How to Say ‘Do you speak English?’ in Traditional Chinese
你會說英文嗎？
nǐ huì shuō yīng wén ma
[nǐ huì shuō Yīngwén ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 會 here means "know how to" or "can," not future "will." You can reuse the pattern with another language: 你會說日文嗎？
Phrase Breakdown
你會說
nǐ huì shuō
you can speak
會 means 'can' for a learned skill such as a language: 'nǐ huì shuō'.
你會說台語。
You can speak Taiwanese.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
會
huì
[huì]
can; know how to
Expresses a learned skill or ability, such as speaking a language.
她會游泳。
She can swim.
說
shuō
[shuō]
to speak; to say
A basic verb meaning to speak a language or say something.
她說日文。
She speaks Japanese.
英文嗎？
yīng wén ma
English?
英文 means 'English'. 嗎 is a light question particle that turns the sentence into a yes/no question: 'yīng wén ma'.
這是英文嗎？
Is this English?
Words in this phrase
英文
yīng wén
[Yīngwén]
English (language)
The English language.
我在學英文。
I'm learning English.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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