I Speak Cards: 95 Free Language Identification Cards

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Shqip

Unë flas shqip

I speak Albanian.

አማርኛ

እኔ አማርኛ ነው ምናገረው።

I speak Amharic.

العربية

أنا أتحدث العربية

I speak Arabic.

Հայերեն

Ես խոսում եմ արևելահայերեն

I speak Eastern Armenian.

Eastern Armenian, spoken in Armenia and Iran and by many recent immigrants.

Հայերէն

Ես արեւմտահայերէն կը խօսիմ

I speak Western Armenian.

Western Armenian, spoken by much of the diaspora from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.

বাংলা

আমি বাংলা বলি

I speak Bengali.

Bosanski

Ja govorim bosanski

I speak Bosnian.

Български

Аз говоря български

I speak Bulgarian.

မြန်မာဘာသာ

ကျွန်တော်/ကျွန်မ မြန်မာ လို ပြောတတ် ပါတယ်။

I can speak Burmese. (Said by a man / by a woman.)

廣東話

我講廣東話

I speak Cantonese.

Written in Traditional Chinese characters.

Català

Parlo català

I speak Catalan.

Lai

Lai holh ka thiam

I speak Hakha Chin.

普通话

我讲普通话

I speak Mandarin Chinese.

Simplified characters, used in mainland China.

國語

我講國語

I speak Mandarin Chinese.

Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and by many older immigrants.

Hrvatski

Govorim hrvatski

I speak Croatian.

Čeština

Mluvím česky

I speak Czech.

Dansk

Jeg taler dansk

I speak Danish.

دری

من به دری صحبت میکنم

I speak Dari.

Dari is the Persian of Afghanistan.

Nederlands

Ik spreek Nederlands

I speak Dutch.

Eesti

Ma räägin eesti keelt

I speak Estonian.

فارسی

من فارسی صحبت میکنم

I speak Farsi.

Farsi is the Persian of Iran.

Suomi

Puhun suomea

I speak Finnish.

Français

Je parle français

I speak French.

ქართული

მე ვლაპარაკობ ქართულად

I speak Georgian.

Deutsch

Ich spreche Deutsch

I speak German.

Ελληνικά

Μιλώ τα ελληνικά

I speak Greek.

ગુજરાતી

હું ગુજરાતી બોલું છું

I speak Gujarati.

Kreyòl ayisyen

M pale kreyòl ayisyen

I speak Haitian Creole.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi au

I speak Hawaiian.

עברית

אני מדבר עברית אני מדברת עברית

I speak Hebrew. (Said by a man.) I speak Hebrew. (Said by a woman.)

हिन्दी

मैं हिंदी बोलता हूँ।

I speak Hindi.

Moob Leeg

Kuv has lug Moob

I speak Hmong.

Hmoob Dawb

Kuv hais lus Hmoob

I speak Hmong.

Magyar

Beszélek magyarul

I speak Hungarian.

Íslenska

Ég tala íslensku

I speak Icelandic.

Igbo

Ana m asụ Igbo

I speak Igbo.

Ilokano

Agsasaoak ti Ilocano

I speak Ilocano.

Bahasa Indonesia

Saya bisa berbahasa Indonesia

I can speak Indonesian.

Italiano

Parlo italiano

I speak Italian.

日本語

私は日本語を話します

I speak Japanese.

Jinghpaw

Ngai jinghpaw ga shaga ai

I speak Kachin.

ကညီကျိာ်

ယကတိၤကညီကျိာ်

I speak Karen.

ភាសាខ្មែរ

ខ្ញុំនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរ

I speak Khmer.

Ikinyarwanda

Mvuga Kinyarwanda.

I speak Kinyarwanda.

Ikirundi

Ndavuga Ikirundi

I speak Kirundi.

한국어

저는 한국어를 구사합니다

I speak Korean.

ພາສາລາວ

ຂ້ອຍເວົ້າພາສາລາວ

I speak Lao.

Latviešu

Es runāju latviski

I speak Latvian.

Lietuvių

Aš kalbu lietuviškai

I speak Lithuanian.

Mam

Nchi yola weya toj qyol Mam

I speak Mam.

Many speakers do not read the language. Read the card aloud if needed.

Kajin M̧ajeļ

Ij kōnono ilo Kajin Majeḷ

I speak Marshallese.

Maaya t’aan

Teen k-in t’aan maya

I speak Maya.

Yucatec Maya, from the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

Tu’un Savi

Yu’u ka’àn ndávi

I speak Mixteco.

Mixteco has many variants; the cards below show four more. Ask the person their home town in Oaxaca, Guerrero or Puebla so the interpreter matches.

Tu’un Savi

Maa sa ka’an sa’an Tu’un savi diko

I speak Mixteco Alto.

Tu’un Savi

Yu’u ka’àn ndávi Tu’un savi nino

I speak Mixteco Bajo.

Tu’un Savi

Yi’i ká’in Tu’un sáví

I speak Mixteco de Guerrero.

Tu’un Savi

Yuu kain se’en savi ñu ñundua

I speak Mixteco de la Costa.

Монгол хэл

Би монгол хэлээр ярьдаг

I speak Mongolian.

Written in the Cyrillic alphabet used in Mongolia.

Nāhuatl

Na nitlajtowa náhuatl

I speak Nahuatl.

The phrase is in the Nahuatl of the Huasteca of Veracruz, also understood in San Luis Potosí. Nahuatl varies by region, so ask where the person is from.

नेपाली

म नेपाली भाषा बोल्छु।

I speak Nepali.

Norsk

Jeg snakker norsk

I speak Norwegian.

Afaan Oromoo

Ani Afaan Oromoo ni dubbadha

I speak Oromo.

پښتو

زه پښتو وايم

I speak Pashto.

Polski

Mówię po polsku

I speak Polish.

Português

Eu falo português

I speak Portuguese.

Português

Falo português

I speak Portuguese.

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

ਮੈਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲਦਾ/ਬੋਲਦੀ ਹਾਂ

I speak Punjabi. (Said by a man / by a woman.)

Gurmukhi script. Punjabi speakers from Pakistan may read Shahmukhi (Urdu script) instead.

Q’anjob’al

Ayinti chi wal Q’anjob’al

I speak Q'anjob'al.

Many speakers do not read the language. Read the card aloud if needed.

Ruáingga

Añi Ruaingga Zuban hotá hoi

I speak Rohingya.

Written in Latin letters. Many Rohingya speakers do not read the language; read the card aloud if needed.

Română

Vorbesc românește

I speak Romanian.

Русский

Я говорю по-русски

I speak Russian.

Gagana Sāmoa

Ou te tautala i le Gagana Samoa

I speak Samoan.

Српски

Ја говорим српски

I speak Serbian.

සිංහල

මට සිංහල කතා කළ හැකිය

I can speak Sinhala.

Slovenčina

Hovorím po slovensky

I speak Slovak.

Slovenščina

Govorim slovensko

I speak Slovenian.

Af-Soomaali

Waxaan ku hadlaa af-Soomaali

I speak Somali.

Español

Hablo español

I speak Spanish.

Kiswahili

Ninaongea Kiswahili

I speak Swahili.

Svenska

Jag talar svenska

I speak Swedish.

Tagalog

Nagsasalita ako ng Tagalog

I speak Tagalog.

தமிழ்

நான் தமிழ் பேசுவேன்

I speak Tamil.

ภาษาไทย

ฉันพูดภาษาไทย

I speak Thai.

ትግርኛ

ትግርኛ እዛረብ

I speak Tigrinya.

Lea faka-Tonga

Ko e lea ʻoku ou ngaueʻaki ko e: Lea faka-Tonga.

The language I speak is Tongan.

Triqui

Ñùnj a’min nanj nì’ïn

I speak Triqui.

Triqui has several variants (Copala, Chicahuaxtla, Itunyoso). Ask the person their home town in Oaxaca so the interpreter matches.

Türkçe

Türkçe konuşurum

I speak Turkish.

Українська

Я розмовляю українською мовою

I speak Ukrainian.

اردو

میں اردو بولتا/بولتی ہوں

I speak Urdu. (Said by a man / by a woman.)

Tiếng Việt

Tôi nói tiếng Việt

I speak Vietnamese.

isiXhosa

Ndithetha isiXhosa

I speak Xhosa.

ייִדיש

איך רעד יידיש

I speak Yiddish.

Yorùbá

Mò ńsọ Yoruba

I speak Yoruba.

Zapoteco

Naa riné’ diidxazá

I speak Zapoteco.

The phrase is in Isthmus Zapoteco (Diidxazá). Zapoteco has many variants: ask the person their home town in Oaxaca so the interpreter matches.

isiZulu

Ngiyasikhuluma isiZulu

I speak Zulu.