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"I speak really broken French." What does it mean to speak a language "broken"?
To be unable to speak the language at all
You speak the language perfectly
No one understands you when you speak it
To speak the language with very poor grammar
"Whenever I speak English, I can't seem to make myself understood." What does it mean to "make yourself understood?"
Others understand what you are saying
You make yourself sound like a native speaker
You make the other person agree with you
You make yourself sound really smart
He has such a _________________ that it is really difficult to understand when he speaks English.
language barrier
body language
strong accent
first language
We tried to understand each other speaking Spanish and Portuguese but it ended in a _______________
language barrier
broken Spanish and Portuguese
misunderstand
communication breakdown
This word has a difficult combination of vowels, I can't seem to ________________ it correctly.
interpret
pronounce
follow
understand
"You are all native speakers of Spanish." What does it mean to be a "native speaker"?
you live in a country where spanish is the official language
You only speak spanish fluently
spanish is your first language
you find it difficult to learn any other language
