Do you speak X language? in many languages

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.

Language	Do you speak X language?	Yes, a little
Afrikaans	Praat u Afrikaans? (frm/sg/pl) Praat jy Afrikaans? (sg/inf) Praat julle Afrikaans? (pl/inf) Praat Meneer/Mevrou Afrikaans? (frm)	Ja, 'n bietjie
Albanian	A flisni Shqip?	Po, pak
Amharic	አማርኛ ትችላለህ? (amarenya techelallueh?) m አማርኛ ትችያለሽ? (amarenya techiyalleush?) f	አዎ፣ ትንሽ ትንሽ (ow, tennish tennish)
Arabic (Modern Standard)	هل تتكلم اللغة العربية (hal tatakallamo alloghah al arabiah)	نعم, قليل (na'am, qaleelan)
Arabic (Syria/Lebanon)	Btiḥk l-ʿarabī? >m Btiḥki l-ʿarabī? >f	Aywa, šwayye
Armenian (Eastern)	Հայերեն խոսո՞ւմ եք: (Hayeren khosum ek?)	Այո', մի փոքր: (Ayo, mi pokker)
Azerbaijani	Siz Azərbaycanca danışırsınızmı?	Mən bir az Azərbaycanca danışıram
Basque	Euskaraz badakizu?	Bai
Bengali	আপনি বাংলা বলতে পারেন? (Apni Bangla bolte paren?)	জি, একটু বলতে পারি। (Ji, ekṭu bolte pari)
Bosnian	Govorite li Bosanski?	Da, malo
Breton	Komz e rez Brezhoneg?	Ya, un tammig hepken
Belarusian	Ці размаўляеце па-беларуску (Ci razmaulyajetsie pa-belarusku)	Так (Tak)
Bulgarian	Говорите ли български? (Govorite li bãlgarski?)	Да, малко (Da, malko)
Catalan	Que parla català? Parla català? (frm) Parles català? (inf)	Sí, una mica/un poc
Chamorro	Kao siña hao fumino' Chamorro?	A'a, didide' ha
Chinese (Cantonese)	你識唔識講廣東話呀 (neih sìkm̀sìk góng gwóngdùngwá a)	我識講小小呀 (ngóh sìk góng síusíu a)
Chinese (Mandarin)	你會不會講國語／華語？ [你会不会讲普通话？] (nǐ huìbúhuì jiǎng guóyŭ/huáyŭ/pŭtōnghuà?)	會，一點點 [会，一点儿] (huì, yīdiǎndiǎn/yīdiǎnr)
Chinese (Shanghainese)	侬上海言话讲得来? (non zanhêreroo kânteqle va?)
Chinese (Taiwanese)	你會曉講台語無? (Li² e⁷-hiau² kong² tai⁵-gi² bo⁵)	會曉, 一點點 (e⁷-hiau², jit-tiam-tiam)
Cornish	A wodhes kewsel Kernewek?	Gonn, kewsav boghes
Croatian	Govoriš li hrvatski? (inf) Govorite li hrvatski? (frm)	Da, (nešto) malo govorim hrvatski
Czech	Mluvíte česky? (frm) Mluvíš česky? (inf) Umíte česky? (frm) Umíš česky? (inf)	Ano, trochu
Danish	Taler du dansk? (inf)	Ja, en smule Ja, lidt
Dutch	Spreekt u Nederlands? (frm) Spreek je Nederlands? (inf)	Ja, een beetje
Esperanto	Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?	Jes, iomete
Estonian	Kas te räägite eesti keelt?	Jah, natuke räägin
Faroese	Dugir tú føroyskt?	Ja, eitt lítið sindur
Fijian	O(ni) kila na vosa vakaviti?	Au kila vakalailai no vosa vakaviti
Finnish	Puhutteko suomea? (frm) Puhutko suomea? (inf)	Kyllä, vähän (frm) Joo, vähän. (inf)
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
Friulian	Fevelistu furlan?	Sì, un pôc
Frisian (North)	Snååkest dü Frasch?	Joo, en batje
Frisian (Saterfrisian)	Sprache ju Seeltersk?	Jee, n Bitje
Frisian (West)	Prate jo Frysk? (frm) Pratst do Frysk? (inf)	Ja, in lyts bytsje.
Georgian	ქართულად ლაპარაკობთ? (qartulad laparakobt?) - frm ქართული იცით? (qartuli icit?) - frm ქართულად ლაპარაკობ? (qartulad laparakob) - inf ქართული იცი? (qartuli ici) - inf	დიახ, ცოტა (diax, cota)
German	Sprechen Sie Deutsch (frm) Sprichst du Deutsch? (inf)	Ja, ein bißchen/bisschen
Greek	Μιλᾶς ἑλληνικά; (Milás eliniká?) - inf Μιλᾶτε ἑλληνικά; (Miláte eliniká?) - frm	Ναί, λιγάκι (Ne, ligáki)
Hawaiian	ʻOlelo ʻoe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi?	ʻAe, he liʻiliʻi
Hebrew	אתה מדבר עברית? (Atah medaber ‘ivrit?) m את מדברת עברית? (At medaberet ‘ivrit?) f	כן, אני מדבר קצת עברית (Ken, ‘ani medaber ktzat ‘ivrit.) m כן, אני מדברת קצת עברית (Ken, ‘ani medaberet ktzat ‘ivrit.) f
Hungarian	Beszél magyarul? (frm) Beszélsz magyarul? (inf)	Igen, egy kicsit
Icelandic	Talar þú íslensku?	Já, smávegis
Indonesian	Bisakah anda berbicara dalam bahasa Indonesia?	Ya, sedikit
Inuktitut	ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᕖᑦ? (Inuktituuhuunguvin?/Inuktituusuunguvit?)
Iñupiaq	Inupiatuusruunguvin?
Irish (Gaelic)	An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?	Tá, beagan/cúpla focal
Italian	Parli Italiano?	Si, un poco
Japanese	日本語を話しますか (Nihongo o hanashimasu ka?) 日本語が話せますか (Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka?) 日本語が出来ますか (Nihongo ga 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)
Jèrriais	Pâl'-ou l'Jèrriais? (frm/pl) Pâles-tu l'Jèrriais? (inf)	Oui, un mio
Kazakh	Қазақша сөйлесізбе (Qazaqşa söylesizbe?)
Klingon	tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'e'?
Korean	한국말 하실 줄 아세요? (hangukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm 한국말 할 줄 아니? (hangukmal hal jul ani?) - inf	예, 조금요 (yae, jogeumyo) - frm 응, 조금 (eung, jogeum) - inf
Lakota	Lakhota iyapi wóyaglake he? (m) Lakhota iyapi wóyaglake hwo? (f)	Hiyá, wókitan
Lao	ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່? (jâo páak pháasaa láo dâi baw?)
Latin	Loquerisne linguam latinam?	Sic
Latvian	Vai jūs runājat latviski?	Jā, nedaudz
Limburgish	Sjpraeks doe Limburgs?	Jao, ein bitje
Low German	Snack Se Plattdüütsch? (frm) Snackst du Plattdüütsch? (inf)	Ja, 'n beten
Lithuanian	Ar kalbate lietuviškai?	Taip
Luxembourgish	Schwätzt du Lëtzebuergesch?	Jo, e bëssen
Macedonian	Дали говориш македонски? (Dali govorish makedonski?) - inf Дали говорите македонски? (Dali govorite makedonski?) - frm	Да, малку (Da, malku)
Malay	Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Malaysia? Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Melayu?	Boleh, sedikit
Maltse	Titkellem bil-Malti?	Ftit
Manx	Vel Gaelg ayd?	Ta, beggan
Māori	Kōrero mai i te Reo Māori?
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)
Nepali	के तपाइ नेपाली बोल्नुहुन्छ? (ke tapain nepali bolnuhunchha?)	हजुर, अलि अलि बोल्छु (hajur, ali ali bolchhu)
Norwegian (Bokmål)	Snakker De norsk? (frm/sg/pl) Snakker du norsk? (sg/inf) Snakker dere norsk? (pl/frm)	Ja, litt
Norwegian (Nynorsk)	Snakkar du nynorsk? (sg) Snakkar de nynorsk? (pl)	Ja, litt
Occitan	Parlas occitan? (inf) Parlatz occitan? (frm)	Òc, un pauc Òc, una mica
Old English	Spricst ðū Englisc tung?	Gea, hwæthwugu
Persian	شما فارسي صحبت مي کنيد؟ frm - (shomâ fârsi harf mizanid?) 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)
Plautdeutsch	Reden Se Plautdietsch?	Jo, en bätje
Polish	Czy mówi pan po polsku? (frm) Czy mówisz po polsku? (inf) Mówisz po polsku? Mówi Pan(i) po polsku? (frm)	Tak, trochę, Tak troszkę
Portuguese	Você fala português?	Sim, um pouco
Romanian	Vorbiţi româneşte?	Da, puţin Da, un pic
Rovignese	Teî deîghi ruvigniz?	Seî, oûn puoco
Russian	Вы говорите по-русски? (Vy govorite po-russki) - frm Ты говориш по-русски? (Ty govoriš po-russki) - inf	Да, немного (Da, nemnogo)
Scots	Dae ye speak the Scots?	Ay, a wee
Scottish Gaelic	A bheil Gàidhlig agat/agaibh?	Tha, beagan
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)
Sicilian	Parri sicilianu?	Sì, 'mpuzzuddu
Shona	Unotaura ...? (sg) Munotaura ...? (pl)
Slovak	Hovoríte po slovensky? (frm) Hovoríš po slovensky? (inf) Viete po slovensky? (frm) Vieš po slovensky? (inf)	Áno, trochu
Slovenian	Ali govorite slovensko?	Ja, malo
Spanish	¿Habla usted español? (frm) ¿Hablas español? (inf)	Sí, hablo un poquito de español Sí, un poco
Swahili	Unazungumza kiSwahili?	Ndiyo, kidogo tu
Swedish	Talar du svenska?	Ja, lite
Tagalog	Nagsasalita ba kayo ng Tagalog?	Nagsasalita ako ng kaunti lamang
Thai	คุณพูดภาษาไทยเบ็นไหม? (khun phûut phaasãa thai ben mãi?)
Tigrinya	ትግርኛ ትዛረብዶ? (tegreñña tezarebdo?)	እወ (ewa)
Tok Pisin	Yu save tok Tok Pisin?	Ya, liklik
Tsez	Ми цез мецраь бакьхā? (Mi cez mecrä baƛʼxā?)	Гьā, тIакIи-тIакIи (Hā, tʼakʼi-tʼakʼi)
Turkish	Türkçe biliyor musun? (inf) Türkçe biliyor musunuz? (frm)	Çok az Türkçe biliyorum
Ukrainian	Ви розмовляєте українською? (Vy rozmovljajete ukrajinsʼkoju)	Так, трохи (Tak, troxi)
Urdu	كيا آپ اردو بولتے ہیں؟ (Kya ap Urdu bolte hain?)	صرف تھوڑی سی (Sirf thori si)
Uzbek	O'zbek tilida gapirasizmi?
Vietnamese	Bạn có nói tiếng Việt không?	Có, chỉ một chút
Welsh	(Wyt) ti'n siarad Cymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg? (frm)	Ydw, tipyn bach
Yiddish	frm (Redt ir Yidish?) רעדט איר ייִדיש inf (Redstu Yidish?) רעדסטו ייִדיש	יאָ, אַ ביסעלע (yo, a bisele)
Zulu	Ukhuluma isiZulu na?	Yebo, ingcosana

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Links

"Do you speak English?" in many languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/english.htm

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