How do you politely ask someone what language they speak?

“Would you please say that in English?” assuming something has been said. You can be ultra-polite, “May I please request you to speak in English?” You can also be firm and to the point, yet polite – “Please speak in English”.

Which language do you prefer for communication?

So English and Hindi is common language between us so we mostly communicate in Hindi as I am much comfortable in speaking Hindi, but my in-laws are Telugu and lives in Maharashtra so they talk with each other in Telugu or Marathi that’s why I know little bit Telugu now, I can’t speak much but I understand little bit …

How do you ask someone to speak English?

“Would you please say that in English?” assuming something has been said. You can be ultra-polite, “May I please request you to speak in English?” You can also be firm and to the point, yet polite – “Please speak in English”. Politeness is actually in the speaker’s tone.

How do you ask someone how they are doing in Italian?

In Italian, if you are asking how someone is doing, you have to wait until you get an answer, or you will be considered impolite and uncaring. If you do not understand them, try smiling and nodding along! Bene. Good. If you are asked “ come stai? ” or “ come va? ” and you are fine, then the best way to answer is “ bene ”.

What are the basic question words in Italian?

One of the basic question words in Italian for finding out the identity of whomever someone is referring to. “Chi è lui?” “Lui è mio amico.” “Who is he?” “He is my friend.” Cosa? When you want to make a question in Italian, you better know what to ask. So make sure you memorize this super useful word.

How do You Say you All are in Italian?

But Italians have a special form for the plural of you. So to say you both, or you all are in Italian is siete. Katie: Great, so taking the same structure that we used before di dove sei, (informal) and di dov’è (formal), how would you say where are you all/both from? Matteo – di dove siete.

How can I learn how to speak Italian?

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