lengua madre

la lengua madre
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. mother tongue
¿Cuál es su lengua madre? - El español, pero también hablo otros idiomas.What's your mother tongue? - It's Spanish, but I speak other languages too.
b. native language
Mis padres son alemanes, así que mi lengua madre es el alemán.My parents are German so my native language is German.
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