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What language do bilinguals think in and can they think in their weaker language?

Just curious.

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Speak English like 80% of the day so i think in English 100% of the time until someone asks this specific question, then i start questioning my subconscious's racism
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Original post by Casisalive
Speak English like 80% of the day so i think in English 100% of the time until someone asks this specific question, then i start questioning my subconscious's racism


But are you bilingual?
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But are you bilingual?


My grandma only speaks punjabi and i was practically raised by her so i guess im fluent
I think in English but as far as it goes for the weaker language I'm bad at both Urdu and English :rofl:
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My grandma only speaks punjabi and i was practically raised by her so i guess im fluent


can you think in punjabi?
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I think in English but as far as it goes for the weaker language I'm bad at both Urdu and English :rofl:


can you think in urdu?
I'm not quite bilingual but can speak French to a high level (English is my native language), and I can think in French, especially when doing French work/speaking with others.
depends on the person and question tbh

I speak both Farsi & english fluently
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can you think in punjabi?


Yeah but it just feels strange, even if im speaking punjabi i still think in English. I mainly just use punjabi to swear at my other punjabi mates so i guess that part of me isn't used to thinking hard
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depends on the person and question tbh

I speak both Farsi & english fluently


What language do you think in?
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Original post by Casisalive
Yeah but it just feels strange, even if im speaking punjabi i still think in English. I mainly just use punjabi to swear at my other punjabi mates so i guess that part of me isn't used to thinking hard


So how many languages can you think in altogether?
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What language do you think in?


It depends...on what I'm thinking about
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can you think in urdu?


I can
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I think in english.but i speak both at varying times.
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Original post by retro_turtles
I can


So how many languages can you think in altogether?
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So how many languages can you think in altogether?


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What age did you learn English and Urdu?

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