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To those of you who speak two languages. What language is your inner monologue in?

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Sara_t
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English because out of the 2 languages, it's the one I speak the most often
Original post by Sara_t
English because out of the 2 languages, it's the one I speak the most often


What is your other language, can you think in your other language?
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I speak English and Urdu. My internal monologue is in both languages, some parts of the sentence in Urdu and some in English
Original post by theuglymeme
I speak English and Urdu. My internal monologue is in both languages, some parts of the sentence in Urdu and some in English


So you can think in Urdu?
Original post by michaeldeport
So you can think in Urdu?


yes but its mixed with english too
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Sara_t
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Original post by michaeldeport
What is your other language, can you think in your other language?

I can think in my other language yeah, but I feel weird when I do because I'm speaking in english all day so it'd be natural for me to think in english too, it's the main language i've been raised speaking in.
Original post by Sara_t
I can think in my other language yeah, but I feel weird when I do because I'm speaking in english all day so it'd be natural for me to think in english too, it's the main language i've been raised speaking in.


What is your other language?
Original post by Plantagenet Crown
It depends. In England it was usually English and in my country of ethnic origin I usually think in that language.

However, for the past few years I've been making a conscious effort to think in the foreign language even when I'm in England and so now most of my internal monologue isn't in English.


Oh wow. What is your country of ethnic origin? So that means you can think in 2 languages?
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Original post by michaeldeport
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I've always known hindi. Its my mother tongue. I actually only started to learn English when i started school since i lived in india. I didn't even speak it much before but ever since i moved to the UK I've become used to it


Can you think in any other languages?
both my native language and English combine, where sometimes I just switch mid-sentence without really noticing it.
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DD2508
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Original post by michaeldeport
What age did you learn Hindi?


I've always known hindi. Its my mother tongue. I actually only started to learn English when i started school since i lived in india. I didn't even speak it much before but ever since i moved to the UK I've become used to it
Original post by frostyy
both my native language and English combine, where sometimes I just switch mid-sentence without really noticing it.


What is your native languages?
Original post by michaeldeport
What is your native languages?

polish
Original post by frostyy
polish


i) Can you think in Polish?
ii) Can you think in English?
iii) Can you think in any other languages (other than Polish and English)?
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Original post by michaeldeport
But then do you speak another language?


Yeah, I speak Urdu when I need to and I can sort of understand/speak a bit Arabic

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