Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Bilingual: Relating to, using, or expressed in two languages. It describes a person, text, system, or environment that involves two languages.

2. Noun:

   • Bilingualism: The condition or practice of using two languages. It refers to the phenomenon or state of being bilingual.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chương trình giáo dục song ngữ (A bilingual education program)
  • Cô ấy là một biên dịch viên song ngữ. (She is a bilingual translator.)
• Noun:
  • Song ngữ là một lợi thế trong thị trường lao động toàn cầu. (Bilingualism is an advantage in the global job market.)

Advanced Usage

• "giáo dục song ngữ": Bilingual education. An educational approach that uses two languages as mediums of instruction.

  • Mô hình giáo dục song ngữ đang ngày càng phổ biến. (The bilingual education model is becoming increasingly popular.)

• "sách song ngữ": Bilingual book. A book that presents the same text in two languages, often side-by-side.

  • Tôi mua một cuốn sách song ngữ Việt-Anh cho con. (I bought a Vietnamese-English bilingual book for my child.)

Variants and Related Words

• Song ngữ hóa (v): To bilingualize. The process of making something bilingual.
  • Thành phố đang song ngữ hóa các biển chỉ dẫn. (The city is bilingualizing the street signs.)

Synonyms

• Bilingual: Using two languages.
• Dual-language: Involving two languages (often used in an educational context).

Related Concepts

• Đa ngữ (adj): Multilingual. Involving or using several languages.
• Ngôn ngữ thứ hai (n): Second language. A language learned in addition to one's native language.

1. (ngôn ngữ) Bilingual