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話せる
This is the potential form of hanasu, to speak. Japanese has no word for can, so the verb becomes hanaseru. Note that the object often takes ga rather than wo with potential verbs.
Examples in context
日本語が話せる
I can speak Japanese
友達は英語が話せます
My friend can speak English
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