Usage examples of "speaking" in English with translation to Spanish

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That boy is speaking English. Ese chico está hablando inglés.
Generally speaking, what she says is right. Generalmente hablando, lo que ella dice es cierto.
He tried speaking French to us. Él trató de hablarnos en francés.
She composed herself before speaking. Ella se tranquilizó antes de hablar.
While I was speaking, he said nothing. Mientras yo hablaba, él no decía nada.
Tom dislikes speaking in public. A Tom no le gusta hablar en público.
He said he wasn't used to speaking in public. Dijo que no estaba acostumbrado a hablar en público.
Who is she speaking to? ¿Con quién está hablando ella?
Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery. Nada en este mundo es más difícil que decir la verdad, y nada más fácil que ser un adulador.
Generally speaking, history repeats itself. Generalmente hablando, la historia se repite.
He said that speaking Chinese is like eating pineapple. It makes him itchy all over. Él dijo que hablar chino es como comer piña. Le da comezón por todas partes.
I dislike speaking in public. No me gusta hablar en público.
Frankly speaking, I hate him. Francamente hablando, lo odio.
She detests speaking in public. Odia hablar en público.
Mary is speaking to strangers. María está hablando con extraños.
Frankly speaking, he is wrong. Francamente hablando, está equivocado.
Speaking English isn't easy. Hablar inglés no es cosa fácil.
Are you speaking to me? ¿Estás hablando conmigo?
Frankly speaking, he is untrustworthy. Hablando francamente, él no es de fiarse.
Hello. This is Ogawa speaking. Aló. Habla Ogawa.
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