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Old June 02, 2009, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Fazor View Post
If I'm understanding you Ambarina, lengua and lenguaje are the same when using them to mean "language", but each have other uses that varry.

And, "idioma" is also synonomous with lengua and lenguaje when using it to mean "language".
Yes But what "language" are you talking about?

¿Verdad?
Idioma español = lengua española lenguaje español

Perhaps, to make it easier:
If you're thinking about a particular language like French, Spanish, English, etc. then you'd use Lengua or Idioma.
If you're thinking about any other type or style of language (computer, flowers, sign, street, academic) then you'd use Lenguaje.
Is that clearer? Or am I just confusing myself and everybody else?
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