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How to Say ‘I speak a little Spanish’ in Mexican Spanish

Hablo un poco de español

AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh ehs-pah-NYOHL

[AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh ehs-pah-NYOHL]

Phrase Breakdown

Hablo un poco

AH-bloh oon POH-koh

I speak a little

The 'h' is silent: 'A-blo'. 'Un poco' means 'a little'. Blend it smoothly: 'un-PO-co'.

Example

Hablo un poco de francés.

I speak a little French.

Words in this phrase

Hablo

[AH-bloh]

I speak

First-person present of 'hablar' (to speak).

Example

Hablo con mi mamá.

I speak with my mom.

[oon]

Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.

Example

Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.

Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.

poco

[POH-koh]

little / a bit

Used to indicate a small amount of information or time.

Example

Primero cuento un Poco sobre los valores de la empresa.

First I tell a little about the company's values.

de español

deh ehs-pah-NYOHL

of Spanish

'De' links 'un poco' to the language. Stress 'es-pa-ÑOL'. The 'ñ' sounds like the 'ny' in 'canyon'.

Example

Tomo clases de español.

I take Spanish classes.

Words in this phrase

[deh]

A preposition meaning 'of'; used to connect nouns, as in 'points of data.'

Example

La tabla de datos está completa.

The data table is complete.

español

[ehs-pah-NYOHL]

Spanish

The Spanish language; also means Spanish as a nationality.

Example

Estudio español.

I study Spanish.

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