日本語は少ししか話せません。
Nihongo wa sukoshi shika hanasemasen.
I only speak a little Japanese.
- Word for word
- “I can only speak a little Japanese.”
- Politeness: Polite
- です/ます style. The safe default with strangers, shop staff and colleagues.
- When you would say it
- Warning someone before a longer conversation.
- Worth knowing
- Say it modestly even if your Japanese is good. Humility is expected.