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Do you guys speak a mix of your languages? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by wendyz@lemmy.ml to c/languages@lemmy.world

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Like I’m a Spanglish speaker sometimes since I already know Spanish (my native) and English!!

¡Buenas noches a todos! I will probably go dormir ya que son las 23:20 where I live.

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[–] lalomartins@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Speak, rarely, but when thinking, yeah, exactly what you describe. Also, sometimes there's a concept that's just described better in one specific language.

For speaking I have more of a “switch” going on. Besides, I'm always mindful of people around me not speaking my other languages. On the other hand… when talking to someone who shares more languages, I feel we can achieve some nice compression by mixing and matching.

[–] wendyz@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Completamente agree with you.