habla
Discourse in Madrid
Habla is Spanish for "speak" or "speech," appearing in English contexts mainly in the phrase ¿Habla español? (Do you speak Spanish?).
English speakers encounter it as a basic test of Spanish ability or as playful code-switching: No habla, sorry.
The Castilian language
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
pidgin · creole · bilingualism · fluency · accent · pronunciation · native speaker · mother tongue
Formal public speech
- addressSpeak to formally
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- articulationClear vocal expression
monologue · soliloquy · presentation · lecture · sermon · diatribe · harangue · declamation
Conveyed thought or feeling
- transmissionSending of information
- messageTransmitted communication
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
conveyance · understanding · interpretation · signaling · articulation · verbal · nonverbal · gesture
Informal verbal exchange
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
heart-to-heart · tête-à-tête · exchange · discourse · colloquy · powwow · parley · interlocution
español
The Castilian language
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
lingua franca · pidgin · creole · bilingualism · fluency · accent · pronunciation · native speaker · mother tongue · Spanglish
oration
Formal public speech
articulation · monologue · soliloquy · presentation · lecture · sermon · diatribe · harangue · declamation · proclamation
expression
Conveyed thought or feeling
- transmissionSending of information
- messageTransmitted communication
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
exchange · conveyance · understanding · interpretation · signaling · articulation · verbal · nonverbal · gesture · tone
chat
Informal verbal exchange
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chitchatInformal light conversation
small talk · heart-to-heart · tête-à-tête · exchange · discourse · colloquy · powwow · parley · interlocution · roundtable
- lingüísticanumero
fable, fabulous, fabulously, affable, affably, ineffable, ineffably, confabulate, confabulation