Speak the same language

Definition

To understand each other well and communicate effectively, often sharing similar viewpoints, values, or ways of thinking.

Etymology

While the literal meaning relates to sharing a common tongue, the figurative use developed in the mid-20th century. The phrase draws on the obvious truth that communication is easiest between people who share a language, extending this concept to shared understanding, professional jargon, or cultural perspectives.

Kelly Says

This phrase reveals something profound about human connection - we don't just communicate through words, but through shared cultural codes, experiences, and ways of seeing the world. Linguists have found that even people who literally speak the same language can fail to 'speak the same language' when their cultural contexts differ significantly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ቋንቋ ይነጋግራል
an-d kw-an-q-wa yi-ne-ga-gra-al
ARالعربية
تحدث باللغة نفسها
tah-had bi-l-lu-gah an-naf-sah
BNবাংলা
একই ভাষা বলো
ek-i bha-sha bol-o
CACatalà
parlar la mateixa llengua
par-lar la ma-tei-xa len-gwa
CSČeština
mluvit stejným jazykem
ml-vee-t stej-nym ja-zy-kem
DADansk
tale samme sprog
tahl sam-me sprohg
DEDeutsch
die gleiche Sprache sprechen
dee glay-keh shpra-khuh
ELΕλληνικά
μιλάμε την ίδια γλώσσα
mee-lah-meh ti ee-dee-ah gloh-ssa
ESEspañol
hablar el mismo idioma
a-blahr el mi-moh ee-dee-mah
FAفارسی
زبان یکسانی صحبت کردن
zabaan ye-k-saani soh-bat kar-dan
FISuomi
puhua samaa kieltä
poo-hua sa-maa kiel-ta
FRFrançais
parler la même langue
pahr-lay la mem lang
GUGU
એક જ ભાષા બોલવી
ae-k j bhaasha bol-vee
HAHA
gana harshen daya
ga-na har-shen da-ya
HEעברית
דבר שפה אחת
de-ver sha-fah a-chat
HIहिन्दी
एक ही भाषा बोलना
ek hee bhaasha bolna
HUMagyar
azonos nyelvet beszélni
a-zo-nos nyel-vet be-szél-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbicara bahasa yang sama
ber-bi-ca-ra ba-ha-sa yang sa-ma
IGIG
gbaa asị ọdịnala
gbaa a-si o-di-na-la
ITItaliano
parlare la stessa lingua
par-la-reh la steh-ssah lee-ng-wah
JA日本語
同じ言語を話す
onaji gengo o hanasu
KKKK
бірлік тілде сөйлеу
bir-lik til-de so-y-leu
KMKM
និយាយភាសាដដែល
ni-ya-ay phea-sa da-da-el
KO한국어
같은 언어를 말하다
gat-eun eoneo-reul malhada
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap bahasa yang sama
ber-ca-kap ba-ha-sa yang sa-ma
MYမြန်မာ
တူ ဘာသာစကား ပြော
tu ba-tha-sa-ka-par pya-o
NLNederlands
dezelfde taal spreken
deh-zel-deh ta-al spre-ken
NONorsk
tale samme språk
tahl sam-me spraak
PAPA
ਇੱਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ
ik bhaasha bol-na
PLPolski
mówić tym samym językiem
mow-vee-ch tym sa-meym je-zy-kiem
PTPortuguês
falar a mesma língua
fa-lahr ah meh-mah lee-ngwa
RORomână
vorbiți aceeași limbă
vor-bee-tee ya-che-a-shih lim-bah
RUРусский
говорить на одном языке
go-voh-reet na odnom ya-zy-ke
SVSvenska
sätta samma språk
set-ta sam-ma shpraak
SWKiswahili
ongea lugha moja
on-ge-a loo-ga mo-ja
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு மொழியைப் பேசுகிறேன்
or-u mo-zhi-ai-pe-cha-si-kiren
TEతెలుగు
ఒకే భాషలో మాట్లాడు
oke bhaasha-lo maat-laadu
THไทย
พูดภาษาเดียวกัน
poot pa-sa di-ao gan
TLTL
kumusta ang pagsasalita
koo-moo-sta ang pa-g-sa-li-ta
TRTürkçe
aynı dili konuşmak
ayn-ee dih-li kon-shoh-mak
UKУкраїнська
говорити однією мовою
go-voh-ree-tee od-no-yey mo-vo-yu
URاردو
ایک ہی زبان بोलنا
ek hi zabaan bolna
VITiếng Việt
nói cùng một ngôn ngữ
noi cung mot ngon ngu
YOYO
sọ̀rọ̀ èdè kan
so-ro ede kan
ZH中文
说相同语言
shuō xiāngtóng yǔyán
ZUZU
qhaqa isizwi esinye
kha-kha ee-si-zwi eh-sin-ye

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