speak someone's language

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tospeakaboutconcerns,feelings,ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate tointimately.1915,Basil King, chapter 15, inThe Side Of The Angels:"When I'm with you I seem to get back to my natural conditions—the conditions in which I can live and work." . . . He turned to her eagerly. "You're the only one, Lois, who knows what I mean—who canspeak my language."1987January 22, Bernard Weinraub, “Dole tests Iowa political waters, preparing '88 state organization”, inNew York Times, retrieved13 May 2014:Mr. Dole, a Republican from neighboring Kansas who made more than a dozen trips to Iowa last year is, according to Calvin O. Hultman, Republican leader of the State Senate, "one of us - hespeaks our language."2004October 25, Ciar Byrne, “Media: Sex and frocks and readers' real lives”, inThe Independent, UK, retrieved13 May 2014:"The crucial thing is for young women to look at the magazine and think, ‘Cosmoisspeaking my language’."2010Sept. 6, Kayla Webley, "The Skimmer" (Book Review:The Pain ChroniclesbyMelanie Thernstrom),Time(retrieved 13 May 2014):If you are one of the more than 70 million Americans who suffer from chronic hurt,The Pain Chroniclescould very well be the first time you hear from someone whospeaks your language.

Examples:

EN: You don't have to speak someone's language or understand his or her culture to care.
HI: आपको दूसरे व्यक्ति की संस्कृति को श्रेष्ठ मानने की जरूरत नहीं है या अपनी संस्कृति को सर्वश्रेष्ठ के रूप में पेश करने की कोशिश करने की जरूरत नहीं है।

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