Information about the word speak (English → Esperanto: paroli)

Synonym: talk

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/spiːk/
Hyphenationspeak
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐹𐐨𐐿

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) speak(I) spoke /spəʊ̯k/, spake /speɪ̯k/
(thou) speakest(thou) spokest, spakest
(he) speaks, speaketh(he) spoke /spəʊ̯k/, spake /speɪ̯k/
(we) speak(we) spoke, spake
(you) speak(you) spoke, spake
(they) speak(they) spoke, spake
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) speak (I) spoke, spake
(thou) speak(thou) spoke /spəʊ̯k/, spake /speɪ̯k/
(he) speak(he) spoke, spake
(we) speak(we) spoke, spake
(you) speak(you) spoke, spake
(they) speak(they) spoke, spake
Imperative mood
speak
Participles
Present participlePast participle
speakingspoken /ˈspəʊ̯k(ə)n/

Usage samples

I spoke to her and communicated your majesty’s wishes.
It is not clear yet what caused the plane crash, but US and Western intelligence officials that CNN has spoken to believe it was deliberate.
Do I have to be able to speak German to work?
Speak, and you go free.
Still, you have spoken without any apparent restraint.
Sire, he spoke no word.
The president has also been eager to speak publicly.

Translations

Afrikaanspraat
Dutchpraten; spreken
Esperantoparoli
Frenchparler
Italianparlare
Norwegiansnakke
Russianговорить
Thaiพูด; เว้า
West Frisianprate
Yiddishרעדן