How to ask people to speak to you in their language in many different languages. This is a phrase you can use to ask people to speak to you in a language you're learning. You could also have it printed on a badge, t-shirt or other piece of clothing.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, >m = said to men, >f = said to women.
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| Language | Speak to me in ... / Please speak in ... |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Praat met my in Afrikaans Jy kan Afrikaans met my praat |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Qysh e thôni ... në Gegnisht-Shqyp |
| Alsatian | Redd mit m'r Elsässisch |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
>m يمكنك أن تتحدث معي العربية (yumkinuka an tataħaddaþa ma‘iyal-‘arabiyyah) >f يمكنكِ أن تتحدثي معي العربية (yumkinuki an tataħaddaþí ma‘iyal-‘arabiyyah) |
| Aragonese | Vusté puede charrar con yo en aragonés |
| Asturian | Usté puede falar conmigo n'asturianu |
| Basque | Berori euskaran mintzat |
| Belarusian | Размауляй са мной па-беларуску (Razmauĺaj sa mnoj pa-b′elarusku) - sg Размауляйце са мной па-беларуску (Razmauĺajće sa mnoj pa-b′elarusku) - pl/frm |
| Bengali | আমার সাথে বাংলায় কথা বল। (Amar shathe banglay kôtha bol) - (v)inf আমার সাথে বাংলায় কথা বলো। (Amar shathe banglay kôtha bolo) - inf আমার সাথে বাংলায় কথা বলুন। (Amar shathe banglay kôtha bolun) - frm |
| Bhojpuri | हमसे भोजपुरी में बात कर ( Ihumse bhojpuri mein baat kara) |
| Breton | Komzit Brezhoneg ganin |
| Bikol | Kaulayon mo ako nin Bikol |
| Bulgarian | Можеш да говориш с мене на български (Mozhesh da govorish s mene na bãlgarski) |
| Catalan | Parla'm en català (inf) Parli'm en català (frm) |
| Central Dusun | Obuli ko daa momboros do Boros Dusun? |
| Chichewa | Ndilankhuleni mu Chichewa |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
同我講廣東話 (tùhng ngóh góng gwóngdùngwá) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
跟我说汉语／普通话／华语 (gēn wǒ shuō hànyǔ/pǔtōnghuà/huáyǔ) 跟我講國語 (gēn wǒ jiǎng guóyǔ) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
你會使跟我講台語／閩南語 (lí ē-sái kin góa kóng tâi-gí / bân-lâm-gí) 你會當跟我講台語／閩南語 (lí ē-tong kin góa kóng tâi-gí / bân-lâm-gí) |
| Chipewyan | Dene t’á seł yanełti walí ósą́? |
| Coastal Kadazan | Booso zou po boos Kadazan |
| Cornish | Kows orthiv yn Kernewek |
| Croatian | Možeš razgovarati sa mnom na hrvatskom (inf) Možete razgovarati sa mnom na hrvatskom (frm) |
| Cuyonon | Paglimeg i' Cuyonon |
| Czech | Se mnou můžete mluvit česky. |
| Danish | Du kan snakke dansk til mig (inf) Du kan tale dansk med mig (inf) I kan snakke dansk til mig (frm) I kan tale dansk med mig (frm) |
| Dutch | Je kunt Nederlands met me praten |
| Efik | Tin ikọ Efik ye ami |
| Elfdalian | Dalsk min mig |
| Extremaduran | Palra-mi en estremeñu (inf) Me palri en estremeñu (frm) |
| Finnish | Puhu suomea kanssani! (speak Finnish with me!) Haluaisitko puhua suomea kanssani? (would you like to speak Finnish with me?) Voisinko puhua suomea kanssasi? (may/might I speak Finnish with you?) |
| Flemish (West) | Ku'j teeh'(n) mi(n) kla(pp)'n in't Westvlams? |
| French | Pouvez-vous me parler en français ? (frm) Parlez-moi français (frm) Tu peux me parler en français (inf) Parle-moi français (inf) |
| Frisian (West) | Do kinstst Frysk mei my prate (inf) Jo kinne Frysk mei my prate (frm) |
| Friulian | Fevelimi furlan |
| Galician | Por favor, fálame en galego (sg) Por favor, faládeme en galego (pl) Pódesme falar en galego? (sg) Podédesme falar en galego? (pl) |
| Georgian | დამელაპარაკე ტაიზე (damelaṗ’arak’e t’aize) |
| German | Du kannst Deutsch mit mir reden/sprechen (inf) Sie können Deutsch mit mir reden/sprechen (frm) |
| Greek (Modern) | μίλα μου στα ελληνικά (míla mou sta elliniká) |
| Guaraní | Eñe'ê chéve guaraníme |
| Hawaiian | E walaʻau mai iaʻu ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi |
| Hebrew | (Could you speak to me in Hebrew?) >m ?אתה יכול לדבר איתי בעברית (ata yachol ledaber iti be'ivrit?) >f ?את יכולה לדבר איתי בעברית (at yechola ledaber iti be'ivrit?) (Can speak to me in Hebrew?) >m ?תוכל לדבר אלי בעברית (tuchal ledaber elay be'ivrit?) >f ?תוכלי לדבר אלי בעברית (tuchli ledaber elay be'ivrit!?) (Speak to me in Hebrew!) >m !דבר אלי בעברית (daber elay be'ivrit!) >f !דברי אלי בעברית (abri elay be'ivrit!) |
| Hindi | आप मुझसे हिन्दी में बोल सकते हैं । (āp mujhasē hindī mēṁ bōla sakatē haiṁ) >m आप मुझसे हिन्दी में बोल सकती हैं । (āp mujhasē hindī mēṁ bōla sakatī haiṁ) >f |
| Hungarian | Kérem, beszéljen velem magyarul! (frm) Kérlek, beszélj velem magyarul! (inf) |
| Icelandic | Talaðu íslensku við mig |
| Igbo | Sụọrọ m Igbo Sụọlụ m ịgbo Gwam okwu n'Igbo |
| Iloko | Kasaritanak man iti Ilocano |
| Indonesian | Anda dapat berbicara kepada saya dalam bahasa Indonesia Bicaralah dalam bahasa Indonesia Anda bisa berbahasa Indonesia? Berbicaralah dengan saya dalam bahasa Indonesia! |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Labhair Gaeilge liom |
| Italian | Parla italiano con me Potete parlarmi in italiano |
| Kalmyk | Нанта хальмгаhар күүндит (Nanta xal’mgahar küündit) |
| Kashmiri | Che kar mae seath kashir peth kath |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Khoekhoegowab !nâ !hoa-u te re. |
| Kiribati | Taiaoka kataetaeai ni Kiribati |
| Korean | 한국말로 말해도/얘기해도 돼요 (hangugmallo malhaedo/yaegihaedo dwaeyo) 한국말로 말해요/얘기해요 (hangukmallo malhaeyo/yaegihaeyo) |
| Kyrgyz | Мага кыргызча сүйлөңүз (Maga kyrgyzcha süylönüz) - sg/frm |
| Japanese | 日本語で話してください (nihongo de hanashite kudasai) |
| Lao | ກະລຸນາ ເວົ້າພາສາລາວກັບຂ້ອຍ (kaluna vao phasaa lao gub khoi) |
| Latin | Place dices mihi Latine |
| Latvian | Runājiet latviski ar mani |
| Lingala | Lobela ngaï na lingala |
| Luxembourgish | Dir kënnt mat mir Lëtzebuergesch schwätzen |
| Macedonian | Можете да зборувате со мене на македонски (Možete da zboruvate so mene na makedonksi) |
| Magahi | हमरा से मगही में बात करा /həmraː seː məggʱiː mẽː baːt̪ kəraː/ |
| Malay | Kamu boleh bercakap kepada saya dalam bahasa Malaysia Cakap kepada saya dalam bahasa Malaysia |
| Maltese | Tista’ tkellimni bil-Malti |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Loayr Gaelg rhym, my sailt (sg) Loayr-shiu Gaelg rhym, my sailliu (sg) |
| Míkmaq | Ge’ nnu’-gluli |
| Nepali | म सँग नेपालीमा बोलनुस। (ma sanga nepali ma bolnus) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | जि नापं नेवाः भासं खँ ल्हा ले । (ji nāpaṅ nevāḥ bhāsaṅ khaṁ lhā le) |
| Northern Sámi | Sámás muinna! |
| Northern Sotho | Bolela le nna ka Sesotho sa Leboa |
| Norwegian | Snakk til meg på norsk (Speak to me in Norwegian) Du kan snakke norsk med meg (You can speak Norwegian to me) Vennligst snakk på norsk til meg (Please speak Norwegian to me) Du kan øve på å snakke norsk med meg (You can practise speaking Norwegian to me) |
| Occitan | Parlatz-me en Occitan Podètz parlar amb ieu en occitan |
| Polish | Możemy mówić po polsku (We can speak Polish) Mów do mnie po polsku (inf) Proszę mówić do mnie po polsku (frm) |
| Portuguese | Fale comigo em português |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Você pode falar comigo em português |
| Russian | Говорите со мной по-русски (Govorite so mnoy po-russki) - frm Говори со мной по-русски (Govori so mnoy po-russki) - inf |
| Rusyn | Говоріть мені по руськы (Hovoriť meni po rus'ky) - frm Говори мені по руськы (Hovory meni po rus'ky) - inf |
| Romanian | Puteți să vorbiți cu mine în româna (frm) Poți să vorbești cu mine în română (inf) |
| Scots | Talk tae iz in Scots |
| Scottish Gaelic | Bruidhinn Gàidhlig rium |
| Serbian | Можеш разговарати са мном на српском (Možeš razgovarati sa mnom na srpskom) Можете разговарати са мном на српском (Možete razgovarati sa mnom na srpskom) |
| Sicilian | Parrami n sicilianu Mi parrassi n sicilianu (frm) Assa mi parra n sicilianu (formal for elderly people) |
| Slovak | Môžete so mnou hovoriť po slovensky |
| Spanish | Hábleme en español Puede hablar español conmigo |
| Swazi | Khuluma nami ngesiSwati |
| Swedish | Du kan prata svenska med mig (You can speak Swedish with me) Öva svenska med mig (Practise Swedish with me) |
| Thai | พูดภาษาไทยกับฉัน (pôot paa-săa tai gàp chăn) |
| Tok Pisin | Toktok wantaim mi long tok pisin tasol |
| Tsonga | Vulavula na mina Hi Xitsonga |
| Turkish | Türkçe konuş. (inf) Türkçe konuşun. (frm) Türkçe konuşur musun? (inf) Türkçe konuşur musunuz? (frm) |
| Ukrainian | Говоріть до мене українською (Hovorít’ do méne ukrajínśkoju) |
| Uyghur | ماڭا ئۇيغۇرچە سۆزلەڭ (Manga Uyghurchä sözläng) |
| Vai Vai | ꖏꕎꔀ ꘋ ꕒꕌ ꕙꔤ ꖨꖕꕴꕱꔀ ꗏ (kowae ŋ ɓaha vai luuwooe lɔ) |
| Venetian | Par piaser pàrlame in venesian |
| Welsh | Siaradwch Cymraeg â fi, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Siarada Cymraeg â fi, os gweli di'n dda (inf) Newch chi siarad Cymraeg â fi? (frm) Nei di siarad Cymraeg â fi? (inf) |
| Yolngu | Waŋa nyäkuḻi Yolŋu Matha'ku |
| Zulu | Ngicela ukhulume nami ngesiZulu |
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