かたことカタコト
Noun, Particle
1.
prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk, imperfect speech, smattering
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子供が片言を話し始めた時、親はとても喜んだ。
When the child started speaking in broken words, the parents were very happy.
外国語を片言で話すのは恥ずかしいことではない。
It's not shameful to speak a foreign language in broken words.
彼の日本語は片言だが、伝えたいことはよく理解できた。
His Japanese was broken, but I could well understand what he wanted to convey.
旅行先で片言の英語でも、地元の人とコミュニケーションが取れた。
Even with broken English, I was able to communicate with locals at my travel destination.
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