Know it is normal for second-language learners to use both languages to communicate. Linguistic borrowing describes what happens when a word from one language is inserted into a sentence of the other...

Know it is normal for second-language learners to use both languages to communicate. Linguistic borrowing describes what happens when a word from one language is inserted into a sentence of the other language. Code switching is switching back and forth between languages, but not necessarily single words. Both are normal for bilinguals.