Here are some English phrases that will allow you to talk about which languages you speak, as well as some other expressions related to language learning.
| what languages can you speak? |
| I speak … |
| French, Spanish, and a little Russian |
| fluent German |
| I can get by in … |
| Italian |
| I'm learning … |
| Chinese |
| where did you learn your English? |
| at school |
| at university |
| I took a course |
| I taught myself |
| do you understand? |
| did you understand? |
| yes, I understood |
| sorry, I didn't understand |
If you don't hear what someone has said, the most polite way to reply is simply to say:
| sorry? or excuse me? |
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| how do you say ... in English? |
| how do you spell that? |
| how do you pronounce this word? |
| you speak very good English |
| your English is very good |
| I'm a little out of practice |
| I'd like to practise my … |
| Portuguese |
| let's speak in … |
| English |
| Italian |
| what's this called? |
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