From Middle English speke, speken (“to speak”), from Old English specan (“to speak”). This is usually taken to be an irregular alteration of earlier sprecan, spreocan (“to speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (“to speak, make a sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *spreg- (“to make a sound, utter, speak”). Finding this proposed loss of r from the stable cluster spr unparalleled, Hill instead sets up a different root, Proto-West Germanic *spekan (“to negotiate”) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʾ-e- (“to distribute”) with *s-mobile, which collapsed in meaning with *sprekan ("to speak" < "to crackle, prattle") and so came to be seen as a free variant thereof.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots speak, speik (“to speak”), Saterland Frisian spreke (“to speak”), West Frisian sprekke (“to speak”), Central Franconian sjprèche (“to speak”), Dutch and Low German spreken (“to speak”), German sprechen (“to speak”), Luxembourgish spriechen (“to speak”), and also with Albanian shpreh (“to express, manifest, show”) through Indo-European.
Meanings
(uncountable) Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
There's a little corporate speak going on here, don't get me wrong. Assassin's Creed gets described as "more than a game" and "a platform for meaningful exploration and reflection wrapped in the excitement of unforgettable gameplay"—which is executive babble, let's be honest. 2025 February 14, Harvey Randall, “Ubi Strikes Back”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 9:
corporate speak; IT speak
We'll go into more depth with all the specs shortly so anyone less well versed in espresso speak will understand what I'm harping on about, but firstly let's just talk about using the machine. 2025 May 3, Kev, “Rocket Appartamento TCA Review”, in Coffee Blog:
(dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.
(countable) Speech, conversation.
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal) Clipping of speaker point.
From Middle English speke, speken (“to speak”), from Old English specan (“to speak”). This is usually taken to be an irregular alteration of earlier sprecan, spreocan (“to speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (“to speak, make a sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *spreg- (“to make a sound, utter, speak”). Finding this proposed loss of r from the stable cluster spr unparalleled, Hill instead sets up a different root, Proto-West Germanic *spekan (“to negotiate”) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʾ-e- (“to distribute”) with *s-mobile, which collapsed in meaning with *sprekan ("to speak" < "to crackle, prattle") and so came to be seen as a free variant thereof.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots speak, speik (“to speak”), Saterland Frisian spreke (“to speak”), West Frisian sprekke (“to speak”), Central Franconian sjprèche (“to speak”), Dutch and Low German spreken (“to speak”), German sprechen (“to speak”), Luxembourgish spriechen (“to speak”), and also with Albanian shpreh (“to express, manifest, show”) through Indo-European.
Meanings
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 203:
You're speaking too fast.
I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
(intransitive, reciprocal) To have a conversation.
It's been ages since we've spoken.
(broadly) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
He spoke of it in his diary.
Actions speak louder than words.
Speak to me only with your eyes.
Then said the gods, making the signs of the gods and speaking with Their hands lest the silence of Pegāna should blush; then said the gods to one another, speaking with Their hands: “Let Us make worlds to amuse Ourselves while Māna rests. Let Us make worlds and Life and Death, and colours in the sky; only let Us not break the silence upon Pegāna.” 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 4:
The deed will speak the truth
In language strict and pure.
I stop the lying mouth:
Rage warps my clearest cry
To witless agony. 1941, Theodore Roethke, “Open House”, in Open House, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC; republished in The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke, London: Faber and Faber […], 1968, →OCLC, page 3:
(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
(stative, transitive) To be able to communicate in a language.
He speaks Mandarin fluently.
(broadly, stative, transitive) To be able to communicate in a language. ▸ To be able to communicate in the manner of specialists in a field.
Even those who did 'speak computer' did so sometimes in a less than fluent way which required a jump to be made from a press-the-right-button stage to having the confidence to experiment. 1998, Nigel G Fielding, Raymond M Lee, Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research, page 4:
(transitive) To utter.
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 9:5:
I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
(transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
Their behaviour to each other speaks the most cordial confidence and happiness. 1785, Frances Burney, Diary and letters of Madame d'Arblay, author of Evelina, Cecilia, &c., link:
There he sat, his very indifference speaking a nature in which there lurked no civilized hypocrisies and bland deceits. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “A Bosom Friend.”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 56:
(humorous, informal, sometimes, transitive) To understand (as though it were a language).
So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
Sorry, I don't speak idiot.
(intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
Make all our trumpets speak. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vi], page 150:
Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
Miles tremblingly confessed that it had, but to no purpose; a parrot being able to speak better in three weeks than a brazen head. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 220:
(archaic, transitive) To address; to accost; to speak to.
[He will] thee in hope; he will speak thee fair. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus 13:6:
Each village senior paused to scan / And speak the lovely caravan. 1847, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Threnody”, in Poems, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, page 239:
To oversee all the details yourself in person; to be at once pilot and captain, and owner and underwriter; to buy and sell and keep the accounts; to read every letter received, and write or read every letter sent; to superintend the discharge of imports night and day; to be upon many parts of the coast almost at the same time—often the richest freight will be discharged upon a Jersey shore;—to be your own telegraph, unweariedly sweeping the horizon, speaking all passing vessels bound coastwise; [...] 1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, “Economy”, in Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:
Spoke the ship Union of Newport, without any anchor. The next day ran down to Acra, where the windlass was again capsized and the pawls broken. 2013, George Francis Dow, Slave Ships and Slaving (quoting an older text)
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dump of Derived terms)) · not to speak of (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms)) · speaking tube (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms)) · speak like a book (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms)) · speak softly and carry a big stick (idioms) · speak now or forever hold your peace (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms)) · unspeakable · do you speak English (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms)) · speakie (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms)) · bullspeak (others (may need to be in above sections, i.e. this is an unsorted dump of Derived terms))
nb snakke (to be able to communicate in a language) · hu beszél (to communicate with one's voice using words) · xcl խօսիմ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sk rozprávať (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru говори́ть (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sc fueddai (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yua tsikbal (to have a conversation) · lad avlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yo sọ̀rọ̀ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · be сказа́ць (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fit praatata (to communicate with one's voice using words) · et rääkima (to be able to communicate in a language) · enm speken (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tpn nhe'eng (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi pitää puhe (to deliver a speech) · lo ພູດ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · he שׂוֹחֵחַ (to have a conversation) · sv tala (to be able to communicate in a language) · tr haberleşmek (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · ky сүйлөө (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ro comunica (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · pro parlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bi toktok (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pl rozmawiać (to have a conversation) · nb snakke (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ltg runuot (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ain イェ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi jutella (to have a conversation) · la loquor (to be able to communicate in a language) · ar تَحَدَّثَ (to have a conversation) · ulw yulnaka (to communicate with one's voice using words) · eve гӫндэй (to communicate with one's voice using words) · af praat (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sa ब्रवीति (to communicate with one's voice using words) · crh aytmaq (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nl spreken (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ab азаԥра (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kn ಮಾತಾಡು (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es chapurrear (to be able to communicate in a language) · hsb porěčeć (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kn ಮಾತನಾಡು (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tg гап задан (to communicate with one's voice using words) · za gangj (to communicate with one's voice using words) · jje 말ᄀᆞᆮ다 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sou แหลง (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yi רעדן (to be able to communicate in a language) · fro parler (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 談話 /谈话 (to have a conversation) · zh 會話 /会话 (to have a conversation) · toi amba (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cs konverzovat (to have a conversation) · ba һөйләшеү (to have a conversation) · yue 講話 /讲话 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wa cåzer (to communicate with one's voice using words) · aii ܗܲܡܙܸܡ (to be able to communicate in a language) · uk сказа́ти (to communicate with one's voice using words) · it parlare (to be able to communicate in a language) · ne बोल्नु (to communicate with one's voice using words) · os дзурын (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lo ເວົ້າ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · oc parlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · syl ꠇꠕꠣ ꠇꠃꠣ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kok उलौचे (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tt сөйләргә (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fa حَرْف زَدَن (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ang sprecan (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wa cåzer (to be able to communicate in a language) · es dominar (proficiently) (to be able to communicate in a language) · kw kewsel (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ia parlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lt kalbėti (to be able to communicate in a language) · wo wax (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi sanoa (to utter) · hi बात करना (to have a conversation) · de rede (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pjt wangkanyi (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar تكلم (to communicate with one's voice using words) · rup zburãscu (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lv runāt (to be able to communicate in a language) · st bua (to communicate with one's voice using words) · jje ᄀᆞᆮ다 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fa گَپ زَدَن (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fo tosa (to communicate with one's voice using words) · alt сӧйлӧӧр (to communicate with one's voice using words) · gug ñe'ẽ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · hi बोलना (to be able to communicate in a language) · es hablar (to communicate a fact or feeling) · sa भनति (to communicate with one's voice using words) · frr snaake (to communicate with one's voice using words) · rup grescu (to communicate with one's voice using words) · chr ᎯᏬᏂ (to be able to communicate in a language) · la fābulor (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tzm sawl (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar دوى (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bcl taram (to communicate with one's voice using words) · vi nói (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 會說 /会说 (to be able to communicate in a language) · sma håaledh (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tk geplemek (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi puhua (to communicate with one's voice using words) · crh laf etmek (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bg разгова́рям (to have a conversation) · uz gaplashmoq (to communicate with one's voice using words) · qu rimay (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tl magsalita (to communicate with one's voice using words) · dsb powěźeś (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ast falar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tg сухбат кардан (to communicate with one's voice using words) · de reden (to communicate with one's voice using words) · grc λαλέω (to communicate with one's voice using words) · gl conversar (to have a conversation) · fi puhua (to be able to communicate in a language) · ru разгова́ривать (to have a conversation) · my ပြော (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru сказа́ть (to utter) · es platicar (to have a conversation) · th พูด (to communicate with one's voice using words) · uk розмовля́ти (to have a conversation) · xmf რაგაჯი (to communicate with one's voice using words) · hi कहना (to communicate with one's voice using words) · de kommunizieren (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · gl falar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mn хэлэх (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bor mago (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nn tala (to communicate with one's voice using words) · km ក្លាវ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb preke (to communicate with one's voice using words) · it conversare (to have a conversation) · sv kommunicera (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · scn parrari (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv hålla tal (to deliver a speech) · mn ярих (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sah саҥар (to communicate with one's voice using words) · vot pajatta (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi viestiä (to communicate a fact or feeling) · th กล่าว (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ja しゃべる (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sh govòriti (to communicate with one's voice using words) · xmf რაგადი (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sc fabedda (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mk говори (to communicate with one's voice using words) · enm worden (to communicate with one's voice using words) · oj gaagiigido (to deliver a speech) · es decir (to utter) · is tala (to be able to communicate in a language) · lzz isinapams (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi kertoa (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · ar هدر (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bh बोलल (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ja 話す (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tr yazışma (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · my မြွက် (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ug سۆزلىمەك (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fj vosa (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru разгова́ривать (to communicate with one's voice using words) · frr spreege (to communicate with one's voice using words) · la dīcō (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mt tkellem (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ms bercakap (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cy llefaru (to communicate with one's voice using words) · dsb powědaś (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yua tʼan (to be able to communicate in a language) · co parlà (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kn ಎನು (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nn snakka (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fur fevelâ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ce къамел да (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kum лакъыр этмек (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mk зборува (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar حكى (to be able to communicate in a language) · ar تَكَلَّمَ (to have a conversation) · wmw kusowera (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zu -khuluma (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sn kutaura (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar تَكَلَّمَ (to be able to communicate in a language) · lt kalbėti (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cs rozmlouvat (to have a conversation) · ba һөйләшә белеү (to be able to communicate in a language) · fa صُحْبَت کَرْدَن (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sa भणति (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ko 이야기하다 (to have a conversation) · io parolar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yo gbọ́ (to be able to communicate in a language) · ka ლაპარაკი (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv tala (to communicate with one's voice using words) · de reden (to have a conversation) · oj giigido (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 講 /讲 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sk hovoriť (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru говори́ть (to be able to communicate in a language) · zh 講話 /讲话 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lld baié (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cs hovořit (to have a conversation) · sat ᱨᱳᱲ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bg произна́сям реч (to deliver a speech) · khb ᦀᦴᧉ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lo ກ່າວ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cic anompoli (to communicate with one's voice using words) · de sprechen (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv kunna (to be able to communicate in a language) · ja 話す (to be able to communicate in a language) · kea papia (to communicate with one's voice using words) · te మాట్లాడు (to communicate with one's voice using words) · uga 𐎄𐎁𐎗 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es hablar (to be able to communicate in a language) · fi puhua (to deliver a speech) · kmr peyivîn (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cst nonwente (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fa سُخَن گُفْتَن (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kk сөйлесу (to have a conversation) · nah tlatoa (to communicate with one's voice using words) · la for (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ko 하다 (to be able to communicate in a language) · sv konversera (to have a conversation) · jv omong-omong (to communicate with one's voice using words) · el μιλώ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wa divizer (to communicate with one's voice using words) · qu rimai (to communicate with one's voice using words) · got 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 通話 /通话 (to have a conversation) · fi osata (to be able to communicate in a language) · cu ⰳⱁⰲⱁⱃⰻⱅⰹ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tk sözlemek (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bg съобща́вам (to communicate a fact or feeling) · lld rujené (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ur کَہْنا (to communicate with one's voice using words) · oj -mo (to be able to communicate in a language) · ja 語る (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tg ҳарф задан (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru сообща́ть (to communicate a fact or feeling) · yue 識講 /识讲 (to be able to communicate in a language) · udm вераськыны (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fa صُحْبَت کَرْدَن (to have a conversation) · nrf pâler (to be able to communicate in a language) · sc faeddare (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb tale (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tk gürlemek (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es fabular (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nl spreken (to be able to communicate in a language) · es fablar (to be able to communicate in a language) · wa divizer (to be able to communicate in a language) · hsb rěčeć (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yi רעדן (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh тан хуа (to have a conversation) · qu rimay (to be able to communicate in a language) · be размо́віць (to communicate with one's voice using words) · rsk бешедовац (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cs mluvit (to be able to communicate in a language) · mwl falar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kk сөйлеу (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es mediar palabra (to utter) · orv говорити (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sma nåalodh (to communicate with one's voice using words) · aii ܡܲܠܸܠ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sl govoriti (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 說 /说 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fr parler (to be able to communicate in a language) · cs mluvit (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fr converser (to have a conversation) · pl rozmawiać (to communicate with one's voice using words) · da tale (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pt falar (to be able to communicate in a language) · hi बोलना (to communicate with one's voice using words) · roa-opt falar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · eo paroli (to communicate with one's voice using words) · as কথা কোৱা (to communicate with one's voice using words) · an fablar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · be гавары́ць (to communicate with one's voice using words) · aii ܣܵܘܹܕ (to have a conversation) · nay kungun (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tr konuşmak (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ba һөйләшеү (to be able to communicate in a language) · sv tala samman (to have a conversation) · arq هدر (to communicate with one's voice using words) · it comunicare (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · bo སྐད་ཆ་བཤད (to communicate with one's voice using words) · vo spikön (to communicate with one's voice using words) · vep pagišta (to communicate with one's voice using words) · xdq бикӏва́ра (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru разгова́ривать (to be able to communicate in a language) · chr ᏂᎦᏪᎠ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · be размаўля́ць (to communicate with one's voice using words) · eu berba egin (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ps خبرې کول (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ruo kuvintå (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kk сөз сөйлеу (to deliver a speech) · mnp 講 /讲 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lld rejonèr (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ml സംസാരിക്കുക (to communicate with one's voice using words) · aii ܡܲܠܸܠ (to be able to communicate in a language) · qu parlay (to communicate with one's voice using words) · vi biết nói (to be able to communicate in a language) · pms parlé (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fy sprekke (to communicate with one's voice using words) · da snakke (to be able to communicate in a language) · km និយាយ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mn ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · eo paroli (to be able to communicate in a language) · fa صُحْبَت کَرْدَن (to communicate with one's voice using words) · dlm faular (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kn ಎನ್ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ppl taketza (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pt falar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · arq حكى (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es defenderse (mediocrely) (to be able to communicate in a language) · br komz (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cic anompoli (to be able to communicate in a language) · mww hais lus (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mba minikagi (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh фә (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ug ئېيتماق (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tt сөйләшергә (to communicate with one's voice using words) · its fọ̀ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh шә (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cs hovořit (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kum сёйлемек (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ca parlar (to be able to communicate in a language) · ur بولْنا (to communicate with one's voice using words) · izh läätä (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lv runāt (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 說話 /说话 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · itk דברר (to communicate with one's voice using words) · hak 講 /讲 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · de sprechen (to have a conversation) · se hoallat (to communicate with one's voice using words) · inc-ash 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ja 会話する (to have a conversation) · yua tʼaan (to communicate with one's voice using words) · id berpidato (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fr parler (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bn বলা (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi ilmaista (to communicate a fact or feeling) · pra 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · evn гунми (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar تَحَدَّثَ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar تَكَلَّمَ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · uk говори́ти (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb kommunisere (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · es hablar (to have a conversation) · si කථා කරනවා (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv prata (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mn ᠶᠠᠷᠢᠬᠤ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · scn parlari (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar حكى (to communicate with one's voice using words) · swb ulagua (to be able to communicate in a language) · id berbicara (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv tala (to deliver a speech) · es fablar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sma håalodh (to communicate with one's voice using words) · aii ܗܲܡܙܸܡ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · km និយាយ (to be able to communicate in a language) · de sprechen (to be able to communicate in a language) · yue 話 /话 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · av кӏалъазе (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wa djåzer (to be able to communicate in a language) · se hupmat (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pl mówić (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es conversar (to have a conversation) · th สนทนา (to have a conversation) · la loquor (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kmr axaftin (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pl mówić (to be able to communicate in a language) · tt әйтергә (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ja 談話する (to have a conversation) · tzm ssiwel (to communicate with one's voice using words) · gd bruidhinn (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ht pale (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pdc schwetze (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yue 出聲 /出声 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wuu 講 /讲 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · et rääkima (to communicate with one's voice using words) · egy D:d (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fr parler (to have a conversation) · osp fablar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · rm tschantschar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bg ка́звам (to utter) · ko 대화하다 (to have a conversation) · nap parlà (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ang specan (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nrf parlaïr (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb tale (to deliver a speech) · bg гово́ря (to be able to communicate in a language) · fi puhua (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · tr iletişim kurmak (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · ak kasa (to communicate with one's voice using words) · rm pledar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cic anompoli (to utter) · kw kows (to communicate with one's voice using words) · frm parler (to communicate with one's voice using words) · be размаўля́ць (to have a conversation) · as কোৱা (to communicate with one's voice using words) · pa ਬੋਲਣਾ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bg гово́ря (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cdo 講 /讲 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · as বোল (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kk сөйлесу (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lad favlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv snacka (to have a conversation) · ko 말하다 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ro vorbi (to be able to communicate in a language) · ca parlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · zh 講 /讲 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · am ነገረ (to be able to communicate in a language) · fi puhua (to have a conversation) · he דיבר \ דִּבֵּר (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ba һөйләшеү (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kw kowsel (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ro a vorbi (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ta பேசு (to communicate with one's voice using words) · hy խոսել (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ko 말씀하다 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · mnc ᡤᡳᠰᡠᡵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb prate (to have a conversation) · bg изка́звам се (to deliver a speech) · srn bro (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ko 이야기하다 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · uk розмовля́ти (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv snacka (to communicate with one's voice using words) · az danışmaq (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ja 言う (to communicate with one's voice using words) · it parlare (to communicate with one's voice using words) · khb ᦔᦱᧅ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · osx sprekan (to communicate with one's voice using words) · da taler (to be able to communicate in a language) · nrf pâler (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cu говорити (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ist favalà (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb si (to utter) · sa भाषते (to communicate with one's voice using words) · smj hållat (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar حكى (to communicate with one's voice using words) · txb we- (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fi keskustella (to have a conversation) · fro paroler (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es chapurrar (to be able to communicate in a language) · mr बोलणे (to communicate with one's voice using words) · crh söyleşmek (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ar كلم (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lo ຄຸຍ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · gl falar (to be able to communicate in a language) · cs umět (to be able to communicate in a language) · vec parlar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fit praatata (to have a conversation) · sh гово̀рити (to communicate with one's voice using words) · yue 講嘢 /讲嘢 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nod ᩋᩪ᩶ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ruo ganęi (to communicate with one's voice using words) · bg разгова́рям (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tg гуфтан (to communicate with one's voice using words) · frr spreeg (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru говори́ть (to utter) · nb snakke (to have a conversation) · bg разгово́ря (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nv yáshtiʼ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · rsk гуториц (to communicate with one's voice using words) · is tala (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ru обща́ться (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) · kk айту (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wa djåzer (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sw ongea (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ga labhair (to communicate with one's voice using words) · jje ᄀᆞᆯ아지다 (to be able to communicate in a language) · sq flas (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es hablar (to communicate with one's voice using words) · got 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · wa pårler (to communicate with one's voice using words) · sv samtala (to have a conversation) · jje 이왁ᄒᆞ다 (to communicate with one's voice using words) · cy siarad (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tet ko'alia (to communicate with one's voice using words) · aii ܡܨܵܘܹܬ݂ (to communicate with one's voice using words) · fa گُفْتَن (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ty parau (to communicate with one's voice using words) · se hállat (to communicate with one's voice using words) · lb schwätzen (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ngh ǂxoa (to communicate with one's voice using words) · el λέω (to communicate with one's voice using words) · nb konversere (to have a conversation) · sm tautala (to communicate with one's voice using words) · kea fala (to communicate with one's voice using words) · he דיבר \ דִּבֵּר (to be able to communicate in a language) · ro a discuta (to communicate with one's voice using words) · ur بات کَرْنا (to have a conversation) · la effor (to communicate with one's voice using words) · es charlar (to have a conversation) · ppl taquetza (to communicate with one's voice using words) · tyv чугаалаар (to communicate with one's voice using words)