speaking
das Sprechen
Word details
- German meaning
- Kallen ist ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für reden oder sprechen.
- English meaning
- Kallen is a colloquial expression for talking or speaking.
- Synonym
- schwatzen, reden
- German example
- Hör auf zu kallen und mach deine Arbeit!
- English example
- Stop kallen and do your work!
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich kalle du kallst er/sie/es ich kallt wir kallen ihr kallet sie kallen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gekallt du hast gekallt er/sie/es hat gekallt wir haben gekallt ihr habt gekallt sie haben gekallt
- Past
- ich kallte du kalltest er/sie/es kallte wir kallten ihr kalltet sie kallten
Related words
- sprechen
speaking
- hinhören
to listen closely
- deutschsprachig
German-speaking
- deutschschweizerisch
Swiss-German refers to everything concerning the German-speaking part of Switzerland, especially culture, language, and geography.
- stotterig
Stuttering means that someone stutters when speaking, i.e., has difficulty speaking fluently.
- Zunge
The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, speaking, and swallowing.
- Hintergaumen
Soft palate
- Sprechweise
manner of speaking, diction
- Stotterer
Stutterer
- Pfingstler
A Pentecostal is a follower of Pentecostalism, a branch of Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the importance of the Holy Spirit and spiritual experiences.
- berlinern
Speak with a Berlin accent
- stummschalten
Mute
- monolingual
Monolingual means speaking only one language.
- schweigsam
Taciturn
- flämischsprachig
Flemish-speaking
- Araber
An Arab is a person whose native language is Arabic or who comes from an Arabic-speaking country.
- Zungenreden
Speaking in tongues
- Hacienda
A hacienda is a large estate, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Recitativ
A recitative is a style of vocal music that lies between speaking and singing, often used in operas to advance the plot.
- Rednerpult
A lectern is a piece of furniture used as a support and surface for notes when speaking.
- unterbrechen
To interrupt means to stop something or pause it briefly.
- sprechend
Speaking
- hüsteln
To clear one's throat
- mit offenen Augen schlafen
To be inattentive
- brammeln
Colloquial for speaking indistinctly, mumbling.
- englischsprachig
English-speaking
- flapsig
Cheeky means speaking or behaving in a casual, disrespectful, or slightly impudent way.
- frankofon
Francophone means French-speaking or belonging to the French language and culture.
- Blasphemiker
Blasphemer
- Ausdrucksweise
Expression, way of speaking
- Sprechzeit
Speaking time is the time allotted to someone to speak, for example, in therapy or a political debate.
- Uigure
A "Uyghur" is a member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group that mainly lives in the Xinjiang autonomous region in China.
Example sentences with “speaking”
Public speaking is hard. (Öffentliches Sprechen ist schwer.)
Frequently asked questions
How to translate 'speaking' as a noun?
Use 'das Sprechen'.