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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| Language | Do you speak ...? | Yes, a little |
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| Abkhaz | Аҧcшәа уҳәоума? (Aṗsšəa ux̢əuma?) |
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| Adyghe | АдыгабзэкІэ огущыІа? | Ары, тІэкІу сэгущыІэшъу. |
| 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 |
| Albanian (Gheg) | A flêtni shqyp? (frm) A flêt shqyp? (inf) |
Po, pak |
| Albanian (Tosk) | A flisni shqip? (frm) A flet shqip? (inf) |
Po, pak |
| Aleut | Unangam tunuu Aadazaxt ii? | |
| Altay | Алтайлап билерер бе? (Altajlap bilerer be?) | Ийе бир эмеш (Ije bir emeš) |
| Amharic | አማርኛ ትችላለህ? (amariňňa təčəlalläh) >m አማርኛ ትችያለሽ? (amariňňa təčiyalläš) >f አማርኛ ትችላላችሁ? (amariňňa təčəlallaččhu) pl |
አዎ፣ ትንሽ (aw tənəš) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
بتتكلّم عربي m - (bititkallim 'arabi?) بتتكلّمي عربي f - (bititkallimee 'arabi?) |
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| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Bte7ki Lebneni chi? | Eh, chway ... |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(hal tatakallam al-lughah al-'arabīyah?) هل تتكلم اللغة العربية؟ | (na'am, qalīlan) نعم, قليل |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(wash kat'ref l'arbīya) واش كتعرف العربية؟ | (īyeh, ghīr shwīya) ايه، غير شوية |
| Arabic (Syrian) |
Btiḥk l-ʿarabī? >m Btiḥki l-ʿarabī? >f |
Aywa, šwayye |
| Aragonese | Charras aragonés? (inf) Charra aragonés?(frm) |
Sí, una mica Sí, un poco |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Հայերեն խոսո՞ւմ եք: (Hayeren khosum ek?) |
Այո', մի փոքր: (Ayo, mi pokker) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Հայերէն կը խօսի՞ս: (Hayeren guh khosees?) |
Այո, քիչ մը: (Ayo, keech muh) |
| Assamese | আপুনি অসমীয়া কয়নে? (apuni ôxômiya kôyne?) |
হয়, অলপ (hôy, ôlôp) |
| Asturian | ¿Fala asturianu? | Sí, un pocu |
| Azerbaijani | Siz Azərbaycanca danışırsınızmı? | Mən bir az Azərbaycanca danışıram |
| Balinese | Bise base Bali? Bise ngomong base Bali? | Nggih, bise bedik Nggih, tapi ten terlalu bise |
| Bashkir | һеҙ башҡортса һөйләшәһегеҙме? (һyeź başqоrtsa һöyläşäһyeгyeźmye?) |
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| Basque | Euskaraz badakizu? | Bai, pixka bat |
| Bavarian | Kos d' Boariš? (inf) | Iå, ged šo |
| Belarusian | Ці размаўляеце па-беларуску? (Ci razmaŭlajecie pa-biełarusku?) |
Так (Tak) |
| Bengali | আপনি কি বাংলা বলতে পারেন? (Apni ki bangla bôlte paren?) |
জী অল্প অল্প পারি (Jī ôlpô ôlpô pari) |
| Bhojpuri | तु भोजपुरी बोले ल? (tu bhojpuri bole la?) | हाँ, तनि तनि (haan, tani tani) |
| Bikol | Tatao ka magtaram nin Bikol? | Iyo, diít lang. |
| Bislama | Yu save toktok Bislama? | Mi toktok smol Bislama nomo |
| Bosnian | Govorite li bosanski? | Da, malo |
| Breton | Komz a rez brezhoneg? (inf) Komz a rit brezhong? (frm/pl) |
Ya, un tammig hepken Ya, un tamm bihan |
| Bulgarian | Говорите ли български? (Govorite li bãlgarski?) frm Говориш ли български? (Govoriš li bãlgarski?) inf |
Да, малко (Da, malko) |
| Burmese | ဗမာစကား ေြဟတတ်သလား။ (bamazaga pyaw daq lar?) |
နဲနဲေြဟတတ်ပါတယ်။ (nèh-nèh pyàw-daq-ba-deh) |
| Catalan | Que parla català? Parla català? (frm) Parles català? (inf) |
Sí, una mica Sí, un poc |
| Cebuano | Maka istorya ka ug Binisaya? | Oo, gamay lang |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Ta platica tu Caviteño? | Si, umpoco |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Habla usted Chabacano? (frm) Habla ba tu Chabacano? (inf) Habla evos Chabacano? (inf) |
Si, un poco |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Kao siña hao fumino'Chamoru? | Hunggan, didide' ha' Ha'a, didide' ha' |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Kao siña hao fumino’ Chamorro? | A’a, didide’ ha |
| Chechen | Ахь нохчийн мотт бийций? (Aẋ nox çiyn mott biyciy?) |
ХIаъ бийц цхьан жимма (Haə biyc cẋan ƶimma) |
| Cherokee | ᏣᎳᎩᏍ ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎩ? (Tsalagis hiwonisgi) >sg | ᎥᎥ, ᎢᎦᏛ (V'v, igadv) ᎥᎥ ᎦᏲᏟ (Vv, gayotli) |
| Chichewa | Mumalankhula chicheŵa? Mumalankhula chicheŵa? |
Eya, pangono |
| 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) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
你講客家話 (ngi2 gong3 hak7ga1fa3?) | |
| 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) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
侬会得讲上海闲话吗？ (Nóng wui de gāng sǎnghääwú va?) |
一点点 |
| 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) |
| Choctaw | Chahta imanumpa ish anumpola hinla ho? | Chahta iskitini anumpuli li |
| Chuukese | Kose sine fosun chuuk? | Uu, ekis |
| Cimbrian | Prèchtat-ar iart in zimbrisch gaprècht? | Ja, an mintzikh |
| Coastal Kadazan | Koiho ko momboos do Kadazan? Momboos ko do Kadazan? |
Oh, okudi |
| Comanche | Ʉnha nʉmʉ tekwaʔeyu? | |
| Cornish | A wodhes'ta kewsel Kernewek? | Gonn, kowsav boghes |
| Corsican | Parlate corsu? | Iè, un pocu |
| Cree | ᑭᓀᐦᐃᔭᐘᐣ ᒋ (kinehiyawan ci?) | ᐁᐦᐊ. ᐊᐱᓯᐢ ᐱᑯ ᓂᓀᐦᔭᐘᐣ (eha. apisis piko ninehiyawan |
| Croatian | Govoriš li hrvatski? (inf) Govorite li hrvatski? (frm) |
Da, (nešto) malo govorim hrvatski |
| Cuyonon | Agalimeg kaw i' Cuyonon? | E'en, maite lamang |
| 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 |
| Dari | آیا شما دری صحبت میکنید؟ (Âyâ šumâ dâri sahabat mikanid?) |
من كمى درى ميدانم (Man kamê dari mêdânam) |
| Dutch | Spreekt u Nederlands? (frm) Spreek je Nederlands? (inf) |
Ja, een beetje |
| Efik | Emesem ikọ Efik? | In, esisit |
| Elfdalian | Dalsker du? | Ja, liteð |
| Estonian | Kas sa räägid eesti keelt? (inf) Kas te räägite eesti keelt? (frm) |
Jah, natuke räägin |
| Ewe | Ese ʋegbe a? | E, vide E, vide vide |
| Extremaduran | Pui, palras estremeñu? (inf) Pui, palra estremeñu? (frm) |
Sí, una mijina |
| Faroese | Dugir tú føroyskt? (inf) Duga tygum føroyskt? (frm) |
Ja, eitt lítið sindur |
| Fijian | O(nī) kilā na vosa vakaviti? | Au kilā vakalailai na vosa vakaviti |
| Finnish | Puhutteko suomea? (frm) Puhutko suomea? (inf) |
Kyllä, vähän (frm) Joo, vähän (inf) |
| Flemish (West) | Klappe ghy Westvlams? | Joak, a bi'g'ge |
| 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? (inf) Fevelial furlan? (frm) |
Sì, un pôc |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Snååkest dü Frasch? | Joo, en batje |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Prate Jo Seeltersk? | Jee, een bytsje |
| Frisian (West) | Sprekke jo it Frysk? | Ja, in bytsje Ja, in lyts bytsje |
| Galician | Fala vostede galego? (frm) Falas galego? (inf) |
Sí, un pouco |
| Garifuna | Ariengatibu Garifuna? | Ayé, musun |
| Gascon | E parlats lo gascon ? E parlas gascon ? (inf) E parlatz gascon ? (fr) |
O, un chic O, un drin O, un pauc |
| 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) |
| German | Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (frm) Sprichst du Deutsch? (inf) |
Ja, ein bißchen |
| Greek (Modern) | Μιλάς Ελληνικά; (Milás Elliniká?) - inf Μιλάτε Ελληνικά; (Miláte Elliniká?) - frm |
Ναι, λιγάκι (Ne, ligáki) |
| Greenlandic | Kalaallit oqalusinnaavit? | Aap, immannguaq |
| Guaraní | Reñe'êkuaápa guaraníme? | Añe’êkuaamichimi mante guaraníme |
| 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) |
| Haitian Creole | Eske ou pale kreyòl? | Wi, piti piti Wi, on ti kal |
| Hawaiian | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻoe? | ʻAe, ʻano (Yes, a little) ʻAe, ʻano hiki iaʻu ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Yes, I speak a little Haiwaiian) |
| 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) |
| Herero | U hungira OtjiHerero? | Kaṱiṱi uriri |
| Hiligaynon | Makahambal ka sang Illongo? | Hu-o, jutay lang |
| Hindi | क्या आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं? (kyā āp hindī bolte haiṅ?) | हाँ, थोडी सी (hā, thoḍī sī) |
| Hmong (White) | Koj puas hais lus hmoob? | Kuv hais lus hmoob me me xwb (I only speak a little Hmong) |
| Hungarian | Beszél magyarul? (frm) Beszélsz magyarul? (inf) |
Igen, egy kicsit |
| Iban | Nuannemu bejako Iban? Dik nemu bejako Iban? Ulih nuan bejako Iban? Nemu dik bejako Iban? |
Nemu mimit aja |
| Icelandic | Talar þú íslensku? | Já, smávegis |
| Igbo | Ị na-asụ Igbo? | Eee, a na m asụ obele Igbo Eee, a na m asụ ntakịrị Ịgbo |
| Iloko | Makasaoka iti Ilocano? | Wen, bassit laeng |
| Indonesian | Anda bisa bicara bahasa indonesia? | Ya, bisa sedikit Ya, tapi tidak terlau bagus |
| Inuktitut | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᕖᑦ? (Inuktituuhuunguvin? / Inuktituusuunguvit?) |
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| Iñupiaq | Inupiatuusruunguvin? Iñupiuraallaviñ? |
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| Istriot | Teî deîghi ruvigniz? | Seî, oûn puoco |
| Irish (Gaelic) | An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? (sg) An bhfuil Gaeilge agaibh? (pl) |
Tá, beagán Tá, cúpla focal |
| Italian | Parli italiano? (inf) Parla italiano? (frm) |
Sì, un poco |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Jèrriais | Pâl'-ou l'Jèrriais? (frm/pl) Pâles-tu l'Jèrriais? (inf) |
Oui, un mio |
| Kalmyk | Та хальмгаһар келдвтә? (Ta xal'mgahar keldvtä?) |
Ээ, баһар меддүв (Ee, bahar meddüv.) |
| Kannada | ನೀವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾತಾಡ್ತೀರಾ? (neevu kannada maataadteera?) |
ಹೌದು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಬರುತ್ತೆ (houdu, svalpa svalpa barutte) |
| Kashmiri | Tske chhuke Koshur bolaan? | Aa, thoda sa |
| Kashubian | Gôdósz Gôdajã pò kaszëbsczi? | Gôdajã kąsk pò kaszëbsczi |
| Kazakh | Қазақша сөйлейсіз бе? (Qazaqşa söylejsiz be?) | |
| Khmer | អ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ? (ânâk chéh nĭyéay phéasa khmêr té?) |
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| 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. |
| Kinyarwanda | Uvuga Ikinyarwanda? | |
| Kiribati | Ko rabakau n taetae ni Kiribati? | E eng, ti teutana |
| Do you speak | Nwng Kokborok sauida man? | En, kisisa En, kisa kisa |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Kurdî qise dekeyt? ئایا زمانی کوردی قسە دەکەیت؟ (Aya zmany kurdy qse dekety?) |
(tenha kemekek) تەنها کەمەکێک |
| Kven Kven? | Puhutko kväänii? | Puhun vähä kväänii |
| Kyrgyz | Сиз кыргызча сүйлөйсүзбү? (Siz kyrgyzcha süylöysüzbü?) - sg/frm |
Бир аз сүйлөймүн (Bir az süylöymün) |
| Ladino | (Avlates ladino?) אב׳לאטיס לאדינו? (Avlas ladino?) אב׳לאס לאדינו? |
(Si, avlo un poko) סי, אב׳לו און פוקו |
| Lakota Sioux | …iyá wóyaglaka he? | |
| Lao | ເຈົ້າປາກພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo páak pháasaa láo dâi baw?) ເຈົ້າເວົ້າພາສາລາວໄດ້ບໍ່ (jâo vâo pháasaa láo dâi baw?) |
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| Latin | Loquerisne Latine? Loquerisne linguam latinam? |
Sic, paululum linguae Latinae dico |
| Latvian | Vai Jūs runājat latviski? Vai Jūs runājat latviešu valodā? |
Jā, nedaudz |
| Laz | ლაზური გიჩქინი? (Lazuri giçkini?) |
ჰო, ჭიტა (Ho, ç̌it̆a) |
| Limburgish | Sjpraeks doe Limburgsch? | Jao, ein bitje |
| Lingala | Olobaka lingala? | Ee, nayebi lingala moke |
| Lithuanian | Ar kalbate lietuviškai? | Taip |
| Loma | Ya loma goe wo? | Owoi, ga ta wolo |
| Low Saxon | Snackst (du) Platt? (sg) Snackt ji Platt? (pl) |
Ja, 'n bäten |
| Lojban | xu jbobau do. .i xu do se bangu la lojban. .i xu do se bangu la jbobau. |
ruble go'i |
| Lozi | Na wa bulela seRotse? | Ee |
| Luganda | Oyogera oluganda? | Weewawo. Oluganda mmanyi lutonotono |
| Luxembourgish | Schwätz du Lëtzebuergesch? (inf) Schwätzt Dir Lëtzebuergesch? (frm) |
Jo, e bëssen Jo, e bësselchen |
| Macedonian | Дали зборуваш македонски? (Dali zboruvaš makedonski?) - inf Дали зборувате македонски? (Dali zboruvate makedonski?) - frm |
Да, малку (Da, malku) |
| Magahi | अपने मगही बोलऽऽ हखिन? / əpne məggʱiː bolə həkʰɪn/ |
हाँ... जरी सन /hãː d͡ʒəriː sən/ |
| Malagasy | Mahay miteny malagasy ve ianao? | Kely fotsiny (ihany) |
| Malay | Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Malaysia? Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Melayu? |
Boleh, sedikit |
| Malayalam | നിങ്ങള് മലയാളം പറയാമാ? (ningal malayalam paṛayāmo?) നിങ്ങള് മലയാളം സംസാരിക്കുമോ? (ningal malayalam samsārikkumo?) |
ഓ കുറേശ്ശെ (o kureshsha) |
| Maldivian | ދިވުހިބަހުނ ވާހަކަ ދައްކަން އިނގޭތަ؟ (Dhivehibahun vaahaka dhakkan ingeytha?) |
(Aan, varah kudakon) އާނ, ވަރަހ ކުޑަކޮނ |
| Maltese | Titkellem bil-Malti? | Ftit |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Vel Gaelg ayd? | Ta, beggan |
| Māori | He reo Māori tōu? | Āe, he iti |
| Marathi | तुम्हाला मराठी बोलता येते का? (tumhāīā marāṭī boltā yete kā?) |
हो, थोडे येते (ho, thode yete) |
| Marshallese | Kwōjeļā ke kajin m̧ajeļ? | Aet, jidik |
| Mauritian Creole | To koz Kreol ? | Wi, enn tigit |
| Míkmaq | Nnui’sin gi’l? | E’e, ’nnui’si |
| 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) |
| Nahuatl | ¿Tināhuatlahtoa? ¿Titlahtoa Nāhuatlahtōlli? |
Quema, achitzin |
| Navajo | Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? | Bééhózin da |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Uyakhuluma isiNdebele? | Ye. Kancance |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ukhuluma isiNdebele? | |
| Nepali | के तपाईँ नेपाली बोल्नुहुन्छ ? (ke tapāī̃ nepālī bolnuhuncha?) |
हजुर, अलि अलि बोल्छु (hajura, ali ali bolchhu) |
| 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) |
| Nogai | Сиз ногайша соьйлей аласызба? | Аьше, аз-маз |
| Northern Sámi | Hálatgo (davvi)sámegiella? | Juo, veaháš |
| Northern Sotho | Na o bolela Sesotho sa Leboa? | Ee |
| 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) |
| Occitan | Parlas occitan? (inf) Parlatz occitan? (frm) |
Òc, un pauc Òc, una mica |
| 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 |
| Ojibwe | Gdi-anishnaabem-na? | Enh, ndi anishnabem bangii eta go |
| Old English | Spricst þū Englisċ? | Ġēse, lytel |
| Oriya | ଆପଣ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କୁହନ୍ତି କି? (Āpaṇa ōṛiā kuhanti ki?) |
ହଁ, ଟିକେ, ଟିକେ (Hã, ṭike ṭike) |
| Papiamento | Bo por papia papiamento? | Si, poco Si, un tiki |
| Pashto | ايا ته په پښتو خبرې کولى شې؟ (aya ta pa pakhto khabarey kawalai shey?) |
(lag lag) لږ لږ |
| 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) |
| Picard | Parlez-vos picard ? | |
| 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) |
| Portuguese | Você fala português? (frm) Fala português? (frm) Falas português? (inf) |
Sim, um pouco |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Você fala português? Fala português? |
Sim, um pouco |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ? / تُہانوں پنجابی آؤندی ہے؟ (tuhānū̃ panjābī āundī he?) |
ਹਾਂ, ਥੋੜਾ ਜਿਹਾ। / ہاں تھوڑا جیہا (hā̃, thōṛā jihā) |
| Quechua | ¿Runasimita rimankichu? | Arí, nuqa pisillata rimani (pisichallata) |
| Romani | Vaćare romane? Dali/đali džane romane? Đali džane romane? |
Da, cikno |
| Romanian | Vorbiți românește? Vorbiți limba română? Vorbești limba română? |
Da, puțin Da, un pic |
| Romansh | Discurras ti rumantsch? | Gea, in pitschen |
| Russian | Вы говорите по-русски? (Vy govorite po-russki?) - frm Ты говоришь по-русски? (Ty govoriš' po-russki?) - inf |
Да, немного (Da, nemnogo) |
| Rusyn | Бісїдуєте по русиньскы? (Bisjiduête po rusin’cky?) |
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| Sakha | Эһиги сахалыы саҥараҕыт дуо? (ehigi saxalɯɯ saŋaraɣɯt duo) - frm Эн сахалыы саҥараҕын дуо? (en saxalɯɯ saŋaraɣɯn duo) - inf |
Кыратык саҥарабын (kɯratɯk saŋarabɯn) |
| Samoan | E te iloa fa'aSamoa? | Ioe, ae laiitiiti |
| Sanskrit | भवान् संस्कृतं भाषते वा? (bhavān samskṛtaṃ bhāṣate vā) - m भवती संस्कृतं भाषते वा? (bhavatī saṃskṛtaṃ bhāṣate vā) - f |
आं, स्वल्पम् (āṃ, svalpam) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Faeddas su sardu? | Emmo, nu pagu |
| Scots | Dae ye talk Scots? | Ay, a wee bit |
| Scottish Gaelic | A bheil Gàidhlig agat? (sg/inf) A bheil Gàidhlig agaibh? (pl/frm) |
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) |
| Serrano | 'Emit Maarrênga'cu'? | Werre', kiti' werrawerra'nayn |
| Sesotho | O a bua Sesotho? Na o a bua Sesotho? |
Ee |
| Shona | Unotaura ...? (sg) Munotaura ...? (pl) |
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| 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 |
| Sindhi | ڇا توهان سنڌي آهيو؟ | ٿوري گھڻي |
| Sinhala | ඔබ සිංහළ කථා කරනවාද (oba sinhala kathā karanavadha?) |
මට එය කියන්න පුළුවන් (maṭa eya kiyanna pūl̠ūvan) |
| Slovak | Hovoríte po slovensky? (frm) Viete po slovensky? (frm) Hovoríš po slovensky? (inf) Vieš po slovensky? (inf) |
Áno, trochu |
| Slovenian | Ali govorite slovensko? | Ja, malo |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Powědaśo Wy serbski? | Jo, pitśku |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Rěčiće Wy serbsce? | Haj, tróšku |
| Somali | Af Soomaaliga maad ku hadashaa? | Haah. Wax yar |
| Spanish | ¿Habla usted español? (frm) ¿Hablas español? (inf) |
Sí, hablo un poquito de español Sí, un poco |
| Sundanese | Anjeun tiasa nyarios Sunda? Tiasa nyarios Sunda? |
Tiasa, sakedik |
| Swahili | Unazungumza Kiswahili? | Ndiyo, kidogo tu |
| Swazi | Uyasati yini siSwati? | Yebo, kancane |
| Swedish | Talar du svenska? Pratar du svenska? |
Ja, lite |
| Swiss German | Könne Sie Schwitzerdütsch reede? (frm) Kasch Du Schwitzerdütsch reede? (inf) |
Yo, e bitz |
| Tabassaran | Учву кІудучва гъумцІулларинди? (Učwu ḳudučwa ḡumc̣ullarindi?) |
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| Tagalog | Nagsasalita ho/po ba kayo ng Tagalog? (inf) Nagta-Tagalog ka ba? |
Nagsasalita ako ng kaunti lamang (frm) Oo, konti lang (inf) |
| Tahitian | E parau tahiti 'oe? | Ma'a va-hi iti noa |
| Tajik | Шумо Тоҷикӣ гап мезанед? (Šumo Toçikī gap mezaned?) Шумо забони Тоҷикиро медонед? (Šumo zaboni Toçikiro medoned?) |
Камтар (Kamtar) |
| Tamil (formal) | நீங்கள் தமிழ் பேசுவீர்களா? (neengal Thamizh pesuveergalaa?) [ml] [fm] |
கொஞ்சம் பேசுவேன் (konjam pesuven) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | நீங்க தமிழ் பேசுவீங்களா? (neenga Thamizh pesuveengala?) [fm] |
கொஞ்ச0 பேசுவே (konjã pesuvẽ) [fm] |
| Tatar | Tatarça söyläşäsezme? | äye, azraq gına |
| Telugu | మీరు తెలుగు మాట్లాడతారా ? (meeru thelugu maatlaadathaaraa?) |
ఔను, కొంచం మాత్రంగా (aunu koṅchaṅ maathraṅgaa) |
| Tem | Nyánŋmatɩ́ Tem? | Máásɩ naanɩ́! (I don’t know it well enough!) |
| Tetum | Ita, bele ko'alia Tetun? | Sim, ituan |
| Thai | คุณพูดไทยได้ไหม (kun pôot tai dâai măi) คุณพูดภาษาไทยเป็นไหม? (kun pôot paa-săa tai bpen măi?) |
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| 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) |
| Tigrinya | ትግርኛ ትዛረብዶ? (Tigrigna Tzarebdo?) m/sg ትግርኛ ትዛረቢዶ? (Tigrigna Tzarebido?) f/sg |
እወ: ቁሩብ ቁሩብ (Ewe Kurub Kurub) |
| Tok Pisin | Yu save long Tok Pisin? Toktok long tok pisin? |
Ya, liklik |
| Tongan | ‘Oku ke lava ‘o lea faka-Tonga? | ‘Oku ou lea faka-Tonga si’isi’i pē |
| Tsez | Ми цез мецраь бакьхā? (Mi cez mecrä baƛʼxā?) |
Гьā, тIакIи-тIакIи (Hā, tʼakʼi-tʼakʼi) |
| Tsonga | Xana wa xitiva Xitsonga ke? | Ina ndzivulavula switsongo Ina ndzivulavula swintsanana |
| Tsotsil | Xa na' xa k'opoj ta kaxlan k'op? | Jech, jutuk Jech, na' xi k'opoj jutuk ta kaxlank'ope |
| Tswana | A o bua Setswana? | Ee, fela ga nnyane |
| Tumbuka | Kasi mukhuyowoya ChiTumbuka? | Nkhuyowoya ChiTumbuka pachoko |
| Turkish | Türkçe biliyor musun? (inf) Türkçe biliyor musunuz? (frm) |
Çok az Türkçe biliyorum |
| Turkmen | Türkmençe bilýärmiň? | Türkmençe bilýän |
| 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. |
| Ukrainian | Ви розмовляєте українською? (Vy rozmovliajete ukrajinśkoju) |
Так, трохи (Tak, trochy) |
| Ulch | Си(э) нан’идами урчулундиси? Нан’и хэсэвэни сарисе? |
И, би хэрэ сарии нан’и хэсэвэни. |
| Urdu | كيا آپ اردو بولتے ہیں؟ (kya ap Urdu bolte hain?) |
صرف تھوڑی سی (sirf thori si) |
| Uyghur | ئۇيغۇرچە سۆزلىيەلەمسىز؟ (Uyğurchä sözliyälämsiz?) |
ھەئە، ئازراقلا (Hä'ä, azraqla) |
| Uzbek | O'zbek tilida gapirasizmi? | Ha, bir oz |
| Vai | ꔤ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗉ ꕎ ꘃ? (i vai luuwooe fɔ wa kɛ?) | ꗡꗥ, ꕉ ꔒꘋ (ɛhɛ̃, a leŋ) |
| Venetian | Pàrlitu venesian? | Si, un fià |
| Veps | Pagižed-ik vepsäks? | Ka, vähän |
| Vietnamese | Bạn có nói tiếng Việt không? | Có, chỉ một chút |
| Võro | Kas sa kõnõlõt võro kiilt? | Jah, veidükene |
| Volapük | Spikol-li Volapüki? | Si! ye nemödo |
| 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 |
| West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤟꤢꤩꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤟꤟꤢꤧ꤭? [ŋɛ̤¹ hebɛ¹ʤja̤ ka¹ja³li̤¹ ŋo̤ɛ̤³] |
ꤠꤢ꤭ ꤟꤢꤩꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤤ꤬ ꤕꤚꤢꤧ [va³ hebɛ¹ʤja̤ ta¹ki¹ prɛ] |
| Wolof | Deg nga Wolof? | Wau, degg naa tuuti Wolof |
| Xhosa | Uyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa? (sg) Niyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa? (pl) |
Ewe, kancinci |
| Yiddish | frm - (Redt ir Yidish?) רעדט איר ייִדיש inf - (Redstu Yidish?) רעדסטו ייִדיש |
(Yo, a bisele) יאָ, אַ ביסעלע |
| Yolngu | Ŋani nhe wäŋa Yolŋu Matha? | Yok, ḏibiḏibi |
| Yoruba | Ṣe o n sọ Yorùbá? | Bẹẹ ni, diẹ |
| Yucatec Maya | Teeche' a tsiikbal maaya? | Chen jumpit |
| Zazaki | Ti Zazakî qal kena? Ti Zazakî qal kenê? Ti Zazakî qise kena? Ti Zazakî qise kenê? |
E, tîke |
| Zulu | Ukhuluma isiZulu na? | Yebo, ingcosana |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | ||
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| Esperanto | Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? | Jes, iomete |
| Interlingua | Parla vos interlingua? | Si, un pauc Si, un poco |
| Klingon | tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'a'? | HIja'. loQ vIjatlhlaH |
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