From what point is it safe to start another language?
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 6:28 pm
Hi there,
I've learnt only English for a long, long time and I would like to speak more languages! I would like to ask your opinion about when to start learning a new language. What's the proficiency point when you won't get confused by the two new languages? I started learning Japanese at the end of last year as a hobby. I spend a couple of minutes almost every day on flash cards, and I watch a few videos to learn grammar. My vocabulary is around 500-600 words at the moment. If I add different forms(like the negative) it's more than that but I am still a beginner, so I have a hard time speaking/understanding it. I've learnt Spanish for a while and I would like to get it to a B2 level this year. I think that would be 3-4 months for me. The problem is that I don't know how would it affect my Japanese. I'm new to this, I don't know how languages affect each other if you are a beginner. Do you guys need a lot of work to maintain them?
What do you think? Do you have any experience in this?
Thanks for the help!
I've learnt only English for a long, long time and I would like to speak more languages! I would like to ask your opinion about when to start learning a new language. What's the proficiency point when you won't get confused by the two new languages? I started learning Japanese at the end of last year as a hobby. I spend a couple of minutes almost every day on flash cards, and I watch a few videos to learn grammar. My vocabulary is around 500-600 words at the moment. If I add different forms(like the negative) it's more than that but I am still a beginner, so I have a hard time speaking/understanding it. I've learnt Spanish for a while and I would like to get it to a B2 level this year. I think that would be 3-4 months for me. The problem is that I don't know how would it affect my Japanese. I'm new to this, I don't know how languages affect each other if you are a beginner. Do you guys need a lot of work to maintain them?
What do you think? Do you have any experience in this?
Thanks for the help!