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to speak, to talk
Source:*govoritiProto-Slaviccertain
Polish mówić and Czech mluvit are one word, *mъlviti; Ukrainian мо́ва 'language' comes from the same root.
English
to speak, to talk
Polish
mówić
ˈmuvʲitɕLearn freshDifferent words — learn this one fresh.
In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianговори́тьgovoritʹɡəvɐˈrʲitʲinherited
- Ukrainianговори́тиhovorytyɦɔʋɔˈrɪtɪinherited
Розмовля́ти 'to converse' is also common.
- Polishmówićˈmuvʲitɕ
- Czechmluvitˈmluvɪt
Czech hovořit, the cognate of говорить, is more formal.
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiangovoritiговоритиɡoˈvoritiinherited
- Englishto speak, to talk