speak language



speak someone's language

Fig. to say something that one agrees with or understands. I gotcha. Now you're speaking my language. Mary speaks Fred's language. They get along fine.
See also: language, speak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dileep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Sieffre-Welsh
MaksymMAHK-sim (Polish)Ukrainian, Polish
ElliotEL-ee-ətEnglish
Andebert-Ancient Germanic
Elisavetel-ee-SAH-vetGreek