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родной язык

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Meaning of родной язык

the first language you learned as a child

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Russian[rɐdˈnoj jɪˈzɨk]
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родной язык with English translation

родной язык usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

At home, she still speaks her native language.

Дома она всё ещё говорит на своём родном языке.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Learning in your native language can feel easier.

Учиться на родном языке может быть легче.

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родной языкnative language
отвечать на вопросыanswer questions
задавать вопросыask questions
работать вместеwork together
делать домашнее заданиеdo homework
сохранять теплоstay warm
быть холоднымbe cold

родной язык synonyms

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What's the difference between родной язык / первый язык / родная речь

🇷🇺Russian
родной язык

native language — the first language you learned as a child

A2Often

At home, she still speaks her native language.

Дома она всё ещё говорит на своём родном языке.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
родной язык

The main, most neutral term for the first language learned from childhood.

A1Very Often

Russian is my native language.

Русский — мой родной язык.

П
🇷🇺Russian
первый язык

A precise term for the language learned before others; neutral and common in education and linguistics.

A1Often

English was his first language.

Английский был его первым языком.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
родная речь

A more figurative expression meaning one's own familiar speech, sometimes with an emotional sense of closeness.

A1Often

He spoke warmly about his native speech.

Он с теплом говорил о родной речи.

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родной язык translation: native language. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce родной язык

[rɐdˈnoj jɪˈzɨk]

родной язык translation

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родной язык examples

At home, she still speaks her native language.

родной язык transcription

[rɐdˈnoj jɪˈzɨk]

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родной язык meaning: what does it mean?

язык, который человек выучил первым в детстве

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At home, she still speaks her native language. Translation: Дома она всё ещё говорит на своём родном языке.

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