What language do you think in?

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Ghost14 January 5, 2012, 8:37pm 1

I can speak Urdu fluently and I don’t speak with an angrezi accent (even though my vocabulary might be limited). Yet, I still think in English.

One of my Serbian friends is the same way. He speaks Serbian just fine but thinks in English.

Are there any ABCDs etc who speak both languages fluently but think in Urdu, despite being surrounded by English all the time? Or do people switch back and forth?

I’m just curious.

TLK January 5, 2012, 8:40pm 2

Re: What language do you think in?

I dont think in any language, unless I am thinking of what to say. I think we human think in form of images mostly, not in terms of language.

KKF January 5, 2012, 8:40pm 3

Re: What language do you think in?

so, you mean to say you think about GORIS hehe

Marmalade January 5, 2012, 8:59pm 4

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angrezi

STA January 5, 2012, 9:01pm 5

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thinking is language independent process.

rollin_salmaan January 5, 2012, 9:02pm 6

Re: What language do you think in?

in dutch mostly, but sometimes in desi too

rollin_salmaan January 5, 2012, 9:03pm 7

Re: What language do you think in?

hmmm we have some neuroscientis here, explain some more please

TLK January 5, 2012, 9:07pm 8

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I am not a neuroscientist, but think of a baby, or a deaf person who never heard any word in his life. How do you think they think?

STA January 5, 2012, 9:08pm 9

Re: What language do you think in?

tlk tlk tlk

ShahreyarKhan January 5, 2012, 9:11pm 10

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believe it or not - i think in english

STA January 5, 2012, 9:11pm 11

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lol

ShahreyarKhan January 5, 2012, 9:12pm 12

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^ see its funny right? lol

STA January 5, 2012, 9:13pm 13

Re: What language do you think in?

it ij veri veri phunny

STA January 5, 2012, 9:14pm 14

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your fish died. kaisay

ShahreyarKhan January 5, 2012, 9:14pm 15

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swim bladder disorder :(

STA January 5, 2012, 9:16pm 16

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sad news

psyah January 5, 2012, 9:17pm 17

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I think in comic book pictures ... it makes translation a lot easier.

ShahreyarKhan January 5, 2012, 9:18pm 18

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it was a fighter though - made me proud

STA January 5, 2012, 9:18pm 19

Re: What language do you think in?

will you buy another gold fish

ShahreyarKhan January 5, 2012, 9:20pm 20

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i already got 3 goldies - so dumb they are, al they want is food