La langue
Example: La langue française est parlée dans plusieurs pays.
Definition
"La langue" refers to a system of communication used by a particular community or country, consisting of spoken or written words organized according to grammatical rules. For example, "La langue française" is the French language spoken in many countries.
Etymology
The term "la langue" comes from the Latin word "lingua," meaning both 'tongue' and 'language.' It originally referred to the physical organ used in speech, later extending to mean the system of communication itself. Did you know that the word 'language' in English also derives from this Latin root?
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"La langue" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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