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communication system

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British English/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
American English/ə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Russian transcription[jɪˈzɨk]
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🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Перед поездкой она выучила простые фразы на местном языке.

Before the trip, she learned simple phrases in the local language.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Языковые курсы обучают и грамматике, и культурным фразам.

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languageязык
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

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What's the difference between language / tongue / mother tongue / lingua franca

🇬🇧English
language

the general term for a system of communication by spoken or written words or other symbols

A1Very Often

English is a widely spoken language.

Английский — широко распространённый язык.

🇬🇧English

can mean 'language' in set phrases (e.g. mother tongue) or in literary use; also means the organ in the mouth

A2Often

Her mother tongue is Spanish.

Её родной язык — испанский.

M
🇬🇧English
mother tongue

the language a person learned from birth or in early childhood (their native language)

A1Often

My mother tongue is Russian.

Мой родной язык — русский.

L
🇬🇧English
lingua franca

a language used as a common means of communication between speakers of different native languages

B2Rarely

English often serves as a lingua franca in international business.

Английский часто служит лингва франка в международном бизнесе.

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language translation: язык. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

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/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

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язык

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Before the trip, she learned simple phrases in the local language.

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/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/, /ə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

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communication system

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Before the trip, she learned simple phrases in the local language. Translation: Перед поездкой она выучила простые фразы на местном языке.

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Is language part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

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