For example, I know a tiny bit of French from school, and when I read something like: “Le Brexit, une longue et difficile séparation”, I automatically translate it to English. For non-native English speakers, are you translating Lemmy into another language to think or do think in multiple languages?
I speak french(somewhat good) English(fluent) and german(native). I normally think on an higher abstract level than language but if im activly triggering my innervoice its usually in the language I interact with. With that beinf said, I am fairly certain there is a deeper level to my mind that still uses german as base for everything I do. I am so sure of this because I lived in the french part of Switzerland for 3 months and when I returned to germany speaking german felt odd for a few days and I often searched for words even though german was my mothertounge. I hope you understand what I am trying to say.