Do You Think In A Language


Do You Think In A Language  

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  1. 1. Do You Think In A Language

    • Yes
      168
    • No
      6
  2. 2. If "Yes," Then Which Describes you?

    • I think in my native language
      86
    • I think in a non-native language
      18
    • I think in my native language unless I'm dealing with another language at the moment
      23
    • I use different languages at different times when thikning
      38
    • I only use a language some of the time
      9


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i think ppl quite often mix "thinking" with speaking efficiently.

i would say personally i think in english most of the time (seeing as how i live the us of a). this is generally the case mainly due to the people i associate with: my parents speak english pretty dam well for immigrants, my friends etc are all fluent in english.

however, i am native chinese and i grew up learning both of these languages and when im spoken to in chinese whether it be my parents or a friend, i can reply in chinese without resorting to "mental translation".

so in other words, i can think with consciousness in both of these languages without having to translate any words in my head in order to comprehend better (which to me means im fluent in these two languages).

for high school, i am also learning spanish and i recently thought about this factor when i was reading this short story for homework called "alejandro" (and later "el sur" by jorge borges). i guess i am starting become fluent in spanish as well because i used to have to translate each phrase in english. in a conversation, it would be tedious as i would have to do that, then formulate a response in english, translate back to spanish, and then say it... leading to awkward silences. sometimes, i still translate on harder phrases but for the most part, i am starting to grow used to the syntax and verbiage of the language, as i am now fairly proficient at conversation.

but anyways, yea i would say english is the language i think in most simply due to necessity followed by chinese, which is less often required. hopefully, i can master spanish and in the future, possible french, german, or russian (or a combination :D)

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