את מדברת אנגלית?

you

Breakdown of את מדברת אנגלית?

• לדבר: to speak
• אנגלית: English

Questions & Answers about את מדברת אנגלית?

What does each word in את מדברת אנגלית? mean?

• את = you when speaking to one female
• מדברת = speak / are speaking for one female
• אנגלית = English

So literally, it is something like You speak English? and naturally it means Do you speak English?

Is this sentence addressed to a woman?

Yes. This sentence is addressed to one female.

Hebrew verbs and pronouns change depending on gender and number, so:

• את מדברת אנגלית? = to one woman
• אתה מדבר אנגלית? = to one man

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice, because English you speak stays the same, but Hebrew changes the form.

Why is the pronoun את there? Can it be left out?