Grammar fix
foreign language
language from another country
A language that is not the main language spoken in your own country.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Many students in my country learn a foreign language at school.
In my opinion, learning a foreign language is important because it helps people understand different cultures and communicate when they travel.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I want to learn foreign language.
Say: I want to learn a foreign language.
Countable — needs 'a' (or plural 'languages').
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Non-native tongues' is stiff; 'foreign languages' is the standard phrase.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
foreign language
- learn a
- speak a
- study
- a second