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

Hablo un poco de español

AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh es-pah-NYOL

[AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh es-pah-NYOL]

💬 Usage Tip: un poco de goes before a noun: un poco de agua "a little water".

Phrase Breakdown

Hablo un poco

AH-bloh oon POH-koh

I speak a little

The 'h' is silent: 'A-blo un PO-ko'. Link 'hablo' and 'un' smoothly together.

Example

Hablo un poco de inglés.

I speak a little English.

Words in this phrase

Hablo

[AH-bloh]

I speak / I talk

First-person singular of "hablar" (to speak/to talk). It tells what I do: "I talk..."

Example

A veces Hablo con Dios antes de dormir.

Sometimes I talk with God before going to sleep.

un

[oon]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.

Example

Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.

I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.

poco

[POH-koh]

little / bit

Used in un poco to mean a little or a bit.

Example

Espere un poco, por favor.

Wait a little, please.

de español

deh es-pah-NYOL

of Spanish (Spanish)

'De' links to the next word: 'des-pa-NYOL'. The 'ñ' sounds like 'ny' in 'canyon'.

Example

Clases de español.

Spanish classes.

Words in this phrase

de

[deh]

of

A common connector joining type with company.

Example

En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.

In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.

español

[es-pah-NYOL]

Spanish

The Spanish language; also an adjective meaning from Spain.

Example

Estudio español en Madrid.

I study Spanish in Madrid.

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