which is correct?
My mother language or my mother tongue??? Are both correct??
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which is correct?
My mother language or my mother tongue??? Are both correct??Both are correct. I am used to seeing "native language" and "mother tongue."
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'Mother language' is a not a term that is used anywhere to refer to the language you first learned to speak. 'Mother tongue' isn't archaic but it's more commonly used in writing than in speech (it's also commonly used by linguists.)
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English speakers (at least Americans) don't use "mother language" , and "mother tongue" is archaic. People usually use "native/first" language.
Example: His native language is Spanish, but he speaks English very well.
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So "mother language" is not common to hear, I didn't know that. Thank you a lot
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Hola Diego.
Both would be understood, but 'mother language' is not a common phrase.
'Mother Tongue' is the most common way to say it.
Example:
"I am learning to speak Spanish, but English is my mother tongue"
~Greg
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