Translation
to speak, talk
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Word origin
From Old High German sprehhan, from the same Proto-Germanic root as English speak.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- sprehhan
- English cognates
- speak
Grammar
Examples
.
I speak a little German.
?
Do you also speak French?
.
We talked about the problem for a long time.
Where this fits
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Stories
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Grammar articles
(9)German Adjectives as Nouns: die Reichen, das Gute, das Deutsch
German Da-Compounds: darauf, damit, dafür, davon Explained
German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Prepositions: Which Case Each One Takes, in One Chart
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
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sprechen: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 1: Words 201-211.