Phrase guide

how many languages do you speak

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to ask the interlocutor how many languages he or she speaks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَمْ لُغَةً تَتَحَدَّثُ؟ (kam luḡatan tataḥaddaṯu?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Arabic: كَم مِنْ لُغَةٍ تَتَحَدَّثُ (kam min luḡatin tataḥaddaṯu) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Arabic: كَمْ عَدَدُ اللُّغَاتِ الَّتِي تَتَحَدَّثُهَا؟ (kam ʕadadu l-luḡāti llatī tataḥaddaṯuhā?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Arabic: شحال من لغة كتتكلم؟ (šḥāl min luḡa katitkallam?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Arabic: شحال من لغة كتهدر؟ (šḥāl min luḡa katahdar?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Armenian: քանի՞ լեզու ես խոսում։ (kʻani lezu es xosum.) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Azerbaijani: siz neçə dil bilirsiniz? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Azerbaijani: sən neçə dil bilirsən? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Bulgarian: ко́лко ези́ка мо́жеш да гово́риш? (kólko ezíka móžeš da govóriš?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你會說幾種語言? /你会说几种语言? (nǐ huì shuō jǐ zhǒng yǔyán?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Czech: kolika jazyky mluvíte? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Danish: hvor mange sprog taler du? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Dutch: hoeveel talen spreekt u? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Dutch: hoeveel talen spreek je? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Esperanto: kiom da lingvoj vi parolas? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Finnish: kuinka monta kieltä puhut — how many languages do you speak?
  • French: combien de langues parlez-vous — how many languages do you speak?
  • French: combien de langues parles-tu — how many languages do you speak?
  • Galician: cantas linguas fala? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Georgian: რამდენ ენაზე შეგიძლია საუბარი? (ramden enaze šegiʒlia saubari?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Georgian: რამდენ ენაზე ლაპარაკობ? (ramden enaze laṗaraḳob?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • German: wie viele Sprachen sprechen Sie? — how many languages do you speak?
  • German: wie viele Sprachen sprichst du? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Greek: πόσα γλώσσες μιλάτε; (pósa glósses miláte?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Hungarian: hány nyelven tud? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Hungarian: hány nyelven beszél? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Hungarian: hány nyelven tudsz? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Hungarian: hány nyelven beszélsz? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Icelandic: hversu mörg tungumál talarðu? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Italian: quante lingue parla? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Italian: quante lingue parli? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Jamaican Creole: omuch language yuh can talk? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Japanese: 何か国語話せますか (nankakokugo hanasemasu ka) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Japanese: 何か国語を話せるの? (nankakokugo hanaseru no?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Korean: 몇 개의 언어를 할 줄 아나요? (myeot gae-ui eoneo-reul hal jul anayo?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Korean: 몇 개의 언어를 할 수 있어요? (myeot gae-ui eoneo-reul hal su isseoyo?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Korean: 너는 몇 개의 언어를 말할 수 있니? (neo-neun myeot gae-ui eoneo-reul malhal su inni?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Latin: quot linguās loqueris? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Macedonian: колку јазици зборувате? (kolku jazici zboruvate?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Macedonian: колку јазици зборуваш? (kolku jazici zboruvaš?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvor mange språk snakker du? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Polish: ile znasz języków? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Polish: iloma językami mówisz? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Portuguese: quantas línguas você fala? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Romanian: câte limbi vorbiți? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Romanian: câte limbi vorbești? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Russian: на скольки́х языка́х вы говори́те? (na skolʹkíx jazykáx vy govoríte?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Russian: на скольки́х языка́х ты говори́шь? (na skolʹkíx jazykáx ty govoríšʹ?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Spanish: ¿cuántos idiomas habla? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Spanish: ¿cuántos idiomas hablas? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Swedish: hur många språk talar du? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Turkish: kaç dil biliyorsunuz? — how many languages do you speak?
  • Turkish: kaç dil biliyorsun — how many languages do you speak?
  • Ukrainian: скількома́ мо́вами ви розмовля́єте? (skilʹkomá móvamy vy rozmovljájete?) — how many languages do you speak?
  • Ukrainian: скількома́ мо́вами ти розмовля́єш? (skilʹkomá móvamy ty rozmovljáješ?) — how many languages do you speak?