Grammatical class

Noun

langue

(anatomy) tongue

Details

Syllables

lan-gue

Phonetics

lɑ̃g

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

522

Freq. (movies)

902

Freq. (news)

2337

Sentences

La langue dans la bouche

The tongue in the mouth

A1

Elle parle trois langues.

She speaks three languages.

A1

Tire la langue !

Stick out your tongue.

A1

Tiens ta langue !

Bite your tongue.

A1

Je tins ma langue.

I kept my mouth shut.

A1

Choisis une langue.

Choose a language.

A1

Ils tiraient la langue.

They were panting.

A2

Je connais votre langue.

I know your language.

A2

Je déteste ma langue maternelle.

I hate my native tongue.

B1

Le danois est une langue hideuse.

Danish is an ugly language.

B1

La langue polonaise est concernée.

The Polish language is involved.

B1

Il faut aimer sa langue maternelle.

One should love one's mother tongue.

B1