to speak

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
to speak (a language)
to talk or chat regularly with someone, especially on social media

Equivalents

Españolhablar

Deutschkallen nennen redenschnacken schwätzen sprechen

日本語ものもうす口にする口を利く吐く承る申話す道

25 more languages

العربيةأضب تحدث تفصحذكر كلم لفظ هذر

Bosanskibesediti besjediti divanitigovoriti kazati kazivati prozboriti tala zboriti беседити бесједити говорити диванити зборити казати казивати

Češtinahovořit mluvit mluvívatsledovávat šprechtit umět

Ελληνικάδημαγωγώ μιλάω

Suomiaukaista sanainen arkkunsa haastaa puhuavirkkaa

Galegofalar piar

עבריתדיבר סיפר

हिन्दीआखना कहना बदनाबोलना

Hrvatskibesediti besjediti divanitigovoriti kazati kazivati prozboriti tala zboriti беседити бесједити говорити диванити зборити казати казивати

Bahasa Indonesiaberbahasa berbicara bermulutbertutur bicara sepik tuturkan

한국어말씀드리다 말씀하다 말하다쓰다 운하다

Kurdîşepik umêt

Latinaeffor for hisco

Latviešuizteikt prast runāt

Te Reo Māorikōrero kupu

Polskibałakać kazać mówićpowiedzieć przemawiać przemówić wygłaszać wygłosić

සිංහලකියනවා

Српскиbesediti besjediti divanitigovoriti kazati kazivati prozboriti tala zboriti беседити бесједити говорити диванити зборити казати казивати

Sesothobua

Svenskaföredra prata språkatala ventilera

ไทยดำรัส ตรัส บัญชาปาก เจรจา เห่า เห่าหอน เอ่ย

Setswanabua

Türkçekonuşmak

Українськабалакати баяти говоритимовити поговорити

Tiếng Việtăn nói nói chuyện nói năngphát ngôn rằng thốt 言話

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

to speak or act insincerely to specify to speculate to spend to spin to split

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