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What language did 🧝Arwen and Aragorn speak in the movie?

And I believe the answer is that they spoke Sindarin.

The First Houses of Men learned to speak Sindarin when they were befriended by the Eldar (elves) of Beleriand.

They continued to speak Sindarin through most of the 2nd age on Numenor. Scholars and poets learned the high-elven of Quenya that is spoken in the undying lands, but most people were not fluent in that language.

Sindarin and Quenya are certainly related languages.
 
I'm certainly no elvish linguist.

I'm just going by the history of Middle Earth and Numenor.

The index of the Sil states that Quenya:

The ancient tongue, common to all Elves, in the form that it took in Valinor: brought to Middle-earth by the Noldorian exiles, but abandoned by them as a daily speech, especially after the edict of King Thingol against its use.

Elrond is Noldor so it is possible that the residents of Imladris speak Quenya on a daily basis, and that is where Aragorn would learn it.

I'm sure that someone in this community would know the definite answer. Wish he/she would show up, I'd like to know...
 
Good job Elven-queen! That is live well, fare well or to good fortune I think but you maybe know. Actually all the time when they spoke elvish they spoke Sindarin but for one place, Saruman's curse when he told the mountain in Quenya* to: "Let it's bloodstained horn fall down and bury it's enemies!"

Welocme to the forum MagicalMaiden, nice to have you with us, if you are interested in Tolkien's languages may I suggest that you check up the forum for the languages of Middle earth. In the guild of Tolkienology we have a quenya course going on, just PM me if you are interested!

Húrin Thalion
 

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