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| *studying* Newbie United States Joined 5694 days ago 8 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 9 of 14 20 May 2009 at 3:16am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks, Kyrie!
I think I have a good understanding of how it would work: I could pull it off, but it would be difficult and time consuming. I assume that those who have learned a second language before have a bit of an easier time with learning two languages at once. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kyrie Senior Member United States clandestein.deviantaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5731 days ago 207 posts - 231 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Portuguese | Message 10 of 14 20 May 2009 at 6:02am | IP Logged | ||
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Well, in truth we're all still learning every language we speak. Even our mother tongue. My point here is that you can learn both German and Spanish but I wouldn't learn them both at the same level at once. Meaning I would first get a handle on the basics of one language, then begin learning the next.
For instance, say you began learning German up into an intermediate level before moving on to beginning Spanish. Because, if you've ever talked to someone like me who has wanted to learn 3 languages at a time, they'll tell you that it doesn't work out. ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| pfwillard Pro Member United States Joined 5701 days ago 169 posts - 205 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French Personal Language Map | Message 11 of 14 20 May 2009 at 10:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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Too bad Heatwole's A Comparative Practical Grammar of French, Spanish, and Italian isn't still in print and tough to find used.
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| Marc Frisch Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6667 days ago 1001 posts - 1169 votes Speaks: German*, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Persian, Tamil | Message 12 of 14 20 May 2009 at 11:18pm | IP Logged | ||
There's "Comprendre les langues romanes" by Paul Teyssier for those who read French... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| JW Hexaglot Senior Member United States youtube.com/user/egw Joined 6124 days ago 1802 posts - 2011 votes 22 sounds Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Ancient Greek, French, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Luxembourgish, Dutch, Greek, Italian | Message 13 of 14 20 May 2009 at 11:51pm | IP Logged | ||
That's an outstanding book. There is also a Spanish version here for those who can read Spanish. However this version does not contain Romanian as does the French: http://www.libreriaaurea.com/De-una-cuatro-lenguas-Del-espan ol-al-portugues-al-italiano-al-frances-VV-AA--sh138.html Per the French version, there was to have been a version in each of the Romance languages but, as far as I know, only the French and Spanish editions were realized. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| heartnsoul Triglot Groupie United States Joined 5723 days ago 45 posts - 47 votes Speaks: Mandarin, English*, Spanish Studies: Italian, German, Greek | Message 14 of 14 21 May 2009 at 4:53am | IP Logged | ||
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I agree, its best to continue with your Spanish until you reach an intermediate level, and then start with Italian. I'm learning both at the same time now and as long as I concentrate on the language I'm using, I have no problems - but I learned and studied Spanish for 8 years before beginning Italian. It has helped tremendously though, due to having so much knowledge of Spanish, I can pretty much understand 80% of all Italian conversations... and can speak quite well for only having studied Italian for the past 8 or 9 months. So, it is certainly possible but I definitely recommend concentrating in one for a while until you at least reach the next level before beginning studies in another. However, it is the case that picking up a new language renews your interest in the other you were studying... since starting Italian, I have had a renewed vigor for Spanish that seemed to have fallen by the wayside. Now alternating between the two keeps me interested in both - when I get bored with one, I go to the other. It is quite a system, actually... and just wait until you introduce a third language! ;-) Edited by heartnsoul on 21 May 2009 at 4:54am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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