Anyone who has learned two languages....?

Question

I am in spanish at school, and have been for two years and I want to take french. How hard is it to learn two languages at the same time? P.S I have a A in spanish.

Answer 1

not hard at all. french is very similiar. i learned spanish french and german at the same time when i was young. my mother put me and my brothers in a college course for families, we took 3 classes and i still remember some french and german. but was fluent in spanish and english. like in spanish you count by :uno dos tres in french you say : zéro

1 un

2 deux

3 trois

4 quatre

Answer 2

You should study a language you want to know. If you need spanish then there is no problem, because indeed these two languages are alike. You will have many words that are similar so learning words and expanding vocabulary will be easier. Its for sure. Dont be afraid to try it. If you fail its because you just cant handle two languages at once, but thats no big deal. I would try it. Its usual that people have problems with remembering two languages at once. When I was studing german and french I had a comon problem with tests, because when I had a german test all I could think of was french vocabulary, but once the words sink in the brain the confusion is gone for ever. It takes about two years before all the basic grammar and basic vocabulary is totaly second nature. Two years of real study.

Answer 3

Actually, it is proven that if you are fluent in one language, learning a second one will come easier. Especially with Spanish and French, since they are both Romance languages and have many cognates and similarities.

I speak three languages fluently - English, Korean, and French. And am working on my Spanish now, but I'm finding Spanish to be easier than expected.



* On an extra note, it's easier learning two languages that are similar to each other.

Answer 4

Learning two languages wouldn't be too difficult, but at the same time it probably would be. Last year I was taking Spanish in school (I still am now.) and at the same time I was learning Japanese. I wasn't taking a class for it though, just picking it up. I didn't learn as much as I would have if I wasn't taking Spanish though. So yeah, I'd say if you took two classes at once, you'd definitely struggle.

Answer 5

I'm Dutch, majoring in Japanese and English in college, and when I was in high school I had to take English, German and French classes because they were mandatory. And it all works/worked out just fine.



If you work for it and do your best it should be no problem. Just make sure you plan everything right. For example, when you studied or made homework for Spanish for some time and you want to begin with your French, take a break first, and then start again because you will get confused if you don't.

Answer 6

English is my first language and I started doing Irish when I was 10 (4th grade) (I moved from Northern Ireland to the Republic, where Irish is compulsory). Everyone else had done it since the age of 5 but I still got a B in Higher Level Junior Cert (3rd year, 9th grade). (very good mark by any standards, even if I did have the extra 5, crucial years). I also did French starting in 1st year (7th grade) and also got a B at higher level in the JC (also a very good mark). I also did German in 1st year.



I wouldn't consider languages my strong point, I'm more a maths girl! lol! But I do well!

Answer 7

Spanish and French are pretty similar to it won't be too hard for you.

Just make sure you remember the differences, and don't speak French in Spanish or vs. vs.

I'm bad with that because I'll randomly be talking in English then I'll say something in another language [usually French or Russian, haha.]

Good luck!

Answer 8

well i was learning how to speak english and spanish at the same time and to tell you the truth it wasnt easy(but then again i was 7 yrs old) you just have to be really really dedicated to it and pay attention..its not impossible:) and now im taking french at school, its alot of fun! and its a wonderful langauge :) i would really encourage you to take it youll love it and besides now that you know some spanish it will be easier for you since french is based in a latin langauge.same as spanish! (:

Answer 9

Canada's second language is french,

but the province Quebec, has english at it's second language. unless you live in Quebec, grades from 4-9 have to take french.



I don't live in Quebec, so I take french. I'm in grade 11, so I've been taking french for 7 years. I still can't speak it that well. their is soo much english going on everywhere that it is really hard to keep a 70% fluent english speaking voice in french class. My mother is from Quebec and gre up french. me and my sister never spoke french around the house, so it's like loosing our culture. the french progragm at school sucks.





french is a hard language if you know fluent english.

Answer 10

I speak spanish (i live in spain)...I would say that once you have a good grasp of spanish it will be easier for you to learn French as they both come from Latin so are not completely different.... also you could try Italian and Portuguese

Answer 11

It shouldn't be. If anything it should help you out seeing as French and Spanish are both Romance languages.

Answer 12

I know 7 fluently I'm 10

French ( I'm French Moroccan)

Arabic

English ( of course)

Moroccan (like I said)

Egyptian ( have to know it my relatives speak it)

Algerian (again, relatives)

Spanish( lives In Spain fo 2 months during toddler years



some people are just learning their second one and half their life is over

Answer 13

its no probleme at all, its a question of motivation and willingnees. Also if you speak spanish , french is not difficult as it comes from the same roots (Latin language) from english its a bit more diffrent as english comes from the ANGLO-SAXO family .

Good luck .. do it !!!

Answer 14

I speak;



Danish, English, German, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian and French.



I also speak some broken Greenlandish, Italian and Faroese.



I am starting on Japanese after christmas.



I am 16, so dont you americans come tell me learning 2 languages is hard :)

Answer 15

Hey Lola!

Actually to tell you the truth, it's actually really easy to learn a second language.

It's not just me, but it's a thing everyone have, because its the way our brains react.

Hope that helps.

Answer 16

it really depends on how fast you can pick up on languages

I'm trilingual, so it was easier for me

I took Spanish for 5 years, and now I'm taking french

but it's really not that hard, for me at least.

Answer 17

learn one first then try french

Answer 18

its grand!!! lil confusing, buh u get used 2 it!

im learning, irish & french

last year it was irish french and german!!!

its ok!

Answer 19

its hard to learn languages one at a time so 2 would be very difficult, for me at least





edit: lol, apparently learning 2 languages at the same time is INCREDIBLY easy

Answer 20

Its not that hard