Are there other ways to say "Do you speak English?" in Japanese?

英語、大丈夫ですか？ (eigo, daijōbu desu ka?) — is English okay?: A softer, very common way to ask; 英語のメニューはありますか？ (eigo no menyū wa arimasu ka?) — do you have an English menu?: At restaurants.

How to Say "Do you speak English?" in Japanese — 英語を話せますか？ (eigo o hanasemasu ka?)

Q: How do you say "Do you speak English?" in Japanese?

英語を話せますか？ (eigo o hanasemasu ka?). Literally: "can (you) speak English?". Japanese asks whether you "can speak" rather than "do speak". Many people learned English at school and read it better than they speak it, so writing things down can help.

英語を話せますか？

eigo o hanasemasu ka?

Literally: can (you) speak English?neutral

Japanese asks whether you "can speak" rather than "do speak". Many people learned English at school and read it better than they speak it, so writing things down can help.

Other ways to say it

Japanese	Pronunciation	Meaning	When to use it
英語、大丈夫ですか？	eigo, daijōbu desu ka?	is English okay?	A softer, very common way to ask
英語のメニューはありますか？	eigo no menyū wa arimasu ka?	do you have an English menu?	At restaurants

In a sentence

すみません、英語を話せますか？
Sumimasen, eigo o hanasemasu ka?
Excuse me, do you speak English?

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