What does 片言 mean?
片言 is a Japanese noun meaning “broken speech (e.g. broken Japanese)” in English. It is written as 片言 in kanji, かたこと in hiragana, and katakoto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
トムは片言のフランス語しか話せない。
Tom can only speak a little French.