Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/lɑ̃ɡ/

Line drawing of langue
Coloured illustration of langue
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Translation

language, tongue

Word origin

From Latin lingua ('tongue, language'). The same root gave English language, lingual and linguistics.

Origin
Latin
Root
lingua
English cognates
language, lingual, linguistics, bilingual

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Plurallangues

Examples

belle .

French is a very beautiful language to learn.

Quelle - ?

Which language do you speak with your family at home?

pendue, .

He has a sharp tongue, as they say.

.

Learning a new language takes time and effort.

soeur l' .

My sister studies several languages at school this year.

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This word is part of lesson 23.