🇯🇵 Japanese
日本語 • Kana + Kanji
Pattern: “Do you speak …?” (questions + politeness)
A reusable question pattern for travel and conversation.
The pattern
Memorize this as a chunk. Then swap one word at a time.
- Swap the language word: English → French → Spanish (etc.).
- Watch formality (formal vs informal ‘you’) — it often changes the verb form too.
英語を話しますか？
Eigo o hanashimasu ka
Do you speak English?
More examples
These are close patterns you can reuse. Read them aloud, then change one word.
これは何ですか？
Kore wa nan desu ka
What is this?
どこですか？
Doko desu ka
Where is it?
私は学生です。
Watashi wa gakusei desu
I am a student.
これは私の本です。
Kore wa watashi no hon desu
This is my book.
ここにいます。
Koko ni imasu
I am here.
水がほしいです。
Mizu ga hoshii desu
I want water.
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “Do you speak English?”?