native tongue

She has no background in instruction, and the only language that she and her pupils share is English, which is not a native tongue for any of them.

There are some handshakes before Khal talks to the waitress in German and then switches back to Arabic, his native tongue.

“Audiences have become more acculturated to Latin American culture. The listeners who listen to primarily English-language music were much less receptive to Spanish-language music and much less receptive to music in languages that were not their native tongue. But we’re seeing not so much of that issue anymore.”

Though hardly a household name in America — she sang most of her hits in her native tongue — Hardy was a phenomenon in her homeland, regarded both for her minor-key lyricism and her delicate delivery.

Gaslighting is the native tongue of MAGA.