彼に日本語が話せるかどうか聞いてごらん。

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English Translation

Ask him if he can speak Japanese.

Furigana

彼(かれ)に日本語(にほんご)が話(はな)せるかどうか聞(き)いてごらん。

Romanji

Kare ni nihongo ga hanaseru ka dō ka kiite goran.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)

Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

話せる (はなせる)

to be able to speak; to be able to talk; to be understanding; to be sensible

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

御覧 (ごらん)

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking; watching