English-French translations for first language

• langue maternelle
  Dans nos écoles, il est inévitable que la langue maternelle soit la langue officielle, la première langue. In our schools, it is inevitable that the mother tongue is the official language, the first language.
  J'ai le plaisir de dire que la langue galloise prend une importance croissante au côté de la langue anglaise, dont les personnes de langue maternelle anglaise ou galloise peuvent tirer avantage. I am glad to say that the Welsh language is now increasingly flourishing alongside the dominant English language, with advantage for people whose first language is either English or Welsh.

Definition of first language

• The first language one is taught to speak; one's native language
• The language one feels most comfortable and capable with

Examples

• She was born and raised in France, although her first language is Portuguese because her parents are from Brazil.

Related words

• first glance
• first language acquisition
• at first glance
• love at first glance
• first generation language