| Del av tal | verb |
|---|---|
| Uttal | /spiːk/ |
| Avstavning | speak |
| Shaw‐alfabet | 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 |
| Deseret‐alfabet | 𐑅𐐹𐐨𐐿 |
| Indikativ | |
|---|---|
| Presens | Dåtid |
| (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 |
| Konjunktiv | |
| Presens | Dåtid |
| (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 |
| Imperativ | |
| speak | |
| Particip | |
| Nuvarande particip | Perfektparticip |
| speaking | spoken /ˈspəʊ̯k(ə)n/ |
| afrikaans | praat; spreek |
|---|---|
| albanska | flas |
| danska2 | tale |
| engelska (fornengelska) | acweþan; cweþan; specan; sprecan |
| esperanto | paroli |
| finska | puhua |
| franska | parler |
| färöiska | tosa |
| hawaiiska | ʻōlelo |
| isländska | spjalla; tala |
| italienska | parlare |
| katalanska | parlar |
| latin | loquere; loqui; orare |
| luxemburgiska | schwätzen |
| lågskotska | speak |
| lågtyska | snakken; spreaken |
| malajiska | bicara |
| nederländska | spreken; praten |
| norska | prate; snake; tale |
| papiamento | papia |
| patwa | taak |
| polska | mówić |
| portugisiska | falar |
| rumänska | discuta; vorbi |
| ryska | говорить |
| saterfrisiska | spreeke |
| skotsk gaeliska | bruidhinn; labhair |
| spanska | hablar |
| sranan | taki; taygi |
| swahili | ‐sema |
| svenska | tala |
| tagalog | magsalitâ |
| thailändska | พูด |
| tjeckiska | hovořit; mluvit; promluvit |
| tyska | reden; sprechen |
| ukrainska | говорити |
| ungerska | beszél |
| västfrisiska | prate |