Learn English – is it idiomatic to say “speak English no well” & “speak English no good”

adjectivesadverbsword-choiceword-usage

No (adv): used before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘not’ (source)

She's feeling no better this morning.

Reply by no later than 21 July.

good (adv): (especially North American English, informal) well
(source)

‘How's it going?’ ‘Pretty good.’

(non-standard) Now, you listen to me good!

is it idiomatic to say "speak English no well" & "speak English no good"?

Best Answer

For your example phrase

speak English not well

would be a better choice, however, more idiomatic would be

not speak English well

He does not speak English well.

using "well" (adverb) with speak (verb) instead of "good" (adjective)

He speaks English well.
He is well spoken.

You could also say

His English is no good.
His English is good.

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