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Fri Dec 26, 2014, 05:29 PM

Starboard Tack (11,181 posts)

7. Great question

I'm currently studying 5 languages on Duolingo. I already have a degree of fluency in 3 of them, Italian, French and Spanish, but I'm learning Portuguese and German from scratch. The more Romance languages you know, the easier it is to learn others, despite the occasional confusion. I'll keep you posted if my head starts to hurt.

I'm looking forward to Duolingo's new programs where you will be able to study Spanish from Italian, for example, rather than from English, which is the base language at present.

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
I have a question: What is your opinion of learning two different languages at once? [View all]	whathehell	Dec 2014	OP
When I was in school	Turbineguy	Dec 2014	#1
I learned French and Spanish together in JHS and HS and college.	CurtEastPoint	Dec 2014	#2
Yes, I've learned Croatian,	whathehell	Dec 2014	#5
Some might make sense... Ex) if you were going to N. Africa/Morocco French & Arabic	hlthe2b	Dec 2014	#3
Yes, what you are saying sounds right..	whathehell	Dec 2014	#6
It is common in many countries to study two languages at once	Lydia Leftcoast	Dec 2014	#4
Great question	Starboard Tack	Dec 2014	#7
Thanks..	whathehell	Dec 2014	#9
I've never used Rosetta Stone	Starboard Tack	Dec 2014	#10
okay, thanks for the info..	whathehell	Dec 2014	#11
Thanks for the tip about duolingo! nt	valerief	Mar 2016	#26
Depends.	Igel	Dec 2014	#8
I took French and German	TuxedoKat	Mar 2015	#12
Wow. You're ambitious.	whathehell	Mar 2015	#13
Thanks!	TuxedoKat	Mar 2015	#14
Thanks for your interesting information	whathehell	Mar 2015	#15
good advise	vasco	Jul 2015	#16
I Agree With Your Point.	Elessiana	Feb 2016	#23
It would depend a little on how old you are,	dofus	Aug 2015	#17
Could be, but	whathehell	Aug 2015	#18
Young children are amazingly adept	dofus	Aug 2015	#19
I'm aware of that	whathehell	Aug 2015	#20
Two languages	glitterbag	May 2016	#36
My personal thoughts:	Elessiana	Jan 2016	#21
Thanks	whathehell	Jan 2016	#22
Don't Be Shy, Just Try!	happy wendy	Feb 2016	#24
What is your native language, Wendy?	whathehell	Mar 2016	#29
My native language is Chinese.	happy wendy	Mar 2016	#31
Hi Wendy!	whathehell	Mar 2016	#32
This message was self-deleted by its author	whathehell	Mar 2016	#33
Concentrate on one	MemphisMoocows	Mar 2016	#25
I think that is best...	whathehell	Mar 2016	#28
Just learn them!	patrick23	Mar 2016	#27
Just do it, huh?	whathehell	Mar 2016	#30
My brother (English-borne) lives in Germany with his German wife.	Tab	May 2016	#34
Thanks for that interesting example..	whathehell	May 2016	#35

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