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Do you read in your native language or in English? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/books@lemmy.ml
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My “problem” is that I cannot (or rather don’t like to) read in my native language.

Ever since I was a kid, everything I did was in English (PC gaming, online chatting and searching things up like guides).

When I got back into reading (couple of years ago), my first book was in English. Ever since then I have been reading books only in the English language. Whenever I try to read in my native language, I can’t concentrate, get bored quickly and easily.

However, if I pick up the same book in the English language. I can guarantee that, I’ll keep reading it.

Recently got a book gifted to me, the book is in my native language. I want to read it, the story seems interesting but can’t get into it because it is in my native language. Might just get the ebook version in English, ha.

Was wondering if anyone else has this too.

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[–] 3 points 7 months ago

I read in both, Arabic (my native) and English. Some books are very hard for me to understand in English so I find an Arabic copy and read it. Example, The Count of Monte Cristo was very hard to grasp in English. Then I read it in Arabic and it was the best novel I’ve ever read.

I never read Stephen King books in Arabic, because doing so loses that Stephen King way of storytelling which is one of the best. He has a way of writing that no translation gives justice.

I also like to keep my native language in check so I don’t forget it.

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