Learn how to use the phrase "Do you speak English?"
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| Hola a todos! Soy Lucia. Hi everybody! I’m Lucia. Welcome to SpanishPod101.com’s Español en tres minutos. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Spanish. |
| In the last lesson, we learned the most common greetings in Spanish. Do you remember them? |
| In this lesson we’re going to learn a very useful phrase: “Do you speak English?” |
| If you’re in a situation where you need help in English, this phrase can be a lifesaver. |
| Here's the formal way to say it. |
| ¿Habla inglés? |
| [slowly] ¿Habla inglés? |
| Again, this means : Do you speak English? |
| The word habla is a form of the verb hablar, which means “to speak”. This is the formal way to say “he speaks” |
| Hablar is known as an A•R-verb, because it ends in “a-r”. Most A•R-verbs conjugate in a similar way. |
| To learn how to properly conjugate A•R verbs, like hablar, please check out our Absolute Beginner series on SpanishPod101.com. |
| Now, let’s make this sentence informal. This is done by adding an “s” to the end of habla. |
| When we do that, we get: Hablas. All together: |
| ¿Hablas inglés? |
| [slowly] ¿Hablas inglés? |
| This is the informal way to ask “Do you speak English?” |
| The responses you receive could be one of these three: |
| Sí, hablo inglés. "Yes, I speak English." |
| [slowly] Sí. |
| Sí, hablo un poco. "Yes, I speak a little." |
| [slowly] Un poco. |
| No, no hablo inglés. "No, I don’t speak English." |
| [slowly] No, no hablo inglés. |
| In all of these, hablo means “I speak”. |
| In the last one, we have No hablo, which is the negative form. It means “I don’t speak”. |
| Now it’s time for Lucia’s Insight. |
| If you want to ask about a different language, just change the word inglés. Here are some language names to get your started: |
| Italiano for Italian. |
| Ruso for Russian. |
| Francés for French. |
| Alemán for German. |
| And of course, Español, which is Spanish. |
| Do you know how to say “I’m sorry” in Spanish? In the next lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize and more! |
| Hasta la próxima! See you soon! |
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