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Lam
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Lam asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 10 years ago

How to say this in Spanish?

I was wondering how to to ask "What languages do you speak in Chile?"..

"Qué lenguas hablan/hablas (?) en Chile?"

Somewhat correct..? Or how should hablar be?

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  • 10 years ago

    ¿Qué idiomas hablan en Chile? (Plural, it's a general question)

    ¿Qué idiomas hablas en Chile? (Singular, this would only apply to the person you are asking and it sounds a bit odd actually)

    The first option is more correct. You can either say Idiomas or Lenguas, but i prefer Idiomas.

    Source(s): Mexicano
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    SInce you are using the pronoun "you" in Spanish, it could be three different ways depending on the context and on what you are trying to say:

    "Qué idiomas hablas en Chile?" (You singular, informal)

    "Qué idiomas habla en Chile?" (You singular, formal)

    "Qué idiomas hablan en Chile?" (You plural)

    Source(s): Native Spanish speaker
  • 10 years ago

    ¿Cuáles idiomas se habla en Chile?

    Using the se makes it impersonal. So in English we always say "you" or "they" but we don't mean specific people. What I wrote says something like "what languages are spoken in Chile?"

    Source(s): I speak Spanish
  • 10 years ago

    ?Cuáles son los idiomas que se hablan en Chile?

    The introductory question mark should be inverted but my PC is not up to printing that.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hello, My name's Camilo, I'm from colombia (I speak Spanish) I might help you with language, I teach my spanish and you teach your English, Please I need speak English.... I have MSN, Skype or Yahoo ID....

    Source(s): Colombiam,
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