erikao1o Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Unfortunately, I always think in English. I've been told my old teachers that once you start thinking in a language it makes it much easier to communicate in that language. I hope to one day be able to think in French and Spanish! I remember when I was younger and studying French there were times when my thoughts were in French, I long to get that back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ella Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I've been living in the UK now for over 5 years, and barely speak my native tongue. I started thinking in English after being here for 1 year, I even dream in English It happened gradually, I never 'forced' myself to think in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takedon Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 I think in English most of the times. I think in my native language only when I have to think really fast. It is way easier for me to think in English because the language seems easier to me than my native language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrafancyganza Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Haha, I spend so much time online writing and reading English that I've begun thinking in it and speaking to myself in it. Now that I'm getting better at Spanish I sometimes think in that language, too. But I'd say it's mostly when I'm alone at home; when I'm in school with friends I'm too "caught up" to think in another language, if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintiano Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I am not a native speaker of English. My mother tongue is Tamil. However, I speak in English most of the time, and this has been the case for many years now. I also think in English, and do not remember a time when I actually thought in my mother tongue. I don't speak in my mother tongue much although I live in a region where it is the single largest language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywatcher Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I'm not a native speaker of English but I always think in English - somehow. Whenever I need to think critically, English has been the language I've been reliant upon, but when I casually think, it's a mix of my native language and English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I think I'm thinking in English most of the time, because I work using it a lot during the whole day. I'm not quite sure tho, because I haven't even thought about it until now. Believe it or not I hadn't even thought about this until now that I'm reading this post. I write in English daily and speak it as well, despite the fact I live in a Spanish speaking country, so my guess is 50/50. But English is so natural to me now I no longer notice! I guess English is truly my second language now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I love this question! I asked it of a teacher of mine who was multi-lingual, and the reply was, "It depends on who I talk to more."That actually opened my eyes to the real purpose of language and how much more important community is than I thought previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizbeth19hph Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Both professions I engage in, teaching English to Koreans and being a freelance writer would require me to think in the English language almost every waking day. I only get to think in my native language, Tagalog when speaking to friends or at home with my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosa Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Jamaican Creole is the language that the average Jamaican speak in on a daily basis. English is only used when speaking or writing something formal. Therefore, I would most likely think in Jamaican Creole even when I am thinking about something that just took place formally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miya Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I think in a mixture of English/Chinese. English when I'm just thinking normally and Chinese when I'm panic thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosyrain Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 English is my native language and I generally think in it, as I have no reason to think in the other language I learned. I learned Spanish out of need, so I use it when I need to. I would eventually like to travel and so I am going to need to pick up on another language. I can see how thinking in the language would help you learn and practice more though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
003 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I think mostly in English. The language is built in to me. It's the language we use in school, at home and when I am with my friends. So, I am really used to it. I speak rarely in my native language, only when it is required to be spoken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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