no habla

doesn't speak

→ no

phrase Common #8,305

doesn't speak Used with a person or thing as the subject. Depending on context, it can also mean “doesn't talk,” “doesn't speak about,” or “doesn't say a word.”

SP: Mi hermano no habla mucho en clase.

EN: My brother doesn't speak much in class.

No habla en serio.

He isn't serious.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Cuando uno no habla, lo siguen pateando escalera arriba.

When you don't speak, they keep kicking you up the stairs.

Tom no habla con nadie.

Tom doesn't talk to anyone.

No come, no habla.

He doesn't eat, he doesn't talk.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Abre la puerta, conduce bien, no habla si no le hablan.

He opens the door, drives well, and doesn't speak unless spoken to.

— Taxi Express (1998)

A veces, no habla durante toda la comida.

Sometimes, he doesn't speak during the entire meal.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Tom no habla nunca de dinero.

Tom never talks about money.

Desde que salió de Vladimir no habla.

He hasn't spoken since leaving Vladimir.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Ella no habla solamente inglés, también habla francés.

She doesn't just speak English, she also speaks French.

Nuestro bebé no habla todavía.

Our baby doesn't talk yet.

Él no habla finés, pero su abuelo sí.

He doesn't speak Finnish, but his grandfather does.

Pero no se preocupe, Giovanna no habla ni palabra.

But don't worry, Giovanna doesn't speak a word.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

No habla conmigo ni se le encuentra.

He doesn't talk to me, and he can't be found.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Tom casi no habla con nadie.

Tom hardly speaks to anyone.

Creo que Astérix no habla de Cleopatra, sino de la cortesana que la acompaña.

I think Asterix isn't talking about Cleopatra, but about the courtesan who accompanies her.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Tom no habla.

Tom doesn't speak.

Él no habla nuestra lengua.

He doesn't speak our language.

Yo soy Gálvez y él es Búho, no habla nada pero mira mucho.

I am Gálvez and he is Búho; he doesn't speak at all, but he watches closely.

— El espinazo del diablo (2001)

No habla.

He doesn't speak.

— Titane (2021)

Tom no habla nunca acerca de sus hijos.

Tom never talks about his children.

Ella no habla pero tú necesitas empezar a hacerlo.

She doesn't talk but you need to start.

Nuestro bebé no habla aún.

Our baby doesn't speak yet.

Él no habla así.

He doesn't talk like that.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Él no habla mi idioma.

He doesn't speak my language.

Ya sabes que tu padre no habla una palabra de inglés.

You already know that your father doesn't speak a word of English.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

No habla con nadie.

They don't talk to anyone.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Hay gente que no habla con la policía.

There are people who don't talk to the police.

Usted no habla mi lengua.

You don't speak my language.

— Dil se.. (1998)

Ella no habla casi nada de inglés.

She speaks almost no English.

La gente no habla así.

People don't talk like that.

Tom no habla nunca de su infancia.

Tom never talks about his childhood.

Ella no habla mi idioma.

She doesn't speak my language.

Nada, no habla de esa época.

Nothing, he doesn't talk about that period.

— Volver (2006)

Ella no habla.

She doesn't speak.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Ya que él no habla por lo menos hablemos los demás.

Since he won't speak, at least the rest of us should speak.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Él no habla ni alemán ni francés.

He speaks neither German nor French.

Viejo, tu papá no habla hace mucho tiempo con Heraldo, ¿no?

Hey, your dad hasn't spoken to Heraldo in a long time, right?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

No habla de ello, está destrozado.

He doesn't talk about it, he's devastated.

— Rebeca (1940)

Tom no habla nada de francés.

Tom doesn't speak any French.

Ella no habla nuestro idioma.

She doesn't speak our language.

No entiendo por qué tu padre no habla contigo.

I don't understand why your father doesn't talk to you.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Esta perra no habla ni escucha.

This dog doesn't speak or listen.

— Lindas y letales (2026)

Él no habla a menos que se lo pidan.

He doesn't speak unless he's asked to.