Phrase guide

second language

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A language that is spoken by someone but is not their mother tongue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My second languages are Italian and German.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 第二語言 /第二语言 (dì-èr yǔyán) — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外語 /外语 (wàiyǔ) — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Finnish: toinen kieli — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Finnish: muu kieli — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • French: seconde langue — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Galician: segunda lingua — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Georgian: მეორე ენა (meore ena) — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • German: Zweitsprache — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Indonesian: bahasa kedua — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Norwegian Bokmål: andrespråk — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: andrespråk — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Portuguese: segunda língua — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Southern Sami: mubpien-gïele — language spoken other than the mother tongue
  • Swedish: andraspråk — language spoken other than the mother tongue