You know more Finnish than you think

Re:You know more Finnish than you think by tuukkah on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:52AM (#44824469)

Being bilingual is a fuzzy concept: to many, it includes people who speak a language less well, but perhaps enough to get by.

For example, in a bilingual environment, it can be enough to understand two languages and to speak one.

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Re:You know more Finnish than you think by laurent_du on Friday August 08, 2025 @03:26AM (#44834454)

I have never heard someone say "I am bilingual" when what they meant is "I studied another language in school and can somehow understand a few sentences". To me, and I believe, to most people, being bilingual means speaking two languages fluently.

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Re:You know more Finnish than you think by tuukkah on Friday August 08, 2025 @11:55AM (#44838504)

Personally, I'd only call native-level speakers bilingual, but this has caused misunderstandings.

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