What's it like to be bilingual?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

English - December 15, 2023 19:55 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MB - ★★★★ - 4.3K ratings
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Almost half the people in the world speak at least two languages. And, it turns out, that includes a lot of But Why listeners! In this episode we talk about what it’s like to speak multiple languages and kids from around the world share phrases in many different languages so we can all learn something new! Plus, linguist and professor Anna Babel answers questions we’ve gotten about languages, including: What does it mean to be bilingual? Why do some people speak two or three languages? How many languages can someone learn?

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