fluente.ai

How to say

I speak a little ...

50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.

Amharic አማርኛ am
ትንሽ ... እናገራለሁ።
Ti-nish ... i-na-ge-ra-le-hu.

A polite way to indicate your limited Amharic language skills.

Arabic العربية ar
أتكلم قليلاً...
A-ta-KAL-la-mu qa-LEE-lan...

A polite way to indicate your limited Arabic language skills.

Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি একটু ... বলি।
Ah-mee ek-TOO ... bo-LEE.

A polite way to indicate your limited Bengali language skills.

Catalan català ca
Parlo una mica...
PAHR-loh OO-na MEE-ka...

A polite way to indicate your limited Catalan language skills.

Czech čeština cs
Mluvím trochu...
Mlu-VEEM TRO-khu...

A common phrase to signal your limited Czech language skills.

Danish dansk da
Jeg taler lidt...
Yay taa-ler lit...

A polite way to indicate your limited Danish language skills.

German Deutsch de
Ich spreche ein bisschen...
Ish SHPREH-khuh ayn BISS-shen...

Use this to politely indicate a limited understanding of the language.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Μιλάω λίγο...
Mee-LA-oh LEE-go...

A standard phrase to indicate your limited Greek language ability.

Spanish Español es
Hablo un poco de...
AH-bloh oon POH-koh deh...

Use this phrase when you want to indicate a basic understanding of a language or topic.

Estonian eesti et
Ma räägin natuke...
Ma raa-gin na-tu-ke...

A polite way to indicate your limited Estonian language skills.

Basque Basque eu
Pixka bat hitz egiten dut...
Pish-ka bat its e-gi-ten dut...

A polite way to indicate your limited Basque language skills.

Persian فارسی fa
من کمی ... صحبت می‌کنم.
Man ka-MEE soh-BAT mee-ko-NAM.

A polite way to indicate your limited Farsi language skills.

Finnish suomi fi
Minä puhun vähän...
Mi-na PU-hun va-han...

A polite way to indicate your limited Finnish language skills.

French Français fr
Je parle un peu de...
Juh parl uhn puh duh...

This is a common and polite way to acknowledge your limited language skills.

Galician Galician gl
Falo un pouco...
FA-lo oon PO-koo...

A polite way to indicate your limited Galician language skills.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
હું થોડું ... બોલું છું.
Hun THO-doo ... bo-LU chhoo.

A polite way to indicate your limited Gujarati language skills.

Hausa Hausa ha
Ina magana kadan...
I-na ma-ga-na ka-dan...

A polite way to indicate your limited Hausa language skills.

Hebrew עברית he
אני מדבר קצת...
Ah-NEE me-da-BER ktsat...

A common phrase to signal your limited Hebrew language ability.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
मैं थोड़ा ... बोलता हूँ।
Mai THO-da ... bol-TA hoon.

A polite way to indicate your limited Hindi language skills.

Hungarian magyar hu
Egy kicsit beszélek...
Edj kee-chit beh-SEH-lek...

A polite way to indicate your limited Hungarian language skills.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Saya berbicara sedikit...
Sa-ya ber-bi-cha-ra se-di-kit...

A polite way to indicate your limited Indonesian language skills.

Icelandic Icelandic is
Ég tala smá...
Yeg taa-la smao...

A polite way to indicate your limited Icelandic language skills.

Italian Italiano it
Parlo un po' di...
PAHR-loh oon poh dee...

A useful phrase for navigating conversations in Italian when you're not fluent.

Japanese 日本語 ja
少し...話せます。
Soo-KOH-shee... ha-na-SE-mas.

A polite way to indicate your limited Japanese language skills.

Korean 한국어 ko
저는 조금 ... 말해요.
Jo-nun jo-geum ... mal-hae-yo.

A polite way to indicate your limited Korean language skills.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Aš kalbu truputį...
Ash kal-bu tru-pu-tee...

A polite way to indicate your limited Lithuanian language skills.

Latvian latviešu lv
Es runāju mazliet...
Es ru-NA-ju maz-lee-et...

A polite way to indicate your limited Latvian language skills.

Marathi मराठी mr
मी थोडे ... बोलतो.
Mee THO-deh ... bol-TO.

A polite way to indicate your limited Marathi language skills.

Malay Melayu ms
Saya bercakap sedikit...
Sa-ya ber-cha-kap se-di-kit...

A polite way to indicate your limited Malay language skills.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Ik spreek een beetje...
Ik sprake uhn BAY-tshuh...

Use this to politely indicate a limited understanding of Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no
Jeg snakker litt...
Yay SNAH-ker lit...

A polite way to indicate your limited Norwegian language skills.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੈਂ ਥੋੜਾ ਜਿਹਾ ... ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
Mai THO-da je-HA ... bol-DA haan.

A polite way to indicate your limited Punjabi language skills.

Polish polski pl
Mówię trochę...
Moo-VYEH TRO-heh...

A standard way to indicate limited Polish language ability.

Portuguese Português pt
Eu falo um pouco de...
Eh-oo FAH-loo oom POH-koo djee...

A polite and common way to indicate your limited Portuguese skills.

Romanian română ro
Vorbesc puțin...
Vor-BESK pu-TSIN...

Use this to politely indicate your limited Romanian language skills.

Russian русский ru
Я немного говорю...
Ya nye-MNOH-ga ga-va-RYOO...

This phrase is a polite way to admit your limited Russian language skills.

Swedish svenska sv
Jag talar lite...
Yag taa-lar lee-teh...

A polite way to indicate your limited Swedish language skills.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mimi huongea kidogo...
Mee-mee hoo-on-ge-a kee-do-go...

A polite way to indicate your limited Swahili language skills.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் கொஞ்சம் ... பேசுவேன்.
Naan KON-jam ... pay-SU-ven.

A polite way to indicate your limited Tamil language skills.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నేను కొంచెం ... మాట్లాడుతాను.
Nay-NU kon-CHEM ... mat-la-DU-taa-NU.

A polite way to indicate your limited Telugu language skills.

Thai ไทย th
ผม/ฉัน พูด ... ได้นิดหน่อย
Pom/Chan pood ... dai nit noy.

Use 'phom' if you are male and 'chan' if you are female. A polite way to indicate your limited Thai language skills.

Filipino Filipino tl
Nagsasalita ako ng kaunti...
Nag-sa-sa-lee-ta a-ko nang ka-oon-tee...

A polite way to indicate your limited Tagalog/Filipino language skills.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Biraz ... konuşuyorum.
Bee-RAZ ... ko-nu-SHU-yo-rum.

Use this to politely indicate your limited Turkish language skills.

Ukrainian українська uk
Я трохи говорю...
Ya TRO-khy ho-vo-RYOO...

Use this to politely indicate a limited understanding of Ukrainian.

Urdu اردو ur
میں تھوڑا سا ... بولتا ہوں۔
Mayn THO-ra sa ... bol-TA hoon.

A polite way to indicate your limited Urdu language skills.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi nói một chút...
Toy noy mot choot...

A polite way to indicate your limited Vietnamese language skills.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Mo sọ diẹ ...
Mo so dee-eh...

A polite way to indicate your limited Yoruba language skills.

Chinese 中文 zh
我会说一点...
Wo hway shwo ee-dee-an...

A common and polite way to indicate your limited Mandarin Chinese skills.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我識講少少...
Ngoh sik gong siu siu...

A common and polite way to indicate your limited Cantonese Chinese skills.

Zulu Zulu zu
Ngiqonda kancane...
Ngee-qon-da kan-tsa-neh...

A polite way to indicate your limited Zulu language skills.

← All phrases