The Polite Way to Ask About English
To say Do you speak English? in Japanese, say 英語を話せますか？ (eigo o hanasemasu ka?).
You might need a little help. Here's how to ask if someone speaks English without being rude.
英語を話せますか？
eigo o hanasemasu ka?
Do you speak English?
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- 英語を話せますか？ eigo o hanasemasu ka? Do you speak English?
- Add 'sumimasen' at the beginning to make it extra polite. Add 'sumimasen' at the beginning to make it extra polite.
- すみません、英語を話せますか？ sumimasen, eigo o hanasemasu ka? Excuse me, do you speak English?
- 少しだけ、英語を話せますか？ sukoshi dake, eigo o hanasemasu ka? Do you speak just a little English?
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