Ask someone which languages they speak and share your own.
The idea
Use hablo for I speak, hablas with informal you, and habla usted for a polite question. Hablamos means we speak.
Examples
- Hablo español y alemán.I speak Spanish and German.
- ¿Hablas inglés en el trabajo?Do you speak English at work?
- Mi hermana habla francés en casa.My sister speaks French at home.
- No hablo japonés, pero estudio un poco.I don’t speak Japanese, but I study a little.
- ¿Qué idiomas habla usted?What languages do you speak? (formal)
- En nuestra familia hablamos turco y español.In our family we speak Turkish and Spanish.
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Watch out
Do not use hablo with tú: the verb ending changes with the person.
Try it yourself
Complete: I ___ Italian. (hablo / hablas)
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hablo
Hablo matches the speaker, so it completes the sentence about me.
Complete: Do you ___ Portuguese? (hablas / habla)
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hablas
Hablas matches the informal person addressed as tú.
Complete: We ___ Arabic. (hablamos / hablo)
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hablamos
Hablamos identifies the group that includes the speaker.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Complete: I ___ Italian. (hablo / hablas)
Complete: Do you ___ Portuguese? (hablas / habla)
Complete: We ___ Arabic. (hablamos / hablo)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Ask a partner which languages they speak, then name the languages you speak.