chapurrear

to speak only a little

chapurrear(chah-poo-rreh-ahr)

transitive verb

1.

(colloquial)

(general)

a. to speak only a little

Mis padres chapurrean español.

My parents speak only a little Spanish.

b. to have only a basic grasp of

Chapurreo alemán porque solo lo estudié un año.

I have only a basic grasp of German because I only studied it for a year.