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I know a several people who are quite fluent in two.
I have a very basic ability to speak in 3 beyond my native tongue (English) and admire anyone who can do even more than one fluently.
The biggest thing is having the opportunity to practice. In Europe, going from country to country is no big deal, it's like going from state to state in the US. I have had two occasions to visit another country frequently ... France and China, and in both cases, towards the end of it, my fluency in both languages was noticeably better.
That said, a couple of years later, I've forgotten a lot.
I have a very basic ability to speak in 3 beyond my native tongue (English) and admire anyone who can do even more than one fluently.
The biggest thing is having the opportunity to practice. In Europe, going from country to country is no big deal, it's like going from state to state in the US. I have had two occasions to visit another country frequently ... France and China, and in both cases, towards the end of it, my fluency in both languages was noticeably better.
That said, a couple of years later, I've forgotten a lot.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Sorry only read the first paragraph. It's a matter of age really.
My father learned seven well enough to interpret before the age of 16 when he had to go to trade school.
In czechoslovakia all kids had to learn four different languages.
In fact he actually had interpreted between two germans in Italy just after the war.
One spoke high German the other low German. The vocabulary is different. High German is now mostly taught now so there's little problems. Yet not in 1945.
My father learned seven well enough to interpret before the age of 16 when he had to go to trade school.
In czechoslovakia all kids had to learn four different languages.
In fact he actually had interpreted between two germans in Italy just after the war.
One spoke high German the other low German. The vocabulary is different. High German is now mostly taught now so there's little problems. Yet not in 1945.
Helloeveryone · 56-60, F
