taal

1. (countable, feminine) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)
2. (feminine, uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)
3. (feminine, uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)
4. (countable, feminine, uncountable) language (specific lect or jargon)
5. (feminine, uncountable) language (particular words of a text or speech act)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: tāle

Inherited from Old Dutch: *tala

In summary

From earlier tale, from Middle Dutch tāle, from Old Dutch tala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō. Compare Danish tale.

Concepts

language

tongue

👅

speech

Forro

natural language

parlance

vernacular

voice

Basque language

language

Mandarin

🍊

linguistic communication

accents

contumely

Synonyms

spraak

tong

👅

uitspraak

jargon

spot

spreektrant

stem

hoon

natuurlijke taal

linguistische communicatie

belediging

talige communicatie

code

gesprek

🗣️

grof

Translations

Sprache

langage

langue

👅

linguagem

język

linguaggio

lenguaje

lengua

👅

γλώσσα

língua

👅

idioma

lingua

👅

lingua

👅

idioma

llenguatge

Sentences

Ik ga nu verder in mijn eigen taal .

I shall continue in my mother tongue.

Een nieuwe taal leren is niet gemakkelijk .

Learning a new language is not easy.

Nederlands is een mooie taal .

Dutch is a beautiful language.

Ze zeggen dat een duizendtal woorden voldoende is om je in een vreemde taal te behelpen .

They say that a thousand words is enough to help you in a foreign language.