speak

1. (intransitive)To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

   I was so surprised I couldn't speak.

   You're speaking too fast.

   sprechen, reden, rede

   говори́тьgovorítʹ, разгова́риватьrazgovárivatʹ

   говори́тиhovorýty, сказа́тиskazáty, розмовля́тиrozmovljáty

2. (intransitive, reciprocal)To have a conversation.

   It's been ages since we've spoken.

   sprechen, reden

   разгова́риватьrazgovárivatʹ

   розмовля́тиrozmovljáty

3. (broadly)To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

   He spoke of it in his diary.

   Speak to me only with your eyes.

   kommunizieren

   обща́тьсяobščátʹsja

4. (intransitive)To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

   This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.

   express in speech

5. (stative, transitive)To be able to communicate in a language.

   He speaks Mandarin fluently.

   sprechen

   говори́тьgovorítʹ, разгова́риватьrazgovárivatʹ

   use language

6. To be able to communicate in a language.

   (broadly, stative, transitive)To be able to communicate in the manner of specialists in a field.

7. (transitive)To utter.

   I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.

   говори́тьgovorítʹ, сказа́тьskazátʹ

8. (transitive)To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

   сообща́тьsoobščátʹ

9. (humorous, informal, sometimes, transitive)To understand (as though it were a language).

   Sorry, I don't speak idiot.

   So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?

10. (intransitive)To produce a sound; to sound.

    make a characteristic or natural sound

11. Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.

12. (archaic, transitive)To address; to accost; to speak to.

1. I was too surprised to speak.

   Я був занадто здивований, щоб говорити. — deniko

   ruЯ был так удивлён, что не мог говорить. — marafon

   deIch war zu überrascht, um etwas zu sagen. — Tamy

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2. How many languages can you speak?

   Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш? — deniko

   ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь? — marafon

   deWie viele Sprachen kannst du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Is it hard to speak English?

   Англійською важко розмовляти? — deniko

   ruТрудно ли говорить по-английски? — Wayawa

   deIst es schwierig, Englisch zu sprechen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. English is spoken in many countries.

   Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах. — uaspeaker

   ruПо-английски говорят во многих странах. — Hellerick

   deEnglisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen. — xtofu80

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5. I wish I could speak English.

   Я би хотів уміти говорити англійською. — deniko

   ruЖаль, что я не говорю по-английски. — sharptoothed

   deIch wünschte, ich könnte Englisch sprechen. — Esperantostern

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irregular · Lesson

• speak upвиказувати, виказатиTo talk more loudly or clearly.
• speak outвиказувати, виказатиTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
• speak forнаймати, задіюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see speak, for.
• speak toTo give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak.