native speaker

See also: Native Speaker and native Speaker

English

Noun

native speaker (plural native speakers)

1. A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.

   Native speakers of English get paid much more than locals in the schools.

Translations

person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue

• Afrikaans: moedertaalspreker
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no exact term exists) 說母語的人 / 说母语的人, 说母语的人 (shuō mǔyǔ de rén), 說本族語的人 / 说本族语的人, 说本族语的人 (shuō běnzúyǔ de rén), 母語使用者 / 母语使用者 (mǔyǔ shǐyòngzhě), 母语使用者 (mǔyǔ shǐyòngzhě), (native speaker of X language) 以X語言為母語的人 / 以X语言为母语的人, 以X语言为母语的人 (yǐ X yǔyán wéi mǔyǔ de rén)

• Czech: rodilý mluvčí (cs) m
• Dutch: moedertaalspreker (nl) m, moedertaalspreekster f
• Esperanto: denaskulo
• Finnish: äidinkielen puhuja
• French: locuteur natif (fr) m, locutrice native f
• Galician: falante nativo m, falante nativa f
• German: Muttersprachler (de) m, Muttersprachlerin (de) f, native speaker (de) m
• Hungarian: anyanyelvi beszélő
• Indo-Portuguese: falante nativo m
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• Irish: cainteoir dúchais m
• Italian: madrelingua (it) m or f
• Japanese: 母語話者 (bogowasha), ネイティブスピーカー (neitibu-supīkā)
• Macedonian: роден говорник m (róden góvornik)
• Polish: native speaker (pl) m, native speakerka (pl) f, rodzimy użytkownik języka m, rodzima użytkowniczka języka f
• Portuguese: falante nativo m, falante nativa f
• Romanian: vorbitor nativ m, vorbitoare nativă f
• Russian: носи́тель языка́ m (nosítelʹ jazyká)
• Scottish Gaelic: fileantach m
• Spanish: hablante nativo m, hablante nativa f
• Swedish: (person) med ... som modersmål, modersmålstalare c
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can
• Yiddish: please add this translation if you can

Related terms

• native-speaking

Antonyms

• non-native speaker

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German

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: na‧tive (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) spea‧ker

Noun

native speaker m (genitive native speaker, plural native speakers)

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of Native Speaker

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Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  Audio:

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Noun

native speaker m pers

1. native speaker

Declension

Declension of native speaker

	singular	plural
nominative	native speaker	native speakerzy
genitive	native speakera	native speakerów
dative	native speakerowi	native speakerom
accusative	native speakera	native speakerów
instrumental	native speakerem	native speakerami
locative	native speakerze	native speakerach
vocative	native speakerze	native speakerzy

Related terms

• native speakerka

Synonyms

• rodzimy użytkownik języka

Antonyms

• nierodzimy użytkownik języka