What's it like to be bilingual?
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
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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| 0:00.0 | It's December and for those of us in the northern hemisphere the sunsets are coming pretty early. |
| 0:06.0 | Some of you are curious about that. |
| 0:08.0 | Why do the days get shorter? |
| 0:11.0 | Want to hear the answer? Stay tuned after the episode. |
| 0:15.0 | But first, here's a message for the adults listening. |
| 0:19.0 | If you love food, learning about the world, and very silly jokes jokes you'll love the plate show a new |
| 0:26.4 | comedy podcast for kids and families about cultures around the world and the foods |
| 0:31.0 | that are important to them. |
| 0:33.0 | Join Spoony, everyone's favorite talking spoon, and her BFF tongs, as they talk to real kids |
| 0:39.2 | and celebrity chefs about their favorite foods and special traditions. |
| 0:43.0 | Listen and subscribe to the Plate Show wherever you get your podcasts. The This is, but why, a podcast for curious Kids from Vermont Public. |
| 1:12.6 | I'm Jane Lindholm. |
| 1:14.1 | On this show, we take questions from Curious Kids |
| 1:16.7 | Just Like You, and it's our job to find answers. |
| 1:20.2 | The next time you ride a bus, a train, an airplane, |
| 1:23.6 | take a moment and listen to the voices around you. |
| 1:26.0 | Are they all speaking the same language? |
| 1:30.0 | Probably not. |
| 1:31.0 | Almost half the people in the world speak more than one language, |
| 1:35.0 | and we know that includes a lot of you who listened about why. |
| 1:38.0 | So we thought it might be fun to do an episode about all the different languages we speak and what it's like to speak more than one language. |
| 1:46.0 | And we're going to hear from a lot of you. |
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