A2 — Elementarynoun
lingua madre
mother tongue, native language
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
madrelinguaprima lingualingua nativaidioma originale
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
lingua stranieraseconda lingualingua adottivalingua acquisita
Usage note
'Lingua madre' = mother tongue. 'Madrelingua' (as noun) = native speaker. 'Prima lingua' = first language. 'Lingua straniera' = foreign language (opposite).
Example
"Il mio italiano è la mia lingua madre."
"Italian is my mother tongue."
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