habla español
/abla espaɲol/from spelling rules
To say "she speaks spanish" in Spanish, use habla español.
This phrase is used to state that a female person has the ability to communicate in the Spanish language.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form habla is the third-person singular conjugation of the verb hablar (to speak). In Spanish, the subject pronoun ella (she) can be omitted from the phrase habla español if the context makes it clear who is being spoken about. Additionally, unlike in English, names of languages such as español are not capitalized in Spanish unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
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Examples in context
- No solo habla español, sino también francésShe not only speaks Spanish but also French
- Además de hablar español, ella es una excelente traductoraIn addition to speaking Spanish, she is an excellent translator
- Ella habla español muy bien.She speaks Spanish very well.
- Mi hermana habla español fluido.My sister speaks fluent Spanish.
- ¿Sabes si ella habla español?Do you know if she speaks Spanish?
Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking about a new coworker.
- MateoMateo, ¿la nueva colega habla español?Mateo, does the new colleague speak Spanish?
- MaríaSí, ella habla español perfectamente.Yes, she speaks Spanish perfectly.
- Mateo¡Qué bien! Entonces podemos hablar con ella.That's great! Then we can talk to her.
- MaríaSí, María puede ayudarla también.Yes, María can help her too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries español, habla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
