Only Stutter when Speaking a Different Language

Only Stutter when Speaking a Different Language For most of my life, aside from a period of time in elementary when I took speech therapy classes, I haven't had any problems stuttering when speaking in English. These past few years in school I've taken an Asian language course so I could communicate better when speaking with my extended family. When I'm in class or talking with friends I my speech is mostly ok, and I can overcome most stutters. However, when I finally get the chance to talk with my extended family on the phone or in person I am almost always stuck getting past the first word. While I am certainly not the best at speaking this second language, I know the issue doesn't really lie with a lack of knowledge. Every time that I do stutter, I already clearly knew what I wanted to say. It just gets stuck in my throat and my grandparents or cousins just have to awkwardly sit there or try to finish my sentences (which doesn't help). Eventually I just realize that I can't really talk without speaking English, a language that my extended family doesn't really speak. Even if they were to speak in English to me, it would defeat the purpose of me practicing with them or being able to connect with them in a language they are comfortable with. This has been incredibly frustrating and I can only imagine how those who have struggled with it in their native language must feel. While this isn't exactly the type of case that you guys normally deal with personally, I was wondering if you guys had any tips to deal with it or even idea where this newfound stutter might stem from.