Spanish Conversation · Level 186
15 words
Spanish word
hablante
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈβlante/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)speaker
Example
Ella es una hablante nativa de español.
She is a native speaker of Spanish.
More examples
Como hablante nativo, ella comprende las expresiones coloquiales.
As a native speaker, she understands colloquial expressions.
Core concept
Person who uses a language to communicate.
Common phrases
hablante nativo
native speaker
hablante de español
Spanish speaker
Similar words
parlante: Person who knows and uses a given language to speak it.
nativo: Person who learned and speaks a language from infancy as a native tongue.
interlocutor: Person who engages in dialogue as a conversational partner.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que habla una lengua para comunicarse.
Word origin
The noun is formed from the verb hablar 'to speak' plus the agentive suffix -ante, and hablar derives from Latin fabulare with the original initial f changing to h in Spanish.
Usage tips
- This term appears mainly in linguistic or formal contexts and usually labels language ability, as in hablante nativo rather than describing personality.