Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s Words with English with Languissimo® which will help you improve your vocabulary so that you can communicate better in English.
My name is Vanessa Rocket. I’m the founder and CEO of Languissimo®.
Today, I will quickly cover the difference between “tongue” and “language”, following a special request.
- “A tongue” is a part of the mouth that helps you speak.
There are a couple of expressions with the word “tongue”.
Mother tongue
Cat got your tongue?
To bite one’s tongue
To be on the tip of one’s tongue
- “A language” refers mostly to the language we speak (including second languages). For example, the French language, the English language, etc.
There are other types of languages:
Body language
Sign language
The language of flowers
The language of colours
I’m sure there are more but these are the ones that come to my mind.
When you learn a second language, there are three main levels of language proficiency:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Some Practice Questions
- What is your mother tongue?
- What second languages do you speak?
- What is your current level in English as a second language?
Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and talk to you soon! Big hugs 😊