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Traffic accident in my brain I'm a Japanese, but I live in Indonesia now, so I often use Indonesian. I tried to speak English today, but I couldn't do so. Why? My mouth spoke Indonesian. I don't know why but my brain made show up Indonesian words only. I was really upset because I could speak English before. It was not fluent, but I could do so. When I speak Indonesian, I use English words in a sentence because my Indonesian vocabulary is not enough. When I speak Japanese with Japanese friends who live in Indonesia, I use Indonesian words in our sentences. When I speak English, I have used Indonesian words even though I try not to use it. My brain is clashed. Indonesian language always clashes to Japanese and English. I have to try to separate parts of my brain. Don't clash my brain any more, please! haha
Jan 16, 2015 6:36 PM
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Traffic accident in my brain

I'm a Japanese, but I live in Indonesia now, so I often use Indonesian.

I tried to speak English today, but I couldn't do so. Why? My mouth spoke Indonesian. I don't know why but my brain made show up Indonesian words only. I was really upset because I could speak English before. It was not fluent, but I could do so.

When I speak Indonesian, I use English words in a sentence because my Indonesian vocabulary is not enough. When I speak Japanese with Japanese friends who live in Indonesia, I use Indonesian words in our sentences.
When I speak English, I have used Indonesian words even though I try not to use it.

My brain is clashed. Indonesian language always clashes to Japanese and English. I have to try to separate parts of my brain. Don't clash my brain any more, please! haha

 

'I'm a Japanese' :  I'm Japanese

'I don't know why but my brain made show up Indonesian words only' :

I don't know why, but my brain came up only with Indonesian words, . . could find only . .

'vocabulary is not enough' :  vocabulary is not sufficient

'I have used Indonesian words even though I try not to use it' :

I have used Indonesian words even though I try not to use them

'My brain is clashed*. Indonesian language always clashes to . . ' :

My brain is 'clashed'*. Indonesian language always clashes with . .

*I should find a more grammatical way of saying this but it would be less poetic.

You could say "The different languages clash in my brain".

 

I think we all suffer from 'language clash' - it's an 'occupational hazard'

January 27, 2015
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Traffic accident in my brain

I'm a Japanese, but I live in Indonesia now, so I often use Indonesian.

I tried to speak English today, but I couldn't do so. Why? My mouth spoke Indonesian. I don't know why but my brain made only thought of Indonesian words. I was really upset because I could speak English before. It was not fluent, but I could do so.

When I speak Indonesian, I use English words in a sentence because my Indonesian vocabulary is not enough. When I speak Japanese with Japanese friends who live in Indonesia, I use Indonesian words in our sentences.
When I speak English, I have used Indonesian words even though I try not to use it.

My brain is clashed. Indonesian language always clashes to with Japanese and English. I have to try to separate parts of my brain. Don't clash my any more brain , please! haha

January 27, 2015
Ms. Ptikikoul: Thank you for understading me :) Good luck for your job!
January 28, 2015
Ha ha. I do understand you. I work as a receptionist, so I'm used to switch my 3 main languages (French, Spanish and English). But I cannot count the number of time I answered a question in a wrong language! For example, when I have a British customer on the phone, a French one in front of me and my colleagues speaking Catalan at the same time! I just realize my mistake when customers start staring at me with astonished faces. My poor brain also clashes, just like yours :D
January 27, 2015
Don't worry, I heard this happens a lot with people who know multiple languages. You just have to keep learning and make a effort to make sure your sticking to one language. Good Luck!
January 27, 2015
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