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Sentence #1117619

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colslaw colslaw September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 at 5:01:23 PM UTC link Permalink

Doesn't sound natural to me...Should be: Do you know English? Only context where this would make sense (to me) would be in a sarcastic/surprised tone: "You know English!...Really?".
Source: Native Australian speaker

Scott Scott September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 at 5:05:09 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, it's meant as an expression of surprise. "You know English? I thought you could only speak Japanese."

sysko sysko September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 at 5:05:42 PM UTC link Permalink

I don't know about Italian, but the French ones are rather polite and so, so if someone else confirm that this sentence is natural only when being sarcastic, then they should be unlinked.

Scott Scott September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 at 5:08:32 PM UTC link Permalink

Ma traduction serait: "Tu parles anglais?"

sacredceltic sacredceltic September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 at 5:11:35 PM UTC link Permalink

oui, ou « Tu connais l'anglais ? »

colslaw colslaw September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 at 5:21:49 PM UTC link Permalink

Hmm...Actually in retrospect the sentence still seems a little rough, even as an expression of surprise. It makes grammatical sense but does not sound natural, in my opinion. But maybe this is just the way people speak, in my area. To me "You understand English? I thought you only spoke Japanese."

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You know English?

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