noun
foreign language
B1
Fremdsprache (die) means 'foreign language'—a language learned in addition to one's native tongue. Plural: Fremdsprachen. Feminine noun (die Fremdsprache). Declension follows regular patterns; used for languages studied at school or abroad (e.g., eine Fremdsprache lernen). No irregular plural. Article must agree in case.
Examples
Die Firma verlangte gute Kenntnisse in einer Fremdsprache, weil viele Kunden aus dem Ausland gekommen waren.
The company required good knowledge of a foreign language because many customers had come from abroad.
Viele Studierende lernen mindestens eine Fremdsprache an der Universität.
Many students learn at least one foreign language at university.
Englisch ist eine wichtige Fremdsprache.
English is an important foreign language.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a speech bubble with a flag from another country to represent a foreign language.
Fremd- like 'framed' (strange) — something not your native language.
Die Fremdsprache — link it to 'die Sprache' (feminine) to remember the article.
Notes
Fremdsprache refers specifically to a language that is foreign to the speaker (not the mother tongue).