By dictionary definition, bilingual means “a person fluent in two languages.”

What is the difference between fluent and bilingual?

Bilingual means you can speak two languages effectively. Fluent means you can speak one or more languages completely (or nearly so).

How fluent do you have to be to be bilingual?

Bilingual: The ability to use two languages with equal fluency; often times this term is misused as you may be a native speaker of one language and only fluent or conversant in the second.