lengua

/ˈlenɡwa/, [ˈlẽŋ.ɡwa]

language, tongue

Examples

Si me enseñan su lengua, les puedo enseñar la mía.

If you teach me your language, I can teach you mine.

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Me gusta la lengua occitana.

I like the Occitan language.

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Mi lengua materna es el portugués.

My native language is Portuguese.

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El alemán es la mejor lengua del mundo.

German is the best language in the world.

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El acento circunflejo no existe en la lengua española.

The circumflex accent doesn't exist in Spanish.

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En el estado de Schleswig-Holstein en la Alemania Federal, el danés es reconocido como una lengua minoritaria protegida.

Danish is recognised as a protected minority language in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

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Chino es la lengua con más hablantes nativos en el mundo.

Chinese is the language with most native speakers in the world.

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Una de las maneras de aprender una lengua extranjera es interactuar con hablantes nativos de ese idioma.

One way to learn a foreign language is to interact with native speakers of that language.

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Él tomó un espejo y examinó atentamente su lengua.

He took a mirror and carefully examined his tongue.

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¿El alemán es una lengua romance?

Is German a Romance language?

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¿Cuál lengua extranjera aprende usted?

Which foreign language are you learning?

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Ha comenzado a escribir el diccionario en su lengua materna.

He has started writing the dictionary in his native language.

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La palabra "esperanto" significa "aquél que espera". Este fue el sobrenombre del creador de la lengua internacional.

The word "esperanto" means "one who hopes". It was the pseudonym of the creator of the international language.

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¿Por qué queréis aprender esta lengua?

Why do you want to learn this language?

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Saque la lengua, por favor.

Please stick out your tongue.

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El urdu es mi lengua materna.

Urdu is my mother tongue.

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¿Qué lengua materna habla usted?

What's your native language?

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¿Qué lengua extranjera estudias en tu escuela?

What foreign language do you study in your school?

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Muchos doctores te revisan primero la lengua cuando comienzan una examinación.

Many doctors look at your tongue first when they begin an examination.

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Toda nueva lengua es como un juego.

Every new language is like a game.

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