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second languagea language that a person learns and uses in addition to their first or native language

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a language that a person learns and uses in addition to their first or native language

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

Korean meaning: 모국어 이외에 후천적으로 학습하여 사용하는 언어

Korean pronunciation: **세**컨드 **랭**귀지

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother learned Korean as a second language when she moved to Korea 50 years ago, and now she speaks it better than some natives!
  • The company requires all employees to be fluent in at least one second language for international business.
  • He dreams in his second language now, which means he's truly bilingual - or just really confused!

second language

NOUN

//ˈsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ//

a language that a person learns and uses in addition to their first or native language

second language concept
💡 Concept

a language that a person learns and uses in addition to their first or native language

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second language rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From language anguish to language joy!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Origin

라틴어 'secundus'(두 번째의)와 'lingua'(혀, 언어)에서 유래한 합성어입니다. 인간이 태어나서 첫 번째로 배우는 언어(모국어) 다음에 오는 '두 번째 언어'라는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

languageanguishdistinguish
language
anguish
distinguish

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother learned Korean as a second language when she moved to Korea 50 years ago, and now she speaks it better than some natives!

The company requires all employees to be fluent in at least one second language for international business.

😄 Fun example

He dreams in his second language now, which means he's truly bilingual - or just really confused!

Second language learning becomes more challenging as we age, but it's never too late to start.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

foreign languageadditional languageL2non-native languageacquired language

Antonyms

first languagenative languagemother tongue

Related

bilingualmultilinguallanguage acquisitionfluencylinguistics