Multiple Languages

[Tarential]

¡Hola a todos!

He decidido estudiar tres idiomas simultáneamente. Estudiaré cada idioma uno hora por día. La primera idioma es español, esto es obvio. La segunda idioma es francés porque es la segunda idioma oficial de mi país. La tercera idioma es latino. He elegido latino porque yo deseo entender mejor la taxonomía científica, lenguaje jurídico, y más. También, he querido siempre aprender latino.

Mi pregunta para todos es esto: ¿Qué pienses en estudiar idiomas múltiples simultáneamente?

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Hello Everyone,

I have decided to study three languages simultaneously, each for one hour per day. The first is Spanish, obviously. The second is French, because it is the second official language of my country. The third is Latin, which I have chosen so that I may better understand scientific taxonomy, legal terms, and more. Also, I have always wanted to learn Latin.

My question for all of you is this: What do you think of the idea of studying multiple languages simultaneously?

P.S. As usual corrections of my Spanish (or English for that matter) are welcome and very much appreciated.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Tarential

¡Mi pregunta para todos es esto: ¿Qué pienses en estudiar idiomas múltiples simultáneamente?

This depends on your age, I think. It also depends on the similarities between the languages. I myself would find studying French and Spanish together very confusing, but then at my age, everything is confusing.

Studying classical Latin will help you with French, but not much with Spanish vocabulary, which derives from vulgar Latin. This would be another source of confusion for me.

However, I guess that studying the grammar of Latin will really help with both French and Spanish grammar, and especially with verb conjugations in both languages. I wish you luck.

[Jessica]

Good luck

[poli]

Studying Latin doesn't make much practical sense unless you are interested in getting into Catholic heirarchy where knowledge
of Latin may be needed. Otherwise the Latin found in Romance Languages
may be all you may need for the "professions".
Knowledge of Spanish will open you up to the Americas, and I assume fluent knowlege of Canadian French may help you land a job in Quebec.
Incidentally good knowlege of traditional French in the U.S. will help get
you connected to a francophone community. In New York, French speakers are usually the 3 W's: well traveled, well educated, well heeled--not the worst people to associate with.

Have a look at this link and pay attention to the third stanza
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/ladyi...agaofjenny.htm
You know yourself, but for the majority of us, learning many languages a once is biting off more than one can chew.

[Jessica]

Latin is good for those scientific names for animals. my brother loves animals and he really likes Rome and all that

[pjt33]

I studied French, Latin, and Spanish simultaneously for three years, but I didn't start them at the same time. (I studied French in school years 1-5, Latin in years 2-5, and Spanish in years 3-7).

For the most part I managed to keep them separate.

[sosia]

Particularmente considero mejor que te centres en español y francés. Cuando consideres que tienes las bases de estos dos idiomas y no puedas aprender a un ritmo rápido, podrás empezar con el latín.
El latín es básicamente un idioma escrito, por lo que la metodología y el ritmo de avance es menor.
Saludos

[Tarential]

Gracias a todos por tus contestaciones. No estoy estudiando el latín por razones prácticas; mi interés es académico. Una pregunta, por favor. ¿En español, la idioma es escrito latín o latino? Si es latín, me disculpo por mi error. He mucho a aprender.

Thank you all for your replies. I am not really studying Latin for practical reasons; my interest is academic. A question, though. Am I correct in assuming I have used the wrong form of Latin for the language (ie latín vs latino)? More specifically, am I correct in assuming that the former applies to the language while the latter applies as an adjective? If so I apologize for this mistake. I have still much to learn.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Tarential: el idioma (it's a masculine noun)

And "Latin", for the language is "latín"; for the adjective it's "latino(a)".

[irmamar]

Learning Latin is like learning maths. There is a lot of difference between learning a dead language or a living one. With living languages you'll learn not only grammar, but present-day matters, but with Latin you'll learn grammar and surely soon you'll translate from Latin to English.

I studied Latin, Greek, French, English and, of course, Spanish grammar at the same time and I had no problem. Anyway, as Perikles said, I was a teenager then.

[poli]

Todo tambien depende en el estudiante y su intelecto y deseo de aprender.
Ejemplo: Mi hermano es casi igual a mi en inteligencia. Cuando era estudiante, él estudiaba español y francés a la misma vez. Recibió muy
buenas notas en los dos cursos. Yo estudiaba español y ningun otro idioma foráneo. Me dieron buenas notas pero no muy buenas notas. No obstante aprendí. En los años siguiente, con la ayuda de lo que aprendí en la escuela, me ponía bien versado en español. Ahora, mi hermano entiende y habla un poco español y nada de francés

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Tarential

¡Hola a todos!

He decidido estudiar tres idiomas simultáneamente. Estudiaré cada idioma uno hora por día. La primera idioma es español, esto es obvio. La segunda idioma es francés porque es la segunda idioma oficial de mi país. La tercera idioma es latino. He elegido latino porque yo deseo entender mejor la taxonomía científica, lenguaje jurídico, y más. También, he querido siempre aprender latino.

Mi pregunta para todos es esto: ¿Qué pienses en estudiar idiomas múltiples simultáneamente?

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Hello Everyone,

I have decided to study three languages simultaneously, each for one hour per day. The first is Spanish, obviously. The second is French, because it is the second official language of my country. The third is Latin, which I have chosen so that I may better understand scientific taxonomy, legal terms, and more. Also, I have always wanted to learn Latin.

My question for all of you is this: What do you think of the idea of studying multiple languages simultaneously?

P.S. As usual corrections of my Spanish (or English for that matter) are welcome and very much appreciated.

All it depending if you have the mental capacity for reach each language learnt for you, I don't know what as security and precise can it be in to learn three language different to the same time and simultaneously in the same time, I don't know what efficient can result the learning of three kind to language with a only motive, the scientific.

Well just I hope that you have good luck in your trip with the learning of the three languages.

[Jessica]

oh and studying languages all at once can sometimes be confusing. I am also studying Chinese (well right now it's easy for me, the class I am taking) and Spanish of course and I can learn both at the same time

similar languages will be more difficult like French and Spanish

[aurae]

I study languages simultaneously too.
Spanish, Korean and Japanese. and in between I studied Latin (Latin was so much fun).

Sometimes it can be very confusing because you want to use one language in the other. But i think studying Latin and Spanish OR French is very helpful.

You might have difficulties between Spanish and French because they are similar. Tbh, I think it's all about memorization haha and make sure you have a clear mind before you study so you dont get mixed up.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by aurae

I study languages simultaneously too.
Spanish, Korean and Japanese. and in between I studied Latin (Latin was so much fun).

Sometimes it can be very confusing because you want to use one language in the other. But i think studying Latin and Spanish OR French is very helpful.

You might have difficulties between Spanish and French because they are similar. Tbh, I think it's all about memorization haha and make sure you have a clear mind before you study so you dont get mixed up.

Then I guess that you are multi- language man right.
I don't know if I could to have the possibility to learn severals language like you.
Congratulation.

[irmamar]

My family has just arrived. Some of them speak German, some French and some Italian; some of them speak all three languages and some two. Some of them speak Spanish, too, but some don't. I speak Spanish, Italian and French with them (or a "kind" of Italian and French, better), and I understand a few German words if they speak slowly.

I have an English exam into a couple of weeks and I'm very worried because I'm listening five languages (including Catalonian) in my around, but I'm not listening to English (well, sometimes I'm able to watch some English channel, but I don't have many time). I'm not sure if that can damage my last days of study, since last time they came, somebody asked me something in English and I answered "hot" instead of "high" because I confounded "high" with the French word "haute".

I hope nothing like this is going to happen in my exam.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

.. but I don't have many time

Merde alors

Walls have ears, and I have many servants
But I don't have much time.

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

My family has just arrived. Some of them speak German, some French and some Italian; some of them speak all three languages and some two. Some of them speak Spanish, too, but some don't. I speak Spanish, Italian and French with them (or better yet a "kind" of Italian and French), and I understand a few German words if they speak slowly.

I have an English exam into a couple of weeks and I'm very worried because I'm listening five languages (including Catalonian) in my environs, but I'm not listening to English (well, sometimes I'm able to watch some English channels , but I don't have much time). I'm not sure if that can damage my last days of study, since last time I took an exam, somebody asked me something in English and I answered "hot" instead of "high" because I confounded(confounded se usa pero es mas común usar confused) "high" with the French word "haute".

I hope nothing like this is going to happen in my exam.

Don't beat you head against the wall (how do you say that in Spanish)
Your English is very good.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by poli

Don't beat you head against the wall (how do you say that in Spanish)
Your English is very good.

I don't know if this is used in Spain, but in good Mexican Spanish: "No te des de topes contra la pared".



@Irma: I agree with Poli... (it's just a matter of patience and practice). And good luck for your exam.

[irmamar]

Thanks for the corrections.

Although I wanted to say "the last time they came to Spain" .

I passed my last exam by the skin of my teeth, and that's a serious advice that things are not going well, I must pass this exam if I want to enjoy my holidays, if I don't pass it, I'll have to be studying all the summer or I'll lose this school year.

Yesterday, when I was saying a few things to my little nephew in French, later I said the same sentences inwardly to myself, but in English. I hope it helps.