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This made me wonder, which languages would be best learned together. Probably a pairing like Italian, French, Spanish would work well, as they're all Latin lang
by sva_ 5y ago
This made me wonder, which languages would be best learned together. Probably a pairing like Italian, French, Spanish would work well, as they're all Latin languages.
Or perhaps it would be better to pair some languages which have defining differences.
- harperlee 5y agoI think similar languages such as the ones you mention would be great; as a native spanish speaker I continue to find joyful coincidences and contrasts that help even better understanding my native tongue. For example, neither guardare (italian), nor regarder (french), have a direct reflection in spanish (guardar in spanish is to keep, or to look after, but not literally to look, which is mirar instead), but it is what a guardia does.
- malloryerik 5y agoI've found learning very similar languages simultaneously is tricky because cognates conflict with each other. Is it lemon or límon? It might be better to get good enough at one that you can intuitively distinguish it from the other, without pausing to reflect.