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British English/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
American English/ə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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Before the trip, she learned simple phrases in the local language.

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🇬🇧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.

M
🇬🇧English
mother tongue

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

A1Often

My mother tongue is Russian.

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.

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/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

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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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