Which one would you go for?

Question

I want to say "Nearly half a million people have it as their native language".

Which option would you go for?

1. Casi medio millón de personas lo tienen como sus lengua materna

2. Casi medio millón de personas lo tienen a sus lengua materna

3. Something else (let me know what!)

Answer 1

Casi medio millón de personas lo hablan como su lengua materna.

¡Muchas gracias, Colin! - togtog, May 10, 2014

Answer 2

The correct way is:

Casi medio millón de personas lo/la (I need more information about "it") hablan/tienen como su lengua materna.

We don't say "medio de un millón" but "medio millón" Their can mean "su" or "sus", it depends on the following Word (if it's singular or plural)

Their car is red. Su coche (carro in some Latin American countries) es rojo. Their cars are red. Sus coches son rojos.

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Es es muy útil. Gracias - togtog, May 10, 2014

'it' is the polish language. Do you think hablan or tienen is better? - togtog, May 10, 2014

I agree with SpanishSkpyeorg, however, "hablan" is a much better choice than "tienen" - 005faa61, May 10, 2014

Yes, I would use "hablan" and I agree, it's a better choice but "tienen" would be correct as well although less common. - SpanishSkypeorg, May 11, 2014