Synonyms: praten, reppen
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsprekə(n)/ |
| Hyphenation | spre·ken |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ik) spreek | (ik) sprak |
| (jij) spreekt | (jij) sprak |
| (hij) spreekt | (hij) sprak |
| (wij) spreken | (wij) spraken |
| (jullie) spreken | (jullie) spraken |
| (gij) spreekt | (gij) spraakt |
| (zij) spreken | (zij) spraken |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (dat ik) spreke | (dat ik) sprake |
| (dat jij) spreke | (dat jij) sprake |
| (dat hij) spreke | (dat hij) sprake |
| (dat wij) spreken | (dat wij) spraken |
| (dat jullie) spreken | (dat jullie) spraken |
| (dat gij) spreket | (dat gij) spraket |
| (dat zij) spreken | (dat zij) spraken |
| Imperative mood | |
| Singular/Plural | Plural |
| spreek | spreekt |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| sprekend, sprekende | (hebben) gesproken |
| Afrikaans | praat; spreek |
|---|---|
| Albanian | flas |
| Catalan | parlar |
| Czech | hovořit; mluvit; promluvit |
| Danish | snakke; tale |
| English | speak |
| English (Old English) | acweþan; cweþan; specan; sprecan |
| Esperanto | paroli |
| Faeroese | tala; tosa |
| Finnish | puhua |
| French | parler |
| German | reden; sprechen |
| Hawaiian | ʻōlelo |
| Hungarian | beszél |
| Icelandic | spjalla; tala |
| Italian | parlare |
| Jamaican Patois | taak |
| Latin | loquere; loqui; orare |
| Low German | snakken; pråten; küren; readen; spreaken; kallen |
| Luxemburgish | schwätzen |
| Malay | bicara |
| Norwegian | tale; snake; prate |
| Papiamento | papia |
| Polish | mówić |
| Portuguese | falar |
| Romanian | discuta; vorbi |
| Russian | говорить; поговорить |
| Saterland Frisian | baale; spreeke |
| Scots | speak |
| Scottish Gaelic | bruidhinn; labhair |
| Spanish | hablar |
| Sranan | taki; taygi |
| Swahili | ‐sema |
| Swedish | tala |
| Thai | พูด |
| West Frisian | prate; sprekke |