Also same question for French. Would it be wise to take both French and Italian at the same time?
2007-01-07 09:51:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
well, bilingual means [near-]native level of both languages, which normally means that you grow up in an environment where both languages are spoken, and you pick them up more or less naturally... like when your mother is Italian and your father German and you live in Switzerland where both languages along with two other are state languages...
what you mean is probably just a good standard of the second language...and this is pretty individual, as you can see from all the other answers here...
as for Italian and French, it is wise to start one of them some one year later, when you know at least the basics well, so that you don't mix the two up (they are comparatively similar) and so that it is easier for you to learn the other one later (for the same reason actually, you will then be able to see many similarities without getting confused).
2007-01-07 14:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by hekki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be fluent takes around 7 years, but at around the 5th year, it takes a lot less thought to think in the other language. Italian would be the hardest because it would be your second language. French would be a little easier to learn because it's your third.
It depends on how much you like language and how good you are at them. I take german and french at the same time, and I'm doing fine. Not many people I know taking two languages at a time have a big problem with it; it's usually ok.
2007-01-07 10:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Debi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took 6 semesters at university and at this point I can make out a fair bit of what I read (which however is mostly descriptions of pasta) and speak like 19 words. But if you get the chance to practice which I didn't AT ALL, you will surely do better!
2007-01-07 11:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at least 4 semester of each although they wont give you an official title of "bilingual"...that just has to do with your competency level of the languages
2007-01-07 09:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by Destiny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably depends on how fast you pick up the launguage!!
2007-01-07 09:59:23 · answer #5 · answered by k_reile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋