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Malta  #19305  Wed, 07 Nov 07 05:34 PM

Habláis castellano? should mean, Do you(plural) speak castilian?
Hablan castellano? should mean, Do they speak castilian?

It looks quite right to me.

  
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Pucca  #19311  Wed, 07 Nov 07 10:19 PM
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yo:                            hablo = I speak (singular)
tú:                            hablas = you speak (singular)
él, ella, usted:           habla = he, she, you(more formal 'you') speak (singular)
nosotros(-as):           hablamos = we speak (plural)
vosotros(-as):           habláis = you speak (plural)
ellos, ellas:               hablan = they speak (plural)
ustedes:                   hablan = You speak (plural)

Is this correct? In this book it says that hablan means both THEY speak and YOU speak. Which is confusing me a bit.         "Hablan" can be used for "ellos" and "ustedes".

"Usted" = Formal "you"
"Ustedes" = Formal "you" in the plural form

"Tú" = Informal "you"
"Vosotros" = Informal "you", plural


Habláis castellano? should mean, Do you(plural) speak Castilian?   
Hablan castellano? should mean, Do they speak Castilian?
Is this correct?         As Malta said, yes, it is correct :)           You know that Castilian and Spanish are the same, don't you?


Hope it helps!
  
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