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How do you say “mother tongue” in Vietnamese?

“Mother tongue” in Vietnamese is tiếng mẹ đẻ (mother tongue), bản ngữ (mother tongue).

Vietnamese words for “mother tongue”

  • Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ mɛ˧˨ʔ ʔɗɛ˧˩] · Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ mɛ˨˩˨ ʔɗɛ˨˩˦]tiếng rising mẹ heavy đẻ dipping

    mother tongue; first language; native language

    for “mother tongue” meaning: The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

    • Tiếng Tây Ban Nha là tiếng mẹ đẻ của cô ấy.Spanish is her mother tongue.
  • bản ngữnoun
    Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]bản dipping ngữ creaky rising

    mother tongue; first language; native language

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