Speaking the Native Tongue! - Page 2

Originally posted by: bas02

I think that it is quite important to keep your mother tongue alive. I know how you feel, I speak in English the majority of the time, but I feel that I should speak in Gujrati as much as possible. Why?Because I feel a huge part of my culture is attachted to that, and if I lose it then I lose part of my identity. People should not be ashamed of their own language because being bi-lingual is considered as a privelage.

I agree!👏

Originally posted by: nali476

Because you said u agree with my father. Bas didnt say that. I did

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Oh yeah, you are right. Sorry.😆 Actually, what I meant to say was that I agreed with what bas said and also with what your father said.

lol!😆Thank God the confusion is over!😆

Agree with bas totally. Also, it is always better to be able to speak/read/write as many languages as you can. We are lucky we have the privilege of knowing another language without having to take up a course for this!

Hey even though i woz born in Portugal, i still can speak Gujerati n Hindi as i speak at home. but ever since i came to England im startin to forget Portuguese. as in england i have to learn english, german, n french, so im learnin more dan 5 languages at once, so i get portuguese in to french n french into portuguese same wid english. i agree wid bas n all others sayin dat native language is important to speak. coz if u went to any religious ceremony in ur native country would u go there sayin english to ppl who dont know english?

Bas... i totaliee agree wif u :) Even tho.. i wusz born in Canada, lived here my whole life, I know hindi and punjabi.. i also feel comfortable wif English, becuz itz tha common language and i noe it the best but still i feel that knwoing ur mother tongue is very important! :)

I live in USA and i am going through this problem too because sometime when my brother and I start talking in English my family members start screaming. I think u know why we feel uncomfortable talking in our native language bez the way other people judge u...i know my gujarati is perfect and i know my hindi is somewhere and i still have to work on it but the way people judge u...so many time peopl start correcting u or start laughing at u when u pronounce something different. I guess that's why lot of people talk in the language they feel comfortable. I think there is nothing wrong in talking in the language u feel comfortable as long as u still keep ur values and culture close to u don't hurt others feeling but everyone should know there language.

Originally posted by: bas02

I think that it is quite important to keep your mother tongue alive. I know how you feel, I speak in English the majority of the time, but I feel that I should speak in Gujrati as much as possible. Why?Because I feel a huge part of my culture is attachted to that, and if I lose it then I lose part of my identity. People should not be ashamed of their own language because being bi-lingual is considered as a privelage.

nice one 👏

Originally posted by: bas02

I think that it is quite important to keep your mother tongue alive. I know how you feel, I speak in English the majority of the time, but I feel that I should speak in Gujrati as much as possible. Why?Because I feel a huge part of my culture is attachted to that, and if I lose it then I lose part of my identity. People should not be ashamed of their own language because being bi-lingual is considered as a privelage.

Couldn't say it any more better.! Completely agree w/ u bas 👏 👏

Well said, Bas! 👏

Knowing how to speak, understand or write any language (no matter how badly you do it) is an asset.