trilingual
Speaking three languages
Trilingual describes someone who speaks three languages fluently, or something involving three languages: a trilingual dictionary, trilingual education programs.
A trilingual person might speak English, Spanish, and Mandarin with native or near-native proficiency.
The word follows the pattern of bilingual, with tri- indicating three rather than two.
One knowing many languages
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- conversantFamiliar through study
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- native-speakerOne fluent from birth
advanced · intermediate · beginner · command · mastery · competence · articulate · eloquent
Rules for arranging words
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
vocabulary · lexicon · code-switching · cognates · idioms · accent · dialects · pronunciation
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
comprehension · understanding · miscommunication · mediation · bridging · negotiation · exchange · interlocutor
State of being submerged
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- classroomEducational instruction space
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
diaspora · immigrant · expatriate · worldly · rootedness · belonging · hybridity · mother-tongue
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- brain-trainingMental acuity development
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
polyglot
One knowing many languages
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- conversantFamiliar through study
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
native-speaker · advanced · intermediate · beginner · command · mastery · competence · articulate · eloquent · well-spoken
syntax
Rules for arranging words
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
grammar · vocabulary · lexicon · code-switching · cognates · idioms · accent · dialects · pronunciation · phonetics
interpreter
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
expression · comprehension · understanding · miscommunication · mediation · bridging · negotiation · exchange · interlocutor · facilitator
immersion
State of being submerged
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
bicultural · diaspora · immigrant · expatriate · worldly · rootedness · belonging · hybridity · mother-tongue
neuroplasticity
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- brain-trainingMental acuity development
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- languageword, words, grammar, spelling, alphabet
- threestrio, triad, triple, triplet, trinity
- multilingualspolyglot, quadrilingual, fluent speaker, native speaker, interpreter
- language skillsspeaking, reading, writing, listening, fluent
- Language speakersSpanish speaker, native speaker, fluent speaker
- NabokovLolita, Ada, Glory, Mary, nymphet