The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain

Find out all of the benefits of a bilingual brain.

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[emarr]

I speak English, Arabic and German. Sometimes it's hard to switch, but I practice it

[heikebonte]

Dutch is my first language, my second is English, I also speak a little bit of French (learning in school) and a tiny bit of Spanish, I'm 15 and a lot of online friends I have that live in America are impressed when I tell them this, while in Europe it's super normal to speak more then 2 or 3 languages

[bringyourzella]

English is my first language but I’ve been learning German for six years and have just started relearning french and am learning Latin for the first time.

[shines]

I know spanish (not so good), english, vietnamese currently learning chinese and later on french

[paveluzhakov]

I'm fascinated by the idea that being bilingual can enhance problem-solving skills. It makes perfect sense when you think about the mental flexibility required to switch between languages.

[rwye]

I found this video to be quite informative and fascinating.I was bemused by the enormous amount of advantages of being fluent in two languages. Being bilingual can open up so many opportunities and help to move up a social ladder. In our globalist world, language plays a prominent role in sharing information with people from all over the World, and the more languages you know more intertaiment, knowledge and interesting people you get. Personally, I "know" three languages and it is not a big deal for me to swap between them swiftly. I am also big fan of sprinkling into conversation various brief phrases from different languages, even from those I dont know. So in a nutshell being bilingual can stand you in good stead

[Bella-kepr]

You'll learn to master any language if you're around someone that speaks it fluently. We''re Af. American but my aunt was born in Japan. She started speaking Japanese by the age of 2 since she was always around her babysitter.

[regilenemariano]

Meine Muttersprache ist Portugiesisch... I think Englisch ist ein a must for anyone to know... ich lese auf Deutsch und Französisch...I always wanted to read books that were not in my language. When you learn a second language, the third and fourth get easier.

[polyfozy]

I speak 3 languages and noticed my ability to construct speech.I had a hunch that bilingualism influenced it.Although, I still need to master my English, I can fluently switch between Ukrainian, russian and English.Also someone mentioned interesting assumption down below, that every language affects our personality.I contemplated abt it, and now I see that too, bc there’s a perceived difference in ur emotions using particular language

[tamarahill]

I speak English, German, Czech and Norwegian fluently, then Spanish on a like almost intermediate Level, am learning Finnish and in school I have Latin.

[Fanny-xqbn]

English it's my second language, actually I speak Spanish with my family and it's so curious being a bilingual person!

[sunshine-]

I totally agree with all assertions what have been said in video. Bilingualism plays a prominent role in brain development. I know three languages, but can switch between two of them quite swiftly. For instance, I can rapidly switch from English to Russian, and vice versa. Unfortunately, it's not always a piece of cake for me. In terms of some situations I need a little time to concentrate (for example, from Ukrainian to English)

[krissifadwa]

I notice each language I know switches my personality a bit. Anyone else notice this lol?

[PCs]

i dont understand how its possible for 14 year old to be fluent in english, when she has *doesnt live in an english speaking country and lived in germany her whole 😭😭😭

she even uses advanced words that I have never heard of.