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Today’s Word: native

Today’s Word: native

August 26, 2018 =========

☆  native   生まれつきの

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There are a few ways to use “native” as an adjective. For example, Mr. Tanaka is a native of Japanese, meaning that he was born in Japan. You can also use this for a region, not just a country, for example, Josh is a native New Yorker.

Your native language, or native tongue, is the first language that you learned to speak when you were a baby. For example, you might say, “English is not my native tongue.” Whereas, of course, I would say that English IS my native tongue. If someone can speak a few languages, you could say, “She can speak not only her nativeRead more about Today’s Word: native[…]