How to Say “Do you speak _ ?” in Japanese

How do you say “Do you speak English?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Do you speak _ ?

_ 話せますか?

 hanasemasuka

When you want to say “Do you speak _ ?”, put the language name just before “話せますか”.

 ▸Languages in Japanese

For example, if you want to say “Do you speak English?”, you can say like this :

英語話せますか?

 eigo* hanasemasuka

*We pronounce “eigo” like “ēgo”.


英語
English

(あなたは)話せますか
do (you) speak


You do not need to say “あなたは (anatawa) = you”. In everyday conversation, we do not usually say “あなたは”.

When you talk to a friend, you can say :

英語話せる?

 eigo hanaseru


(polite)

英語話せますか?

(casual)

英語話せる?


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