Ты неплохо говоришь.

You speak fairly well.

Breakdown of Ты неплохо говоришь.

• говорить: to speak
• ты: you
• неплохо: not bad; fairly well

Questions & Answers about Ты неплохо говоришь.

Why is it ты and not вы?

Ты is the informal singular word for you. It is used with friends, family, children, or in casual situations.

Вы is used:

• for one person in a formal/polite situation, or
• for more than one person

So Ты неплохо говоришь is something you would say to one person informally.

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What does неплохо mean exactly?

Неплохо literally means not badly, but in natural English it often means:

• pretty well
• quite well
• not bad

It is usually mildly positive. It often sounds a little modest or understated, which is very common in Russian.

So Ты неплохо говоришь is often closer to You speak pretty well than to the very literal You speak not badly.

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Why is неплохо written as one word?