Do you speak English?

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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?)
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?
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?
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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