β Itβs obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier β like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli. β The majority of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual, which means they speak two or more languages. Language ability is usually measured in four areas: reading, writing, understanding and comprehension. Bilingual individuals do not always have equal proficiency in both languages. Bilingual people can be classified into three types based on their language learning situations and styles. Some develop two languages simultaneously, some use two languages with different perspectives, and some learn a second language through their mother tongue. The brain of a bilingual may look and function differently to that of a person with only one language. Recent research shows that language requires both brain fu...