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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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