"Se ___ español"

HABLA

This common Spanish verb means "speaks" and is often used when asking about language ability in phrases like "¿___ usted inglés?"

This clue is the start of the common Spanish phrase "Se habla español" (Spanish is spoken here), often seen on signs in Spanish-speaking places. The blank fills in with "habla", the third-person present tense of "hablar" (to speak). It’s a straightforward fill-in-the-blank with no wordplay—just a natural way to complete a well-known expression. If you’ve seen the phrase before, the answer comes instantly.