In today’s show you’ll learn how to say that you speak Spanish – or indeed that you don’t! You’ll also learn to ask other people if they speak English. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tls-01-04.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

hablo español - “I speak Spanish”
no hablo español - “I don’t speak Spanish”
¿habla usted inglés? - “do you speak English?” (used with people you don’t know)

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to say that you speak Italian – or indeed that you don’t! You’ll also learn to ask other people if they speak English. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tli-01-04.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

parlo italiano - “I speak Italian”
non parlo italiano - “I don’t speak Italian”
parla inglese? - “do you speak English?” (used with people you don’t know)

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.