Questions & Answers about ¿Quién habla inglés aquí?
Why do we use habla (he/she speaks) instead of another verb ending after quién?
When we ask 'who' does something, we usually do not know who or how many people it is. In Spanish, we treat quién as a singular 'he/she' subject, so we use the matching verb form habla. If we expected the answer to be a group of people, we would use the plural question word quiénes and the plural verb hablan.
Why does Quién have an accent mark over the 'e'?
All Spanish question words (like quién, cómo, cuándo, and qué) must have an accent mark when they are asking a question. This helps tell them apart from the exact same words when they are used as connectors in a normal sentence.
Why isn't the word inglés capitalized?
Can I change the order and ask ¿Quién aquí habla inglés?
People would understand you, but it sounds less natural. In Spanish, it is best to keep the question word (quién) and the action word (habla) right next to each other. Extra details like aquí (here) usually go at the end.
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