English–Spanish

“bilingual” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈliŋgwe/

Example

Ella es bilingüe.

She is bilingual.

Illustration for bilingüe (bilingual)

How to say “bilingual” in Spanish

“Bilingual” in Spanish is bilingüe.

Single speaker with two different-language speech bubbles.

Full entry for bilingüe: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with bilingüe

La escuela bilingüe ofrece clases en dos idiomas.

The bilingual school offers classes in two languages.

Tips for using bilingüe

  • The adjective is identical for masculine and feminine and becomes bilingües in the plural, so explicitly naming the two languages avoids ambiguity.

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