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How to say Do you speak English in Chinese
你会说英语吗
nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma
Literally: you · can · speak · English · (question)
你会说英语吗 (nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma) is “do you speak English?” — literally “you can speak English (question)?” 会 (huì) is “to know how to,” the right verb for a learned skill like a language.
Other ways to say it
- 你会英语吗
nǐ huì Yīngyǔ ma
do you know English?
Drops 说 (“speak”) — a shorter, equally common version.
- 这里有人会说英语吗
zhèlǐ yǒu rén huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma
does anyone here speak English?
For asking a whole room or counter when you’re stuck.
In a sentence
请问，你会说英语吗？
Qǐngwèn, nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?
Excuse me, do you speak English?
How do you say "Do you speak English" in Chinese?
To ask “do you speak English” in Chinese, say 你会说英语吗 (nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma). To ask a group, say 这里有人会说英语吗 (zhèlǐ yǒu rén huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma), “does anyone here speak English?”
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