first languagemeaning

noun·B2·13 letters

language learned first, mother tongue

Example sentence

Spanish is her first language, though she also speaks French.

What "first language" looks like in a lesson

The tutor asks, you answer out loud, the tutor answers back. Same word you just looked up.

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Give me a sentence with "first language".

Spanish is her first language, though she also speaks French.

That works. Now tell me where you last heard "first language".

Tap the mic and answer

Other B2 words

• abandonedleft alone or deserted
• abnormallyin an unusual or irregular way
• abolishto officially end a law or practice
• aboriginalrelating to the earliest known inhabitants
• abruptlysuddenly and without warning
• absenteea person who is absent from a place
• absurdwildly unreasonable or ridiculous
• abusecruel treatment or wrong use of something
• accessibilitythe quality of being easy to reach or use
• accommodationa place where someone lives or stays
• accordinglyin a way that fits the situation
• accumulateto gather or increase gradually over time

Levels come from the CEFR-J Vocabulary Profile v1.5 by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Octanove Vocabulary Profile C1/C2 by Octanove Labs, CC BY-SA 4.0 Meanings and example sentences are written by VocaFlare.