speak someone's language
To speak about concerns, feelings, ideas, etcTo speak about concerns, feelings, ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate to intimately.
» She can speak three foreign languages.
Она говорит на трёх иностранных языках.
Вона говорить на трьох іноземних мовах.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To speak about concerns, feelings, ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate to intimately.
dieselbe Sprache sprechen
говори́ть на одно́м языке́govorítʹ na odnóm jazyké, быть на одно́й волне́bytʹ na odnój volné
Examples
669 sentencesShe can speak three foreign languages.
Вона говорить на трьох іноземних мовах. — deniko
ruОна говорит на трёх иностранных языках. — afyodor
No one speaks that language anymore.
Ніхто більше не говорить цією мовою. — deniko
ruНа этом языке уже никто не говорит. — marafon
deNiemand spricht diese Sprache mehr. — lilygilder
I grew up speaking two languages.
Я виріс, розмовляючи двома мовами. — deniko
Do you speak any foreign languages?
Ти говориш якою-небудь іноземною мовою? — deniko
deSprechen Sie Fremdsprachen? — maaster
It is difficult to speak three languages.
Розмовляти трьома мовами важко. — shanghainese
ruТрудно разговаривать на трёх языках. — Olya
deEs ist schwierig, drei Sprachen zu sprechen. — MUIRIEL
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
speaks someone's language, speaking someone's language, spoke someone's language, spoken someone's language| Base form | speak someone's language · to speak someone's language |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | speaks someone's language |
| Present participle | speaking someone's language |
| Past simple | spoke someone's language |
| Past participle | spoken someone's language |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | speak someone's language |
| he, she, it | speaks someone's language |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | spoke someone's language |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have spoken someone's language |
| he, she, it | has spoken someone's language |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will speak someone's language |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle