LANGUAGE


Meaning of LANGUAGE in English

noun

BAD : I speak Arabic language all the time.

GOOD : I speak Arabic all the time.

BAD : I spent the whole year learning English language.

GOOD : I spent the whole year learning English.

BAD : They know Japanese language.

GOOD : They know Japanese.

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speak/learn/know etc + name of a language (WITHOUT language ): 'She speaks fluent English and a little German.' 'Do you know any Malay?' 'I'd like to learn Mandarin.'

Note that the Arabic/English/Japanese language may be used when you talk about a language in terms of its history, structure, users etc: 'The English language has evolved over many centuries.'

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary.      Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman.