How to ask people to speak to you in their language in many different languages. This is a phrase you can use to ask people to speak to you in a language you're learning. You could also have it printed on a badge, t-shirt or other piece of clothing.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, >m = said to men, >f = said to women.
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| Phrase | Speak to me in [your language] |
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| Phrase | Speak to me in ... / Please speak in ... |
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| Speak to me in Afrikaans | Praat met my in Afrikaans Jy kan Afrikaans met my praat |
| Speak to me in Albanian (Gheg) | Qysh e thôni ... në Gegnisht-Shqyp |
| Speak to me in Albanian (Tosk) | Më fol shqip |
| Speak to me in Alsatian | Redd mit m'r Elsässisch |
| Speak to me in Arabic (Modern Standard) |
>m يمكنك أن تتحدث معي العربية (yumkinuka an tataħaddaþa ma‘iyal-‘arabiyyah) >f يمكنكِ أن تتحدثي معي العربية (yumkinuki an tataħaddaþí ma‘iyal-‘arabiyyah) |
| Speak to me in Aragonese | Vusté puede charrar con yo en aragonés |
| Speak to me in Asturian | Usté puede falar conmigo n'asturianu |
| Speak to me in Basque | Berori euskaran mintzat |
| Speak to me in Belarusian | Размауляй са мной па-беларуску (Razmauĺaj sa mnoj pa-b′elarusku) - sg Размауляйце са мной па-беларуску (Razmauĺajće sa mnoj pa-b′elarusku) - pl/frm |
| Speak to me in Bengali | আমার সাথে বাংলায় কথা বল। (Amar shathe banglay kôtha bol) - (v)inf আমার সাথে বাংলায় কথা বলো। (Amar shathe banglay kôtha bolo) - inf আমার সাথে বাংলায় কথা বলুন। (Amar shathe banglay kôtha bolun) - frm |
| Speak to me in Bhojpuri | हमसे भोजपुरी में बात कर ( Ihumse bhojpuri mein baat kara) |
| Speak to me in Breton | Komzit Brezhoneg ganin |
| Speak to me in Bikol | Kaulayon mo ako nin Bikol |
| Speak to me in Bulgarian | Можеш да говориш с мене на български (Mozhesh da govorish s mene na bãlgarski) |
| Speak to me in Catalan | Parla'm en català (inf) Parli'm en català (frm) |
| Speak to me in Central Dusun | Obuli ko daa momboros do Boros Dusun? |
| Speak to me in Chichewa | Ndilankhuleni mu Chichewa |
| Speak to me in Chinese (Cantonese) |
同我講廣東話 (tùhng ngóh góng gwóngdùngwá) |
| Speak to me in Chinese (Mandarin) |
跟我说汉语／普通话／华语 (gēn wǒ shuō hànyǔ/pǔtōnghuà/huáyǔ) 跟我講國語 (gēn wǒ jiǎng guóyǔ) |
| Speak to me in Chinese (Taiwanese) |
你會使跟我講台語／閩南語 (lí ē-sái kin góa kóng tâi-gí / bân-lâm-gí) 你會當跟我講台語／閩南語 (lí ē-tong kin góa kóng tâi-gí / bân-lâm-gí) |
| Speak to me in Chipewyan | Dene t’á seł yanełti walí ósą́? |
| Speak to me in Coastal Kadazan | Booso zou po boos Kadazan |
| Speak to me in Cornish | Kows orthiv yn Kernewek |
| Speak to me in Croatian | Možeš razgovarati sa mnom na hrvatskom (inf) Možete razgovarati sa mnom na hrvatskom (frm) |
| Speak to me in Cuyonon | Paglimeg i' Cuyonon |
| Speak to me in Czech | Se mnou můžete mluvit česky. |
| Speak to me in Danish | Du kan snakke dansk til mig (inf) Du kan tale dansk med mig (inf) I kan snakke dansk til mig (frm) I kan tale dansk med mig (frm) |
| Speak to me in Dutch | Je kunt Nederlands met me praten |
| Speak to me in Efik | Tin ikọ Efik ye ami |
| Speak to me in Elfdalian | Dalsk min mig |
| Speak to me in Extremaduran | Palra-mi en estremeñu (inf) Me palri en estremeñu (frm) |
| Speak to me in Finnish | Puhu suomea kanssani! (speak Finnish with me!) Haluaisitko puhua suomea kanssani? (would you like to speak Finnish with me?) Voisinko puhua suomea kanssasi? (may/might I speak Finnish with you?) |
| Speak to me in Flemish (West) | Ku'j teeh'(n) mi(n) kla(pp)'n in't Westvlams? |
| Speak to me in French | Pouvez-vous me parler en français ? (frm) Parlez-moi français (frm) Tu peux me parler en français (inf) Parle-moi français (inf) |
| Speak to me in Frisian (West) | Do kinstst Frysk mei my prate (inf) Jo kinne Frysk mei my prate (frm) |
| Speak to me in Friulian | Fevelimi furlan |
| Speak to me in Galician | Por favor, fálame en galego (sg) Por favor, faládeme en galego (pl) Pódesme falar en galego? (sg) Podédesme falar en galego? (pl) |
| Speak to me in Georgian | დამელაპარაკე ტაიზე (damelaṗ’arak’e t’aize) |
| Speak to me in German | Du kannst Deutsch mit mir reden/sprechen (inf) Sie können Deutsch mit mir reden/sprechen (frm) |
| Speak to me in Greek (Modern) | μίλα μου στα ελληνικά (míla mou sta elliniká) |
| Speak to me in Guaraní | Eñe'ê chéve guaraníme |
| Speak to me in Hawaiian | E walaʻau mai iaʻu ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi |
| Speak to me in Hebrew | (Could you speak to me in Hebrew?) >m ?אתה יכול לדבר איתי בעברית (ata yachol ledaber iti be'ivrit?) >f ?את יכולה לדבר איתי בעברית (at yechola ledaber iti be'ivrit?) (Can speak to me in Hebrew?) >m ?תוכל לדבר אלי בעברית (tuchal ledaber elay be'ivrit?) >f ?תוכלי לדבר אלי בעברית (tuchli ledaber elay be'ivrit!?) (Speak to me in Hebrew!) >m !דבר אלי בעברית (daber elay be'ivrit!) >f !דברי אלי בעברית (abri elay be'ivrit!) |
| Speak to me in Hindi | आप मुझसे हिन्दी में बोल सकते हैं । (āp mujhasē hindī mēṁ bōla sakatē haiṁ) >m आप मुझसे हिन्दी में बोल सकती हैं । (āp mujhasē hindī mēṁ bōla sakatī haiṁ) >f |
| Speak to me in Hungarian | Kérem, beszéljen velem magyarul! (frm) Kérlek, beszélj velem magyarul! (inf) |
| Speak to me in Icelandic | Talaðu íslensku við mig |
| Speak to me in Igbo | Sụọrọ m Igbo Sụọlụ m ịgbo Gwam okwu n'Igbo |
| Speak to me in Iloko | Kasaritanak man iti Ilocano |
| Speak to me in Indonesian | Anda dapat berbicara kepada saya dalam bahasa Indonesia Bicaralah dalam bahasa Indonesia Anda bisa berbahasa Indonesia? Berbicaralah dengan saya dalam bahasa Indonesia! |
| Speak to me in Irish (Gaelic) | Labhair Gaeilge liom |
| Speak to me in Italian | Parla italiano con me Potete parlarmi in italiano |
| Speak to me in Kalmyk | Нанта хальмгаhар күүндит (Nanta xal’mgahar küündit) |
| Speak to me in Kashmiri | Che kar mae seath kashir peth kath |
| Speak to me in Khoekhoe (Nama) | Khoekhoegowab !nâ !hoa-u te re. |
| Speak to me in Kiribati | Taiaoka kataetaeai ni Kiribati |
| Speak to me in Korean | 한국말로 말해도/얘기해도 돼요 (hangugmallo malhaedo/yaegihaedo dwaeyo) 한국말로 말해요/얘기해요 (hangukmallo malhaeyo/yaegihaeyo) |
| Speak to me in Kyrgyz | Мага кыргызча сүйлөңүз (Maga kyrgyzcha süylönüz) - sg/frm |
| Speak to me in Japanese | 日本語で話してください (nihongo de hanashite kudasai) |
| Speak to me in Lao | ກະລຸນາ ເວົ້າພາສາລາວກັບຂ້ອຍ (kaluna vao phasaa lao gub khoi) |
| Speak to me in Latin | Place dices mihi Latine |
| Speak to me in Latvian | Runājiet latviski ar mani |
| Speak to me in Lingala | Lobela ngaï na lingala |
| Speak to me in Luxembourgish | Dir kënnt mat mir Lëtzebuergesch schwätzen |
| Speak to me in Macedonian | Можете да зборувате со мене на македонски (Možete da zboruvate so mene na makedonksi) |
| Speak to me in Magahi | हमरा से मगही में बात करा /həmraː seː məggʱiː mẽː baːt̪ kəraː/ |
| Speak to me in Malay | Kamu boleh bercakap kepada saya dalam bahasa Malaysia Cakap kepada saya dalam bahasa Malaysia |
| Speak to me in Maltese | Tista’ tkellimni bil-Malti |
| Speak to me in Manx (Gaelic) | Loayr Gaelg rhym, my sailt (sg) Loayr-shiu Gaelg rhym, my sailliu (sg) |
| Speak to me in Míkmaq | Ge’ nnu’-gluli |
| Speak to me in Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Mvskoke punayvs |
| Speak to me in Nepali | म सँग नेपालीमा बोलनुस। (ma sanga nepali ma bolnus) |
| Speak to me in Newari / Nepal Bhasa | जि नापं नेवाः भासं खँ ल्हा ले । (ji nāpaṅ nevāḥ bhāsaṅ khaṁ lhā le) |
| Speak to me in Northern Sámi | Sámás muinna! |
| Speak to me in Northern Sotho | Bolela le nna ka Sesotho sa Leboa |
| Speak to me in Norwegian | Snakk til meg på norsk (Speak to me in Norwegian) Du kan snakke norsk med meg (You can speak Norwegian to me) Vennligst snakk på norsk til meg (Please speak Norwegian to me) Du kan øve på å snakke norsk med meg (You can practise speaking Norwegian to me) |
| Speak to me in Occitan | Parlatz-me en Occitan Podètz parlar amb ieu en occitan |
| Speak to me in Ojibwe | Ojibwemotawishin |
| Speak to me in Polish | Możemy mówić po polsku (We can speak Polish) Mów do mnie po polsku (inf) Proszę mówić do mnie po polsku (frm) |
| Speak to me in Portuguese | Fale comigo em português |
| Speak to me in Portuguese (Brazilian) | Você pode falar comigo em português |
| Speak to me in Russian | Говорите со мной по-русски (Govorite so mnoy po-russki) - frm Говори со мной по-русски (Govori so mnoy po-russki) - inf |
| Speak to me in Rusyn | Говоріть мені по руськы (Hovoriť meni po rus'ky) - frm Говори мені по руськы (Hovory meni po rus'ky) - inf |
| Speak to me in Romanian | Puteți să vorbiți cu mine în româna (frm) Poți să vorbești cu mine în română (inf) |
| Speak to me in Scots | Talk tae iz in Scots |
| Speak to me in Scottish Gaelic | Bruidhinn Gàidhlig rium |
| Speak to me in Serbian | Можеш разговарати са мном на српском (Možeš razgovarati sa mnom na srpskom) Можете разговарати са мном на српском (Možete razgovarati sa mnom na srpskom) |
| Speak to me in Sicilian | Parrami n sicilianu Mi parrassi n sicilianu (frm) Assa mi parra n sicilianu (formal for elderly people) |
| Speak to me in Slovak | Môžete so mnou hovoriť po slovensky |
| Speak to me in Spanish | Hábleme en español Puede hablar español conmigo |
| Speak to me in Swazi | Khuluma nami ngesiSwati |
| Speak to me in Swedish | Du kan prata svenska med mig (You can speak Swedish with me) Öva svenska med mig (Practise Swedish with me) |
| Speak to me in Thai | พูดภาษาไทยกับฉัน (pôot paa-săa tai gàp chăn) |
| Speak to me in Tok Pisin | Toktok wantaim mi long tok pisin tasol |
| Speak to me in Tsonga | Vulavula na mina Hi Xitsonga |
| Speak to me in Turkish | Türkçe konuş. (inf) Türkçe konuşun. (frm) Türkçe konuşur musun? (inf) Türkçe konuşur musunuz? (frm) |
| Speak to me in Ukrainian | Говоріть до мене українською (Hovorít’ do méne ukrajínśkoju) |
| Speak to me in Uyghur | ماڭا ئۇيغۇرچە سۆزلەڭ (Manga Uyğurchä sözläng) |
| Speak to me in Vai | ꖏꕎꔀ ꘋ ꕒꕌ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗏ (kowae ŋ ɓaha vai luuwooe lɔ) |
| Speak to me in Venetian | Par piaser pàrlame in venesian |
| Wayuu Wayuu | Pashajaa wayuunaiki |
| Speak to me in Welsh | Siaradwch Cymraeg â fi, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Siarada Cymraeg â fi, os gweli di'n dda (inf) Newch chi siarad Cymraeg â fi? (frm) Nei di siarad Cymraeg â fi? (inf) |
| Speak to me in Yolngu | Waŋa nyäkuḻi Yolŋu Matha'ku |
| Speak to me in Zulu | Ngicela ukhulume nami ngesiZulu |
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