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Lo siento, no hablo inglés.

Lo siento, no hablo inglés.
I'm sorry, I don't speak English.
From Lesson 16:Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Lo siento, no hablo inglés.

no
no / not
inglés
English
hablar
to speak
lo siento
I'm sorry

Questions & Answers about Lo siento, no hablo inglés.

Why does "Lo siento" mean "I'm sorry"?
Lo siento literally translates to "I feel it". The word siento comes from the verb for "to feel" and lo means "it". In Spanish, this is the standard phrase used to apologize.
Why is there no word for "I" before "hablo" or "siento"?
In Spanish, the verb endings usually tell you who is doing the action, so you do not need to use the subject pronoun yo (I). The "-o" ending already tells us that hablo means "I speak" and siento means "I feel".
How does "don't" work in "no hablo"?
Spanish does not use a helper word like "do" or "does" to make negative statements. To say "I don't speak", you simply put no directly in front of the verb to get no hablo.
Why isn't "inglés" capitalized?
In English, we always capitalize languages and nationalities, but in Spanish, they are written in lowercase. This is why "English" becomes inglés.
Why is there an accent mark on "inglés"?
The accent mark shows you exactly where to put the spoken stress when saying the word out loud: in-GLÉS. Without this mark, the standard rules of Spanish pronunciation would force you to stress the first syllable instead.

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