diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 2723868715..7549c09a8e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -249,17 +249,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 	p.check(.key_fn)
 	comments << p.eat_comments()
 	p.open_scope()
-	// C. || JS.
-	mut language := ast.Language.v
 	language_tok_pos := p.tok.pos()
-	if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'C' {
-		is_unsafe = !is_trusted
-		language = .c
-	} else if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'JS' {
-		language = .js
-	} else if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'WASM' {
-		language = .wasm
-	}
+	mut language := p.parse_language()
 	p.fn_language = language
 	if language != .v {
 		for fna in p.attrs {
@@ -274,9 +265,10 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 			language_tok_pos)
 	}
 	if language != .v {
-		p.next()
-		p.check(.dot)
 		p.check_for_impure_v(language, language_tok_pos)
+		if language == .c {
+			is_unsafe = !is_trusted
+		}
 	}
 	// Receiver?
 	mut rec := ReceiverParsingInfo{
@@ -521,14 +513,11 @@ run them via `v file.v` instead',
 			language: language
 		})
 	} else {
-		if language == .c {
-			name = 'C.${name}'
-		} else if language == .js {
-			name = 'JS.${name}'
-		} else if language == .wasm {
-			name = 'WASM.${name}'
-		} else {
-			name = p.prepend_mod(name)
+		name = match language {
+			.c { 'C.${name}' }
+			.js { 'JS.${name}' }
+			.wasm { 'WASM.${name}' }
+			else { p.prepend_mod(name) }
 		}
 		if !p.pref.translated && language == .v {
 			if existing := p.table.fns[name] {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index 26220eaef3..c33cf2128a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -327,14 +327,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_type_with_mut(is_mut bool) ast.Type {
 
 // Parses any language indicators on a type.
 fn (mut p Parser) parse_language() ast.Language {
-	language := if p.tok.lit == 'C' {
-		ast.Language.c
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'JS' {
-		ast.Language.js
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'WASM' {
-		ast.Language.wasm
-	} else {
-		ast.Language.v
+	language := match p.tok.lit {
+		'C' { ast.Language.c }
+		'JS' { ast.Language.js }
+		'WASM' { ast.Language.wasm }
+		else { ast.Language.v }
 	}
 	if language != .v {
 		p.next()
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index e7cd5360eb..71384ffd73 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -2534,15 +2534,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 			pos: type_pos
 		}
 	}
-	mut language := ast.Language.v
-	if p.tok.lit == 'C' {
-		language = ast.Language.c
-		p.check_for_impure_v(language, p.tok.pos())
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'JS' {
-		language = ast.Language.js
-		p.check_for_impure_v(language, p.tok.pos())
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'WASM' {
-		language = ast.Language.wasm
+	language := match p.tok.lit {
+		'C' { ast.Language.c }
+		'JS' { ast.Language.js }
+		'WASM' { ast.Language.wasm }
+		else { ast.Language.v }
+	}
+	if language != .v {
 		p.check_for_impure_v(language, p.tok.pos())
 	}
 	is_option := p.tok.kind == .question
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index e0d83197c6..071419adcc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -25,19 +25,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl(is_anon bool) ast.StructDecl {
 	} else {
 		p.check(.key_union)
 	}
-	language := if p.tok.lit == 'C' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
-		ast.Language.c
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'JS' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
-		ast.Language.js
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'WASM' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
-		ast.Language.wasm
-	} else {
-		ast.Language.v
-	}
-	if language != .v {
-		p.next() // C || JS
-		p.next() // .
-	}
+	language := p.parse_language()
 	name_pos := p.tok.pos()
 	p.check_for_impure_v(language, name_pos)
 	if p.disallow_declarations_in_script_mode() {
@@ -522,17 +510,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) interface_decl() ast.InterfaceDecl {
 		p.next()
 	}
 	p.next() // `interface`
-	language := if p.tok.lit == 'C' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
-		ast.Language.c
-	} else if p.tok.lit == 'JS' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
-		ast.Language.js
-	} else {
-		ast.Language.v
-	}
-	if language != .v {
-		p.next() // C || JS | WASM
-		p.next() // .
-	}
+	language := p.parse_language()
 	name_pos := p.tok.pos()
 	p.check_for_impure_v(language, name_pos)
 	if p.disallow_declarations_in_script_mode() {