What does idioma in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word idioma in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use idioma in Spanish.

The word idioma in Spanish means language, fluency in, speak the same language, native language. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word idioma

language

nombre masculino (lenguaje, lengua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mucha gente piensa que el francés es el idioma del amor.
Many people think that French is the language of love.

fluency in

(nivel de conocimiento)

Converso con un amigo carioca para mejorar mi dominio del idioma portugués.
I talk with a friend from Rio de Janeiro to improve my fluency in the Portuguese language.

speak the same language

expresión (figurado (entenderse) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro y Juan hablan el mismo idioma, por eso son tan amigos.
Pedro and Juan speak the same language and that's why they're such good friends.

native language

(lengua materna)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El español es mi idioma natal.
Spanish is my native language.

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Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.