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for those of you who are bilingual...
how did you do it?
how long did it take you?
any tips?I have 4 more months in Spain and I want to be as fluent as possible in Spanish when I return to the states.
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It takes a long time to learn a language. When do you leave? If its anytime soon the most you will be able to learn, if you dont know any spanish yet, is a few basic phrases and responses.
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You have to live in the country that speak that language. Took me 3 years to live in US before I start understanding and speak some and that by taking English classes. Took me about 10years to be in Russia and around Russians to learn that culture also had to live in Italy and Romania for to adopt Latin languages. So all I can tell you is time and patience
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I was raised in a Spanish speaking household and went to school learning American English so I can't give you any tips, but I can say that the majority of people trying to study a new language do an immersion process. They move for a few years into an area or community that only speaks the language you're trying to learn and it really works for them. In schooling systems, however, students seem to best remember vocabulary with double-sided flash cards. Put a few words or phrases in each language on either side and frequently refer to them, but don't rely on them like a Spanish-English dictionary. Just practice them in your free time.
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I know some Spanish. But I'm more fluent in sign language.
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°|¤LEEROY¤|° wrote:
It takes a long time to learn a language. When do you leave? If its anytime soon the most you will be able to learn, if you dont know any spanish yet, is a few basic phrases and responses.
i studied two and half years Spanish grammar and vocabulary in highschool. i have been living here in spain for 2 months. I have 4 more before I head home. at first I couldn't understand anything said to me because it seemed so fast and the accent was so thick. but now I understand most things said to me. i struggle with some conjugations and remember new vocabulary.
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М།ИᎠФVཇЯМДᎢᎢཇЯ wrote:
I visited Spain last summer and will return for a short trip this summer. I too am learning Spanish and am not fluent in it.for those of you who are bilingual...
how did you do it?
how long did it take you?
any tips?I have 4 more months in Spain and I want to be as fluent as possible in Spanish when I return to the states.
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I've always struggled with trying to learn a 2nd language too. Recently, I've been attempting to learn Japanese because my girlfriend is Japanese and it really helps to converse in it. (Even with that combined with my own study, it is still slow going.)
That said- I came across some language guy on YouTube and he recommended to simply focus on vocabulary (mostly nouns) because even if you don't speak the language, you can brokenly communicate to some degree at an intuitive level. Over time, the rest will eventually fall into place.
Makes sense, and I've been trying it and it seems to help.
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☭ᎦᏨ⌖ЯᎮ★ wrote:
May I ask where you were born/what is your first language. It is really cool that you can speak that many languages!You have to live in the country that speak that language. Took me 3 years to live in US before I start understanding and speak some and that by taking English classes. Took me about 10years to be in Russia and around Russians to learn that culture also had to live in Italy and Romania for to adopt Latin languages. So all I can tell you is time and patience
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spend most of your remaining time in strip clubs, im sure you will pick up quite a bit if you apply yourself.
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Took me 6 weeks to understand Spanish, and then a few months later I could communicate fluidly. It seems like at least at 2 years in I still learn new words and phrases everyday. I did it by reading the bible in English and Spanish side by side, as well as asking how to say things and repeating it over and over. I also used to keep a notebook with words I would learn
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I grew up speaking both Serbian and English in equal amounts.
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If you learn a second language as an adult, make sure you keep using it or you'll lose it. I learned French but moved away from the French side of my family so now I struggle with it. I learned Russian but have nobody to talk to anymore so I am pretty clueless now.
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I fluently speak English and Russian, working on Danish and German.
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