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Does anyone else speak a mix of their languages ever? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 day ago by blackwitch@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like I speak English and Portuguese, learning Dutch, and (not doing it for the sake of a primarily English-speaking community) but I will often switch between the two, like saying "Bom dia/Oi" to someone or "Tchau!"

I may also falar assim and I don't do it to show off, it's just comfortable pra mim. I will mix in a few português words. (Not exactly like this but YKWIM, maybe).

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[–] pet1t@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I remember a subreddit called "Belgicaans". It's basically a place where we would converse in sentences that combined our three native languages (Dutch, French and German). Was very funny to do actually! But speaking like that? No, never