How to Say ‘Do you speak English?’ in German
Sprechen Sie Englisch?
SHPRAY-khen zee ENG-lish
[SHPRAY-khen zee ENG-lish]
💬 Usage Tip: For a yes/no question, just put the verb first: Sie sprechen becomes Sprechen Sie?.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Asking in German first is appreciated, even if the conversation then switches to English.
Phrase Breakdown
Sprechen
[SHPRAY-khen]
speak
Sprechen is used to ask someone if they can speak a certain language.
Sie sprechen sehr gut.
You speak very well.
Sie
[zee]
You (formal)
Formal second-person pronoun.
Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?
Do you think networking is important?
Englisch
[ENG-lish]
English
Englisch is the German word for the English language.
Ich spreche Englisch.
I speak English.
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