About the Simple Word 'Are'?

Question

hi,I am from China , a not English-speaking country.
I just wonder to know when we talk about : "why you are speaking English",Can we talk about in this way : "why you speaking English" ( omit the word 'are')

yeah , Thanks ,but I know the correct syntax,I just want to know if I speak English like that way, will you suddenly be conscious that it is a syntax error!!!!

Answer 1

"are" is a verb, a conjugated form of the verb "to be." In English, there are certain times when a verb or subject can be implied, not used, but it's better to use them until you know for certain when not to use them. For a question, it should be, "why are you speaking English?" The verb goes before the subject in this case.

"why you speaking English" (without the "are") can sound like urban slang, or quite frankly it can sound like a stereotypical Asian with limited understanding/use of English (I hate to put it that way, but I wanrt to be honest here).

You would be understood saying this, but you would also give the impression of having very limited English skills.

Answer 2

You cannot leave it out, but in fluent speech you may only vaguely hear the 'r'. It sounds like "Wire you speaking English?" When you write you cannot omit the 'are'.

Answer 3

No, it's not proper English. Though it makes sense and children often leave out passive verbs, the phrase is "Why are you speaking English?"

Answer 4

thats the verb you should never make sentence without...its always there,why does it bother you so much?and your upper sentence is not correct,its : why are you speaking english?

Answer 5

ye,he did just want to prove me that nothing wrong with it, but, obviously, all the native speakers said u were totally wrong
mb something we do not really pronounce that words so clearly,but it exists anyway

Answer 6

it doesnt sound correct, does it?