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Jan 15, 2012 - 04:23 PM
"Usted habla espanol muy bien" means "You(formal) speaks Spanish very good." The other phrase "Habla bien ingles." has a few translations, depending on the context. Since we are lacking a pronoun in this phrase, the subject could be inferred as Usted, El, or Ella. Therefore, using the Usted subject, we could translate it to "You(formal) [IMPLIED, not given] speaks good English."
So in context, these two are different ways of saying, essentially, the same phrase. Both could be used; however, I would suggest the first one because it provides more specificity with reference to the subject. I would only recommend using the latter in a situation where the subject was implied by either speaker in a conversation.
Hope this helps, feel free to comment back with any questions -- I'll try to clarify more if needed!
So in context, these two are different ways of saying, essentially, the same phrase. Both could be used; however, I would suggest the first one because it provides more specificity with reference to the subject. I would only recommend using the latter in a situation where the subject was implied by either speaker in a conversation.
Hope this helps, feel free to comment back with any questions -- I'll try to clarify more if needed!