mother tongue
US /ˈmʌð.ər ˌtʌŋ/
UK /ˈmʌð.ər ˌtʌŋ/
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母語
the language that a person has grown up speaking from childhood; the native language of a person or a group of people
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English is my mother tongue, but I also speak French fluently.
英語是我的母語，但我也會說流利的法語。
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Learning a new language is easier if you have a strong foundation in your mother tongue.
如果你的母語基礎紮實，學習一門新語言會更容易。