How to Say “I don’t speak Japanese.” in Japanese

How do you say “I don’t speak Japanese.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I don’t speak Japanese.

日本語話せません。

 nihongo hanasemasen

  • I don’t speak = 私は話せません watashiwa* hanasemasen
  • Japanese = 日本語 nihongo

*We do not usually say “私は (watashiwa) = I” in everyday conversation.


日本語
Japanese

話せません
don’t speak


When you talk to a friend, you can say like this :

日本語話せないんだ。

 nihongo hanasenainda


(polite)

日本語話せません。

(casual)

日本語話せないんだ。


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