bilingual
able to speak two languages well, or written in two languages
A bilingual person uses two languages easily. A bilingual sign or book shows the same text in two languages.
bilingual meaning in Hindi
दो भाषाएँ अच्छी तरह बोलने वाला, या दो भाषाओं में लिखा हुआ; द्विभाषी
द्विभाषी व्यक्ति दो भाषाएँ आसानी से इस्तेमाल करता है। द्विभाषी साइनबोर्ड या किताब में एक ही बात दो भाषाओं में होती है।
Examples
- My neighbour's kids are bilingual; they speak Tamil at home and English at school.मेरे पड़ोसी के बच्चे द्विभाषी हैं; वे घर पर तमिल और स्कूल में अंग्रेज़ी बोलते हैं।
- The railway station has bilingual signboards in Hindi and English.रेलवे स्टेशन पर हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में द्विभाषी साइनबोर्ड लगे हैं।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
BI = two (like BIcycle's two wheels) + LINGUAL = tongue: two tongues, two languages!
💡 Did you know?
Being bilingual is normal in India, where many people switch between a home language, Hindi and English in a single conversation.
Word origin
From Latin bi- 'two' and lingua 'tongue, language'.
Other meanings
noun A person who can speak two languages.
bilingual meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | दो भाषाएँ अच्छी तरह बोलने वाला, या दो भाषाओं में लिखा हुआ; द्विभाषी |
| Arabic · العربية | قادر على التحدث بلغتين جيدًا، أو مكتوب بلغتين؛ ثنائي اللغة |
| French · Français | qui parle bien deux langues, ou écrit en deux langues ; bilingue |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | mampu berbicara dua bahasa dengan baik, atau ditulis dalam dua bahasa; dwibahasa |
| Chinese · 中文 | 能流利说两种语言的；用两种语言写的；双语的 |
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