Is it possible to learn three languages at the same time in the age of 15 or 16?

Answer 1

At age 11 in an English school, I was having classes in French & Latin. At age 13, the curriculum introduced further classes in Greek, Spanish & German. At 15, I had only dropped the German classes. So it's certainly possible to learn a few languages at the same time.

Answer 2

It hard to learn one language let alone, three at the same time. You really have to have a good memory and be committed to it. Like 24-7 only learning the languages. But it would be confusing because their is too many words to learn, you would get confused on what language it is.

Answer 3

It can be possible, though could be tough. Better to start learning different languages at a earlier age... like the moment one is born.

I have a son who's 1 year and 6 months old. His pediatrician told us that it is possible for a child (starting as babies) to learn different languages. What's important is the child associates one person's voice with only one particular language. If we consider as part of "learning languages" being able to understand it, not necessarily speak it, then my son has already learned (understood) 2 languages and a local dialect. I always communicate with him in English. My wife communicates with him in a local dialect. And the sitter communicates with him in Tagalog.

The wonders of the human brain indeed...

Answer 4

It actually might depend on the level they're learning, but it would be more challenging to learn three at once. It would effect what they say as far as pronunciation goes. I am also 15, and I tried learning Spanish as a 3rd language, but it was so confusing. I kept mixing up words. I recommend just learning one at a time.

Answer 5

yes, but best if they are very different languages. When I was 12/13 I was learning French, German and Latin (don't ask!). They are all very different so it was reasonably easy but when I went on the try to learn Spanish years later it is a fairly similar language to French so I kept getting words mixed up.

Answer 6

If you learn languages that are considerably different from each other it would be easier. Learning Spanish, Portuguese and Italian are all Latin based, they have allot of similarities and allot of differences, I am learning Italian but a class mate is learning Spanish as well and finds it hard to keep the two differences from getting mixed up.

Answer 7

Yes... I learned French, Tagalog and Korean at the same time when I was 15.

Answer 8

I was learning three languages in my College; Urdu, Persian, English. My mother tongue was Punjabi. Earlier, in School, I had learned Arabic. This is very common in my country. I was not a prodigy child.

Answer 9

Yes, if you are a "language person" that is, if you love learning languages.
Kids learn all sorts of very complicated computer games, because they love it. I would say you could learn a number of languages if you love doing it.

Answer 10

Of course, I learned Spanish, and French Last Year Rosette Stone is the easiest way to go.