What does habla in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word habla in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use habla in Spanish.

The word habla in Spanish means speech, speech, talk, speak, speak, be on speaking terms, well said, on the line, on the phone, hardly speaks, Spanish speaking, the mouth speaks of the abundance of the heart, look who's talking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word habla

speech

nombre femenino (facultad de hablar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La operación le ha afectado el habla momentáneamente.
The surgery has affected his speech momentarily.

speech

nombre femenino (manera de hablar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El habla de la zona es difícil de entender por lo cerrado de la pronunciación.
The speech of the area is difficult to understand due to the closed pronunciation.

talk

verbo intransitivo (conversar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los niños estuvieron hablando toda la tarde.
The children were talking all afternoon.

speak

verbo intransitivo (dar un discurso)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El Presidente hablará hoy en la televisión.
The President will speak on television today.

speak

verbo transitivo (saber idiomas) (persons)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En Suecia se habla sueco e inglés.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. In Sweden, Swedish and English are spoken.

be on speaking terms

verbo pronominal (tratarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan no se habla con su padre desde hace meses.
Juan has not been on speaking terms with his father for months now.

well said

expresión (ánimo, aliento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

on the line, on the phone

locución adverbial (en comunicación)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Ahora no puede ponerse, se encuentra al habla con su jefe.

hardly speaks

expresión (casi no habla)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Fernanda es muy tímida y apenas si habla.
Fernanda is very shy and hardly speaks.

Spanish speaking

locución adjetiva (lengua propia: español)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
John vivió dos años en un país de habla hispana.
John lived in a Spanish-speaking country for two years.

the mouth speaks of the abundance of the heart

expresión (el sentir guía el habla)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi abuela siempre me decía: "De la abundancia del corazón habla la boca".

look who's talking

expresión (el menos indicado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¿Dices que gasta mucho? ¡Mira quién habla!

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