LookItUpmother tongue
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌmʌðɚ ˈtʌŋ/ · UK /ˌmʌðə ˈtʌŋ/
mother tongue means: The language you learned first as a young child.
noun
FIRST LANGUAGEB1
The language you learned first as a young child.
- My mother tongue is Turkish.
- What is your mother tongue?
- She speaks French well, but her mother tongue is Arabic.
Questions about mother tongue
What does mother tongue mean?
The language you learned first as a young child.
What is mother tongue in other languages?
Türkçe: ana dil · Español: lengua materna · Français: langue maternelle · Deutsch: Muttersprache · Italiano: madrelingua · 日本語: 母語
How do you pronounce mother tongue?
In American English /ˌmʌðɚ ˈtʌŋ/; in British English /ˌmʌðə ˈtʌŋ/.
How do you use mother tongue in a sentence?
My mother tongue is Turkish. What is your mother tongue?
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