If you grew up with multiple languages, what is your main language that you think in?

[melanieeeB]

So like for the first 6 years of my life I only knew turkish and then I learned german and English at the same time.
But my main language that I use and well think in is german, followed by English.

I also mostly mix up german and English and like if I'm unsure about a word or don't know it in german, I for sure will know this word in English, I kinda know more words in English tho

[humanearth]

I grew up with German, Italian and English speaking family

But as we as kids got older and the older generation was dying off. English became the main language over time

The only parts of German and Italian language I remember is bits and pieces.

If someone wanted to have a conversation in them languages with me. I might understand some of what they are saying

But I can do the Morse Code language as fluid as English. And Morse Code is technically a language of sound

[humanearth]

When I was young I was confused and thought in every language I was raised with. But it slowly became English

[Anonymous]

Question: If your native language is Turkish how do you say eat in your language? Is it goble goble?

Make me stop.
I am English but I have sought to learn ASL, Spanish, Japanese, Russian. I am fluent in English. Can get the idea across in ASL and Spanish. Suck at Nihongo and Paruski

[melanieeeB]

Eat means yemek in turkis

[Opinion Owner]

: ) love it thank you. That was just a stupid joke in the start of my comment. I knew a girl who spoke Turkish. She wanted me to guess her third language and I got it right. (with a little research)

[TheLoneTigress]

French, Italian, Arabic & English. I can also understand some Punjabi (via Sikh friends).

I grew up French-speaking mostly but living in Anglo areas lost most of it. I can communicate in bits & pieces. I only use Arabic or Italian when I need to. An unfortunate thing about the US is there are areas where if you speak anything foreign you're set upon by rabid two-legged dogs screaming "speak English".

[dovendyret]

I think in Icelandic, Danish and English. Depends on what language I've been using recently and how much.

Native Icelandic by the way - been in Denmark for 15 years.

[NathanDavis]

my main language is Spanish because it was first, and then I learned English as well... so Spanish used to be internal language for a while, I do remember that, I don't remember when exactly but at some point I started to think in both languages and I would also dream in both languages

nowadays it depends on the circumstances or the environment, the people I am interacting with, the tasks, etcétera... would say 50/50 pretty much

[ElEs94]

Yes, same here. I think my main language will always be the one that was spoken at home, even though I was learning both at the same time (Spanish at home/English at school)

[NathanDavis]

@ElEs94 yep, they say that when you get really scared/surprised... you will shout in Spanish, or whichever was your first language... lol

[Avicenna]

I was raised with English and German and some exposure to French and Spanish because my mother taught those languages and I had relatives who spoke them. I think mostly in English and German and sometimes in Spanish.

[Nonamesbetter18]

I think in both languages, I think in my language when I speak to my folks and English when I speak at work.. or with some friends

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I've only known English sometimes I wish I would have taken up other languages

[TheSpaceGnome]

I only know one language, but I mostly think in images/video, English just fills in the gaps.

[Creampiekarl420]

English is my main but I learned sign language from a very sick little girl and Spanish because I sleep with a lot of latinas

[mantelk]

I think in both farsi and English. But deeper thoughts are usually in my mother tongue Farsi.

[yucel_eden]

I think in Turkish and English (native in both), but I can also think in Kurdish too.

[Christian65]

what language is Kurdish closest to? I don't know much about it.

[yucel_eden]

It’s an indo European language.

Same as German in grammar and a few resemblances to Farsi.

Basically a Germanic language

[Wise4myage]

Probably the language that is used most often where I grew up.

[Curiouslad123]

A mix of both Greek and English is what I think in.

[EaterPeter]

I have no idea what language I use mostly to think, I believe it is English

[EaterPeter]

Thanks for like!

[ItsMykolaJenkins]

I think in russian
But started to live in Spain when was 15 and now for 4 years i soeak mostly English at work and my boyfriend is English as well

[CrazyGirl2]

My main language I think in is English, but I do speak a little French, German, and Spanish!

[moonpie89]

Main is English. I think in both sometimes

[roy_ricky09]

Punjabi... Then hindi English Tamil

[TallAnon]

That changes from one day to the other

[hennie0038]

gujjari

[fireforeffect]

English.

[jamessapphire]

English

[lovelovrcrush20211]

English