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¿Hablas castellano? Sí, un poco.

¿Hablas castellano? Sí, un poco.
Do you speak Castilian? Yes, a little.
From Lesson 125:Learning Spanish (pronunciar, corregir)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Hablas castellano? Sí, un poco.

Why use castellano instead of español here?
In Spain, castellano (Castilian) is frequently used to mean the Spanish language. It is especially common to hear this in regions of Spain that have other co-official languages, like Catalonia or Galicia, to distinguish Spanish from the local language.
Why isn't the word for "you" (tú) included in the sentence?
In Spanish, the verb ending almost always tells you who is doing the action. Because hablas ends in "-as", it can only mean "you speak" (informal singular). The pronoun tú is simply left out unless you need to add special emphasis.
Why isn't castellano capitalized?
Unlike in English, Spanish does not capitalize the names of languages, nationalities, or months. Therefore, it is written as castellano with a lowercase "c".
Why does Sí have an accent mark on the "i"?
The written accent mark tells apart two words that sound exactly the same but have different meanings. Sí with an accent means "yes", while si without an accent means "if".

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