How to Say ‘Do you speak English?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Habla inglés?
AH-blah een-GLEHS
[AH-blah een-GLEHS]
💬 Usage Tip: Habla here is the usted form, used for one person politely. You can reuse the pattern with other languages: ¿Habla francés? or ¿Habla alemán?.
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain this is a normal polite way to ask a stranger, staff member, or older person. With younger people in casual situations, ¿Hablas inglés? is also common.
Phrase Breakdown
Habla
[AH-blah]
Do you speak English?
A question to inquire if someone can communicate in English.
Al llegar a Madrid, le pregunté al taxista '¿Habla inglés?'
Upon arriving in Madrid, I asked the taxi driver 'Do you speak English?'
inglés
[een-GLEHS]
English
The language being referred to in the question.
Al llegar a Madrid, le pregunté al taxista '¿Habla inglés?'
Upon arriving in Madrid, I asked the taxi driver 'Do you speak English?'
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