+222 It's hard to imagine that people can think in different languages, depending on what their first language is, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's the reason why you can never truly master a language the way you master your first language (unless you stop using your first language). Also, I can speak Romanian, so one day I decided to think in it for a day (protection from a lot of mind-readers too y ).

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My parents taught us English and Afrikaans simultaneously. We had actual English and Afrikaans days where we were only spoken to in said language (and later on only allowed to speak in that language).

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's really interesting. So what language do you usually think in, when you're not doing the all-English or all-Afrikaans days?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No those days were only when we were small. I think in a mixture of both or one of the two.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I see. That's really cool in my opinion.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I have always wondered what language Spanish teachers think in. Assuming they're native spanish speakers. And really anyone who has learned a second language and moved to that country.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I grew up speaking English and Tsonga, but my English is far better. Usually, my thoughts are a mix of the two. But it does depend on what language I was speaking. Like, if I mostly spoke English that day, they tend to be in English rather than Tsonga and vice versa. It's pretty cool though.

by Anonymous 11 years ago