (White) | Koj puas hais lus askiv? |
| Hungarian | Beszél angolul? (frm) Beszélsz angolul? (inf) |
| Igbo | Ị na-asụ Bekee? Ị na-asụ oyibo? |
| Indonesian | Anda bisa bicara bahasa inggris? |
| Irish (Gaelic) | An bhfuil Béarla agat? (sg) An bhfuil Béarla agaibh? (pl) |
| Italian | Parli inglese? (inf) Parla inglese? (frm) |
| Jamaican | Do yuh speak english? |
| Japanese | 英語はできますか (Eigo wa dekimasu ka?) |
| Kalmyk | Та aнгль келәр келдвтә? (Ta angl' kelär keldvtä?) |
| Kashubian | Gôdósz Gôdajã pò anielskù? |
| Kashmiri | तोहय छिवा अंगरीज़ी बोलान? (tohy chivā angrīzī bolān) Çė chukhė aņgrīz bolān? |
| Khmer | អ្នកចេះភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ? (ânâk chéh phéasa ’ângôklésâ té?) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Hurigowabas ta !hoa. (fm/sg) Hurigowbats ta !hoa. (m/sg) Hurigowaba ro ra !hoa. (cm/dl) Hurigowaba ro ra !hoa. (fm/dl) Hurigowaba kho ra !hoa. (m/dl) Hurigowaba du ra !hoa. (cm/pl) Hurigowaba go ra !hoa. (m/pl) Hurigowaba so ra !hoa. (fm/pl) |
| Kinyarwanda | Uvuga icyongereza? |
| Kiribati | Ko rabakau te taetae n I-matang? |
| Kokborok | Nwng ingraji sauida man? |
| Korean | 영국말 하실 줄 아세요? (yeongukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm 영국말 할 줄 아니? (yeongukmal hal jul ani?) - inf |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | ئایا زمانی کوردی قسە دەکەیت؟ (Aya zmany englizy qse dekety?) |
| Kven | Puhutko engelskaa? |
| Kyrgyz | Сиз англисче сүйлөйсүзбү? (Siz anglische süylöysüzbü?) - sg/frm |
| Ladino | (Avlates inglez?) אב׳לאטיס אינגליז? (Avlas inglez?) אב׳לאס אינגליז? |
| Lao | ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາອັງກິດໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo páak pháasaa a̖ngkít dâi baw?) |
| Latin | Dicesne Anglus? (sg) Dicestisne Anglus? (pl) |
| Laz | ინგლისური გიჩქინი? (Inglisuri giçkini?) |
| Lingala | Olobaka Lingelésa? |
| Livvi-Karelian | Pagizetgo angliekse? |
| Lozi | Na wa bulela sikuwa? |
| Luganda | Omanyi olungereza? |
| Maithili | Aanha angreji me baaj sakaichhi? |
| Malagasy | Mahay miteny anglisy ve ianao? |
| Maldivian | އިނގިރޭސިން ވާހަކަ ދައްކަން އިނގޭތަ؟ (Ingireysin vaahaka dhakkan ingeytha?) |
| Maltese | Titkellem bl-Ingliż? |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Vel Baarle ayd? |
| Marshallese | Kwo jela ke kajin pālle? |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Mekvlese opunakv opunayetsket omv? Wvcenv opunakv opunayetsket omv? |
| Nahuatl | ¿Tinleztlahtoa? ¿Titlahtoa Inlez? ¿Titlahtoa Inleztlatōlli? |
| Navajo | Bilagáana bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Uyakhuluma isikhiwa? |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ukhuluma isiNgisi? |
| Northern Sámi | Hálatgo eaŋgalasgiela? |
| Northern Sotho | Na o belela Seisimane? |
| Norwegian | Snakker De engelsk? (frm/sg/pl) Snakker du engelsk? (sg/inf) Snakker dere engelsk? (pl/frm) |
| Oriya | ଆପଣ ଇଂରାଜୀ କୁହନ୍ତି କି? (Āpaṇa inrājī kuhanti ki?) |
| Oshiwambo | Ohopopi oshinglisha? |
| Ossetian | Сымах уырыссагау англисагау? (Symax uyrysagau anglisagau?) |
| Papiamento | Bo por papia Ingles? |
| Picard | Parlez-vos inglé ? |
| Polish | Czy mówisz po angielsku? (sg/inf) Czy mówi pan po angielsku? (frm/>m) Czy mówi pani po angielsku? (frm/>f) Czy mówicie po angielsku? (pl/inf) Czy panowie mówią po angielsku? (pl/frm/>m) Czy panie mówią po angielsku? (pl/frm/>f) |
| Portuguese | Você fala inglês? (frm) Fala inglês? (frm) Falas inglês? (inf) |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Você fala inglês? Fala inglês? |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅੰਗਰੇਜੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ? / تُسیں انگریزی بولدے ہو؟ (tusī̃ angrējī bōldē hō?) |
| Quechua | Inlista rimankichu? |
| Romanian | Vorbiți engleză? (frm) Vorbesti engleză? (inf) |
| Romansh | Discurras ti englais? |
| Russian | Вы говорите по-английски? (Vy govorite po-angliyski?) - frm Ты говоришь по-английски? (Ty govorish' po-angliyski?) - inf |
| Rusyn | Говорите по анґліцькы? (Hovoryte po anglic'ky?) - frm Говориш по анґліцькы (Hovoryš po anglic'ky?) - inf |
| Samoan | E te iloa tautala fa'aIgilisi? |
| Samogitian | Ruokounaties onglėškā? Vuo tamsta ruokounatėis onglėškā? A muoki ānglėškā? |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Faeddas s'inglesu? Faeddas s'ingresu? |
| Scots | Dae ye talk English? |
| Scottish Gaelic | A bheil Beurla agat? (sg/inf) A bheil Beurla agaibh? (pl/frm) |
| Serbian | Да ли говорите енглески? (Da li govorite engleski?) - frm Да ли говориш енглески? (Da li govoriš engleski?) - inf |
| Sesotho | O a bua Senyesemane? Na o a bua Senyesemane? |
| Sicilian | Ngrisi parri? Parri ngrisi? Ngrisi parra? Parra ngrisi? (frm) |
| Sindhi | ڇا توهان ڳالهائيندا آهيو؟ |
| Sinhala | ඔබ ඉංග්රිසි කථා කරනවාද (oba ingreesi kathaa karanavadha?) |
| Slovak | Vieš po anglicky? (inf) Hovoríš po anglicky? (inf) Hovoríte po anglicky? (frm) Viete po anglicky? (frm) |
| Slovenian | Govorite angleško? Ali govorite angleško? |
| Somali | Ingriis miyaad ku hadashaa? |
| Spanish | ¿Habla inglés? (frm) ¿Hablas inglés? (inf) ¿Sabe hablar inglés? (frm) ¿Sabes hablar inglés? (inf) |
| Swahili | Unazungumza Kingereza? |
| Swazi | Uyasatiyini siNgisi? Uyasikhuluma yini siNgisi? |
| Swedish | Talar du engelska? Pratar du engelska? |
| Tahitian | Ua ite oe i te parau Marite? Parau Marite? |
| Tajik | Шумо бо забони Англисӣ гап мезанед? (Šumo bo zaboni Anglisī gap mezaned?) Шумо забони Англисиро медонед? (Šumo zaboni Anglisiro medoned?) |
| Telugu | మీరు(నువ్వు) ఆంగ్లం(ఆంగ్ల భాష) మాట్లాడగలరా(వా)? (meeru (nuvvu) aanglam (aangla bhasha) matladagalara(va)?) |
| Tetum | Ita, bele ko'alia Inglês? |
| Thai | พูดอังกฤษได้ไหม (pôot ang-grìt dâai măi) คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษหรือเปล่า? (kun pôot paa-săa ang-grìt rĕu bplào?) |
| Tigrinya | እንግሊዝኛ ትዛረብዶ? (Englizgna Tzarebdo?) m/sg እንግሊዝኛ ትዛረቢዶ? (Englizgna Tzarebido?) f/sg |
| Toki Pona | sina toki ala toki e toki Inli? |
| Tok Pisin | Yu save long tok inglis, a? Toktok long tok inglis? |
| Tongan | ‘Oku ke lava ‘o lea faka-pālangi? |
| Tsonga | Xana wa xitiva Xinghezi ke? |
| Turkish | İngilizce biliyor musun? (inf) İngilizce biliyor musunuz? (frm) |
| Turkmen | Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi? |
| Tuvaluan | Koe e faipati faka-'Pālagi? (sg) Koulua e fai'pati faka-'Pālagi? (du) Koutou e fai'pati faka-'Pālagi? (pl) |
| Twi | Woka borɔfo kasa? Woka potɔ kasa? |
| Udmurt | Тон шуид вал, англи сямен? (Ton šuid val, angli sjamen?) |
| Uyghur | (Ingilizchä sözliyälämsiz?) ئىنگىلىزچە سۆزلىيەلەمسىز؟ |
| Uzbek | Siz Inglizcha gaplashasizmi? |
| Vai | ꔤ ꕶꕱ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗉ ꕎ ꘃ? (i poo luuwooe fɔ wa kɛ?) |
| Venda | Vha a amba English naa? |
| Venetian | Te parli inglexe? |
| Veps | Pagižed-ik anglijaks? |
| Võro | Kas sa kõnõlõt inglüse kiilt? |
| Wayuu | Atüjüshi pia inkülenaiki? (m) Atüjüsü pia inkülenaiji? (f) |
| Welsh | Wyt ti'n siarad Saesneg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Saesneg? (frm) |
| Wolof | Ndax dégg nga angale? |
| Xhosa | Uyakwazi ukuthetha isiNgesi? (sg) Niyakwazi ukuthetha isiNgesi? (pl) |
| Yolngu | Ŋani nhe wäŋa Iŋglitj? |
| Yoruba | Ṣe o le sọ èdè oyinbo? |
| Yucatec Maya | Teeche' a tsiikbal inglés? |
| Zazaki | Ti İngilizkî qal kena? Ti İngilizkî qal kenê? Ti İngilizkî qise kena? Ti İngilizkî qise kenê? Ti İngilizkî zanena? Ti İngilizkî zanenê? |
| Zulu | Ukhuluma isiNgisi na? |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi parolas la anglan? |
| Folkspraak | |
| Interlingua | Parla vos anglese? |
| Lojban | xu glibau do. xu do se bangu la .inglic. xu do se bangu la glibau. |
| Volapük | Spikol-li Linglänapüki? |
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Other multilingual collections of the phrase 'Do you speak English?'
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