How to Learn More Languages at The Same Time: My 5 All-Time Best Tips (That Get Results)

[@LucaLampariello]

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[@ernestlancenixonliwag3167]

I realized how correct his perspective about language learning is as he said "Language learning is not a race, it's a marathon that you do with yourself."

[@75Cabezon]

Learning another language feels like having another life to enjoy, thanks Luca

[@victoriabillups2328]

I've recently learned my 3rd language! At this point I know English, Spanish, and Russian. Hopefully I will soon learn my 4th! Wish me luck! :)

[@sergeyprokhorov5170]

Victoria Billups удачи! mucha suerte!

[@mikemer79]

Victoria Billups Please first learn English

[@ashleytaylor994]

Victoria Billups how long did it take to learn spanish?

[@programandocomandersonsouza]

What is your mother language?

[@sarahleechang2122]

try Korean

[@Confucious2009]

I don't wish to argue, but I think learning multiple languages simultaneously can be advantageous if you're strategic. I think it's a case of 'a rising tide raises all boats'. I've found it useful, if not essential, to stop thinking about languages as different 'subjects', like at school, and instead see them as all being related, which they are. Exploring the similarities and differences between them amplifies your learning. Compare and contrast. Learn about the history of each language. Contemplate language maps. Identify which sounds are used in multiple languages. Learn about language families and the most common alphabets. If you can mentally keep each language in it's geographical and historical context, you won't mix them up.

[@niconois]

Have you practiced what you say? (true question, no irony intended)

[@klaras3415]

Masagin You wrote exactly what I was thinking! I don't know yet if this method will work for me, because I've just decided to use it to study my 4th and 5th languages and even more, if I can. I too believe that a comparative approach to languages is a good strategy, because we can say that it really is only one, big subject, that is communication. For me is easy to see patterns and links between them. Few days ago I was curious about Kiswahili and I watched some videos of basic grammar; when they explained the sentence structure I couldn't help but thinking how different it was from evertything that I learned before, but also similar in some aspects. Same when I saw the alphabet. I have to say that having studied ancient Greek and Latin at school (Italian students in classical secondary schools do them) helps me a lot with this process!

[@lindsay6299]

I agree with this when I was in choir we had to learn Celtic,Italian,Latin Spanish,German,and know about the piece of music we where learning and the composer (if known) so lots of study on culture and pronunciation of the languages. Now I couldn’t speak these languages fluently we only had time to learn the lyrics of the piece. So I very much think it’s possible to learn multiple languages. My Tia came to the United States and became a citizen she speaks 4 languages and she learned 2 languages at the same time when she came to America Spanish and English. She was from Italy.

[@Herp234]

@@lindsay6299 Tia? You mean zia? Tia is Spanish not Italian.

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

It's possible, but it takes a lot of energy, effort and time. Don't forget about the motivation factor.

[@nosloucho]

Learning two languages is the same as starting to seriously date two people at the same time. You better have a lot of energy, time, and it's best there's no relationship between those two people. Totally doable, but you better have a passion for languages during this period.

[@AzrentheLanguageNerd]

Yes. 100% agree.

[@anamira2908]

No lol. You can learn a language 10 minutes a day. I am learning Korean 1-4 hours a day and Spanish 15 minutes a day or more if I feel like it. And it works great. I am focusing more on Korean and I am learning Spanish on the side as I find the language A LOT easier in comparison.

[@leecrotty658]

Te amo compañero

[@arnievolatina7044]

Hello. yes thank you very much teacher.

[@kevinhull7925]

I love this comment (even though I have never dated, long story). I guess I can say I'm polyamorous with languages.

[@alexwilson5463]

I've watched a lot of your videos, and aside from your sound advice, I must say your English is absolutely excellent, not only your vocabulary and grammar but your intonation, way of saying things, etc, are all near-native sounding. If my Spanish, French, or German someday reaches your level of English, I will be ecstatic. Language learning is one of the best hobbies you can have, keep spreading the word brother!

[@NoName-qz4eb]

Luca...there's something really interesting I would like to tell you. Every time I listen to you speaking in english..for some reason or another I get an inspiration to continue studying this language. Please, can you make a whole lot more english videos. Your mind-boggling english accent gives me a motivation to carry on.

[@maekosin]

It happens with me too. When I'm without inspiration to study Spanish I watch some videos of the Luca and my desire comes back!

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

@@maekosin I study several languages at the same time. I do for myself. No one can take my motivation away. I wish I had more recognition. I wish I could motivate someone to learn a language and help it as well.

[@manuelb3525]

I'm watching this in 2022 and I already saw much of your videos. It has always impressed me how fluent you are in all the languages you speak, but I find even more impressing how you keep getting better in all of these languages. In this video you are really fluent, but I think that you speak English even better in your recent videos. These clearly proves your point that learning a language is a constant process, even in the most advanced levels. As a language learner fan, like you, I cannot help but being impressed every time I watch any of your videos

[@kailaxdhxtr]

I'm learning both Japanese and French at the same time and so far I havent gotten confused. They're TOO different to mix anything up. The only thing that I noticed is if I'm sleepy, I'll try to pronounce French with a Japanese accent.

[@Aethelhadas]

LadyKaila lmao 😂😂

[@Siacha2001AJ]

I'm learning Japanese and French too! How's your learning going so far?

[@rateeightx]

I Usually Only Mix Things Up When I Forget Which Language I'm Practicing, Because I Know What The Different Words Are.

[@Aethelhadas]

@@rateeightx Same here and it always makes me laugh

[@JannyKey007]

I did that for a bit but I got bored with French quite quickly cuz it is too much like English, and Japanese felt more new and exciting.

[@7575tavin]

9:45 - tips

[@idontknow-ms8mc]

👍🏾

[@mrlazli]

Otávio Bretas Thanks buddy

[@วันเพ็ญวงศ์อินทร์-ม4ผ]

Thank a lot 👍👍👍

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

No, listen to whole video, it will benefit you.

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Thank you

[@matildawolfram4687]

My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!

[@AnthonyLauder]

Thank you, as always, for the honesty of your videos. There are no false promises nor boasts, but rather a realistic and effective approach that has been proven to work time and again. Given the prevalence of "get fluent in a hurry" messages elsewhere, your videos remain a rare oasis of sanity.

[@lr2ldn]

I'm sticking to French and Korean and I take lessons in them both. I have a pretty solid core of French because of schooling. I'm giving myself about 3 years. French is pretty easy for me since I studied it already and Korean is hard. You gave great advice! Thanks for sharing.

[@quickfast8398]

Same here! I took 4 yrs of French in high school and can understand french most of the time. I am now doing Korean and brushing up on French as well. I want to be multilingual!

[@carlprudeiii5024]

I respect Luca's opinion however I will say if you plan on spending more than 2 years with one language you can possibly learn more. I'm currently studying four languages but i plan to stay with them for at least 3 years, probably longer. I study Spanish and Mandarin on M - Thurs (Spanish is easy to pick up as I studied it already in school), and I study French and Egyptian Arabic on Fri - Sun (although its only 3 days...2 of them are on the weekend so i have extra time). Although my progress is slow the benefit is that I get to enjoy speaking 4 languages instead of just 2 and then waiting 2 years for the others...

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

Depend on your level. If you have an intermediate level, you're not studying it. You are improving your language skills. It's possible to learn a new language while you're improving the other language, which you don't have a basic level, nor an advanced degree.

[@funtaxtic873]

Thank you so much for the tips. I scaled back from 4 to 2 at a time, and immediately see a better grasp on the two that I practice daily. Luka you are an inspiration. Thank you for all you do and share with the rest of the world.

[@ivanbobrov_]

That was a very thoughtful video, plenty of handy tips and good suggestions. I was kind of wondering whether I should start learning another foreign language having acquired English and feeling pretty comfortable speaking and using it. I've seen the results and I decided to move on. That's how I started out with French. Your video actually proved that what I've been doing for the last 4 months wasn't a waste of time. I agree that it's better to concentrate on one language and try to enjoy it)

[@material24op]

Hi! I am a brazilian native speaker, and of course I do have a very good undestending of Spanish already. I'm teaching myself French for almost e years and I wish add Italian and Russian. Thank you so much for your advice!

[@material24op]

Thank you so much for the advice.

[@TheBlushingBuddha]

I believe that some people are just predisposed to learning languages easily. Of course most believe it's easier when you're a kid to learn something new, but that point really hit home when my daughter started learning Japanese 5 years ago, close to the time I began learning Cree. I added French to her studies a year later and she became fluent in both languages within 4 years, while I've only recently gained confidence in speaking Cree publicly.

[@lejuicerr]

Hey Luca, thankyou for this video! I'm currently doing a degree in French + Chinese but aside from those I have been learning Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Russian as a hobby. My learning for those languages was kind of inconsistent (and as a result, my ability was lacking), so I think you're 100% right about sticking to just two languages. Although I very much want to learn them I'll take your advice and stick only to French and Chinese for the next three years. Grazie!

[@arseniysurunov9217]

I'm Russian. Now, I'm learining English, and this language is really easy!

[@arseniysurunov9217]

+Abby F. what nationality are you?

[@arseniysurunov9217]

+Abby F. I am studying Russian as a filologist and learning English as a foreign language at my lyceum. I guess we can help each other

[@TheDuelPro]

Russian is one of the hardest languages, you're really lucky to have this one as your native tongue.

[@arseniysurunov9217]

Yeah, but when your native tongue is Russian, it's difficult to speak English cause these languages are too different!

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

Yeah, No cases, no genders, no conjugation verbs.

[@chocolatedonut31]

I'm learning French, Latin, Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese, and Croatian all at once. I just take things in periods, spending 1-2 months on each one specifically, and then practicing as much as I can, and immersing myself as best I can. The thing is though, I had experience in each language (except for Latin) so I already had a "core" slightly build up. I only sometimes mix Spanish and Catalan sometimes, but the others I don't have muhc of a problem with. Great video man! :)

[@TheJFvids]

Dude, i gotta tell ya, i'm feeling really motivated by watching your videos. I've studying english for some years and recently i starded learning french. Well, sometimes the things seems really dificult, but seeing some examples you just gave, everything looks way easier. Thanks a lot.

[@VloeiendVlaams]

Nice video. I do it the same way, I learn Finnish (difficult), and Portuguese (easy). But I started learning Finnish 4 years ago, and Portuguese 1 year ago. So my Finnish level is still higher than my Portugue level. It is just fun learning languages :)

[@lollypop2120]

Thanks for this informative video =) I've been studying Italian and Korean for 1 1/2 years now and I can say that it's going really well. I like both languages a lot and they are so different that it is basically impossible for me to get confused with the grammar or vocabulary. I think the reason why I can balance both languages is because I spend so much time studying haha. I definitely agree with what you're saying...Studying 2 or 3 romance languages at the same time would be a disaster.

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

I truly like your videos, aside from the sensible content, also the fact that you dive right in, no irritating intro. Much appreciated !

[@freddylowe4900]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have been learning French and Mandarin for a while and I was very confused on how to deal with two languages at once. I was considering giving up Mandarin until I saw this video and now I am determined to keep going! :-)

[@davidnivia6900]

I recently decided to start learning Mandarin and continue my past years of learning French. Any tips please! any web pages or anything? I'm thinking of taking classes at my University.

[@freddylowe4900]

+David Nivia I think you should learn Mandarin as a main project and just practise French by chatting to people online rather than actually making French a full time project as well.

[@davidnivia6900]

+Freddy Lowe great! will do! thank you. Is there a page where I can chat to people? Random people?

[@freddylowe4900]

+David Nivia Use HelloTalk, that is the best one. I am on the app to practise French, my name is Roald2524. You can chat in French to me if you want to.

[@davidnivia6900]

Oh great thank you!

[@fabriciocarraro]

Great video as always, Luca! I'd already read your blog about the theme, but those are always very useful tips! I'm Brazilian, and I'm currently learning Dutch and Russian. Since I feel comfortable with my English level, Dutch is being the "easy" one, though the word order has given me a bad time for some months, now it feels more natural. I had been studyind Russian for already 1,5 years when I started with Dutch, and now I'm keeping up with both of them.

[@eldulcineo29]

Thanks for posting this video. I can really relate to what you've said because I myself tend to learn multiple languages at the same time. On average, I spend a couple of weeks on one language and I move on to another, and then return to it again a few weeks later. I know this may not be the best way to learn and you might even regard it as inefficient but I find it very exciting and it gives variety to my learning experience.

[@anniapitti5838]

Thank you. I am trying to learn french and mandarin . I would like to see your blog to know more about it . Absolutely agree about learning two languages the easy one and the hardest one .

[@InternationalCoco]

Thanks for this video! I'm working on spanish and korean right now and it's nice to know that choosing these languages for now is good. You have beautiful eyes also!

[@rhysjaspermusic]

I am a native English speaker and I have learned Spanish to a B2-C1 level, and I am still working on improving my fluency there. I used to know French when I was a child but I couldn't have been more than A2-B1 level. I haven't used French in probably around 10 years so I have forgotten it all, but I am trying to reactivate that passive knowledge. Additionally, I have begun building a base in Dutch and am already to an A1-A2 level and I keep practicing everyday. I don't really confuse things between the languages, but I am able to tie certain things together to help me remember them better :)

[@BlackCatBCB]

I agree with you. I also think; it's not how many language you can speak, but how good you can speak them.

[@dathip]

Learning Spanish and Japanese right now.

[@Rin-ot7ww]

dathip hows your japanese going?

[@carpediem6568]

We tend to underestimate the work required. I would have thought you would want to study two languages similar simultaneously. Glad you addressed that.

[@irynabondarenko610]

thank you loads for this video.it's like the best books are those that tell you what you already know. I'm definitely type "B"student.I'm learning know 6 languages and have core only in 2:English, Spanish.My brain is totaly messed up, i know i'm doing bad thing but it's like i'm in a haste to live.it's like i'm convinced there is not so much time do to what i like.

[@marekstrzakowski5467]

Thank you Luca...you gave me extra push to improve my English language...and the most important think which you said in another film...have fun when you learn:) Take care man...Cześć, pozdrowienia z Polski

[@tainahollo]

I like your approach: it is better to learn things properly at the beginning - you do not have to rush and learn a language in 3 months! :) My mother tongue is Finnish. At school and at the university (when studying linguistics) I got quite a good "core" in English and Swedish. I have been using English a lot, so it is my best foreign language, but I have not been using Swedish too much, which is a pity - now I am trying to activate it. I am homeschooling my children, and it is a continuing challenge to keep up my own language skills and get better all the time! During my studies I also had to take short courses in German (I had learnt it at school for 3 years, too), Hungarian and Estonian, and I used to learn Polish and Russian just for fun. All this happened 20 - 30 years ago, so I have forgotten most of what I learnt - but I have decided to revive my skills in all those languages and even study further! I think I will start with Russian; one day I watched a Russian film on KZbin and I found I still understood some words here and there... By the way, Russian is pronounced almost the same way it is written (you just have to learn the phonetic value of the letters, like in Finnish). My teenage son wants to learn Russian, too, so we can study together! Some weeks ago I started learning Irish, which is fortunately quite different from Russian! I had dreamt about it for about 30 years, but I had always thought I already had enough (or too many...) languages to keep up. But when you are over 50 you just have to make your dreams true if you are ever going to do it! I am really thankful for your tips about learning more than one language at a time!

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

It's impossible to learn a language in 90 days unless you're a genius and can recall everything without repetition. The most challenge part is to be able to retrieve the vocabulary and sentences of the cuff when you're giving a speech. Maintaining a language takes a lot of time. I have learnt 4 foreign languages in the last 8 years. Do I speak all the languages well? No, I don't. I get by, or at least I have a decent level to make myself understood. Yeah, another critical factor is your mother tongue or maybe more than one. I have two native languages. If you stop using them, you will lose part of them as well.

[@rateeightx]

"Russian is pronounced almost the same way it is written (you just have to learn the phonetic value of the letters)" That's The Case For Most Languages, English Being The Main Exception, Although I Guess Some Have Strange Combinations, Like French.

[@theatisgr]

Luca, I really admire you because you come to the right conclusions, although you have no formal education on languages. Indeed, it is really confusing to study 2 closely related languages simultaneously.

[@thetrulyGORDONEGRO]

Hi Luca. I also think that is about passion. I have a few questions to ask you: 1-Where did you live?because I'm sure that when you're "surrounded" by a language, it's way easier to learn it. As long as I know that you were in Barcelona and Paris 2-What do you think about Rosetta Stone? 3-How old are you?haha

[@tuvaluvanuatu6253]

just few tipps? you kinda made me reconsider my next 4 years. i was thinking italian and spanish together, now i see it's a horrible idea, i guess italian and making my russian better will be my new goal. thanks again, your advices are always great, huge fan, keep up making this kind of vids

[@ivanvasiliev5946]

Luca, you rock!

[@BattleFeerr23322]

I'm learning Korean and German. I tired to choose only one but i couldn't. Both are progressing quite well, though German is coming along a bit quicker. I think this is because the relation it has with English.

[@jmqi8]

Great advice! I hope to use this as I begin my multi-language journey soon. :)

[@chocolatedonut31]

Great video man. I was about to begin learning 3 languages I have no experience in at once! Thankfully you talked some sense into me. I'm going to work 5 months on each language and develop a base, and then I'll work from there. Thank you so much. :) Btw, I'm very jealous of your accent skills. :D

[@masturofbating8164]

Nice tips for a fellow, who is at this time learning Icelandic and Spanish.

[@kraemder]

This video confirms my thoughts - it's better to just learn one language at a time. I was trying to learn Korean and Japanese at the same time and I did learn but it was more frustration than it was worth and I'm much happier now just focusing on Japanese.

[@LibbyRoseEmbroidery]

I'm doing 4 at the moment (Chinese, German, French & Spanish), but almost every word is revision and next to nothing (beyond vocab) is new. However, when learning two new languages in the 'building the core 'stage, they need to be really quite different. More would indeed be hard, but once the core is there, you can safely increase. I totally agree about the problem of being in too much of a hurry and the 'Learn X in a Week' publishing craze has done nothing to help!. Thanks for the good vid!

[@chuckiehan6611]

I've been studying mandarin/hindi(I speak a total of 7) simultaneously for the past 2.5+ yrs and can tell you having no commonality does really help! It's surely wasn't easy juggling betweem the two and taking more than 5 tests a year but the longer the journey the easier it gets!

[@pauldavies9360]

great advice Luca thanks for the videos brother! you are an inspiration. now, please add Welsh to your language list haha! we would love you to be one of the 1 million speakers by 2050 project!

[@chocolatedonut31]

I'm learning French, Latin, Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese, and Croatian all at once. I just take things in periods, spending 1-2 months on each one specifically, and then practicing as much as I can, and immersing myself as best I can. The thing is though, I had experience in each language (except for Latin) so I already had a "core" slightly build up. I only sometimes mix Spanish and Catalan sometimes, but the others I don't have muhc of a problem with. Great video man! :)

[@maceawilder]

11yrs later, have you learned these languages?

[@enarual98]

You're right, life is short. So make the most of it by doing things right ! You should take your time, because it's always better than to waste it. ;)

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

I'm studying Swedish, Portuguese, Chinese and Spanish at the same time whilst maintaining my levels of fluency in English, Afrikaans, Dutch, French and German

[@matthoenn]

"Dude, i gotta tell ya, i'm feeling really motivated by watching your videos. I've been studying english for some years now and recently i've started learning french. Well, sometimes the things seems really dificult, but seeing some examples you just gave, everything looks way easier. Thanks a lot." Hey, just as you said you're still studying English, I thought I should just correct your comment to help you out a little. :P You were perfectly understandable, just looked a little bit strange.

[@arih.8500]

I suppose you can... but not if you're in school. There's nothing worse than being in your classroom, your teacher asking you, "你喜欢吃什么水果？” and you replying with "Jag tycker om jordgubbar."

[@RonaldMcPaul]

Says suka makan Appel merah!

[@VictorPerez-sp8xk]

You're so right. Now I feel my more capable for learning many languages.

[@petra1995]

I speak French and German to like a weak C1/strong B2, and I've been been learning Spanish for about a year. I'd say I'm a B1. I'm gonna start Italian when the new year starts :) I hope 1 year and B1 is enough Spanish to not mess it up with Italian.

[@aroundtheworldgirl4431]

I’m about to learn 13 languages at the same time because why not? I haven’t started yet because I’m thinking of how I can learn that many at once. So far I have come up with a notebook method where I have categories. For example; this one page is for greetings and the greetings page is located in the beginners section of the notebook. On the greetings page the languages will be separated via whether they are a Romance language, a Slavic language, a Germanic language, or a Semitic language and if I have multiples of one category language then they will be separated from each other to avoid confusion. I will also be using Anki flash cards. I have so much time because I’m not in school or have a job due to my illness. During this time I will try to speak zero English so I can practice the languages and not revert or rely on my mother tongue for help.

[@Ishay7227]

I think ur right about the core, im going to study Turkish for a couple months to a year before doing anything else.. I have a base in Spanish, so I think that will be my third language after Turkish

[@LibbyRoseEmbroidery]

Of course it's OK! My humble opinion is that, once you have the core in place, then you can safely branch out to a new language. To be honest, you can really do as many as you like and you don't need anyone's permission. Luca makes some excellent points, but at the end of the day, YOU must decide and if you take on Polish and then find it too much, you can always drop it again, no?=)

[@TheFrank0503]

Hola Luca, antes que nada me gustaría agradecerte por tan valiosa guía que nos das con tus vídeos, hace poco tiempo he comenzado a verlos, los encuentro muy interesantes e inspiradores, porque siento una gran pasión por aprender idiomas como tu, eres un gran ejemplo y espero algún día poder hablar al menos la mitad de los idiomas que tu puedes, te deseo muchos éxitos en tu vida y nuevamente gracias por compartir tu conocimiento.

[@Rafael-rn6hn]

Well, I think the short answer would be that, if you're learning some 1 foreign language, you're already learning 2 languages at a time, given that languages are always developing and you also learn more about your native language everyday. And when you "finish" your 2nd language, the same rule applies, so you'll start learning 3 languages at a time. So, in reality, we're always learning, the only difference is the levels at which you'd put yourself at each of them.

[@zachm9705]

Cool thanks for the video, I shared this on Reddit on my log where I discuss how I am learning Chinese.

[@irenemcnamara9699]

I find it hard to stick to just 2 languages. I try to follow Robin Macpherson 3-tiered approach. You have 2 languages every day, then you alternate the next day. I do a 3rd language on the 3rd day. I dont go as fast, but I am getting more accomplished, I feel.

[@fortest57]

Hi, Luca, thx so much for sharing this video with us. The ideas you mentioned are so constructive and helpful. Just wonder whether you make other videos about how you study a language specifically, i mean, reading guiding textbooks, reciting sentences, stuff like that :p

[@awkwardk28]

I agree with the fact that it is better to not study similar languages at the same time. I have studied Japanese for the past several years, but I recently took up Korean within the past two years, and I was using japanese-korean resources at the time. These two languages are similar enough that the grammar I had already internalized for Japanese slightly conflicted with what I was learning about Korean.

[@mikyross244]

@poliglotta80 I've just watched your video and I agree with you when you use the word "absorbe" to explain the process that led you to acquire a native-speaker accent. I've been working in Paris for two years and I feel proud of my Parisian accent altough I find it quite heavy and "flooded", as speakers' voices are often low and flat.

[@gunsfree]

Thanks for the advice. I will use it to work on the languages have been trying to learn.

[@kegancochrane5418]

Hey. I speak 10 languages, including all the ones you've mentioned. I would reccomend that you find language partners and/or read books/watch movies in your languages to maintain a good level.

[@judyfriedkin3216]

I found your tips and opinion very helpful. Since I am older, I don't have the time to learn 2 languages at once every two years. I already speak Spanish. I started with Port. which was easier for me, although confusing at the same time. After 6 months I started French. Then after a year, I started Italian. I mix up Port and Italian a lot and sometimes throw in a few words without thinking of Spanish into Italian. I am getting better at switching without a problem as time goes on. I study all 3 a week though. I started Russian a couple of weeks ago and then gave up the idea. It was too much pressure. All of my languages are related which helps and hurts. I do know that I would be a lot more fluent in each if I did them one at a time. However, I can get around with all of them and I am happy with that. It seems like I have a path in my mind and I need to find the path to switch and once I find it, I am "good to go". I agree if you have the time, it is better to stick to one or 2 that are very different. I don't have the luxury of time. I started Spanish when I was young so it is not an issue. I wish I had continued then but I waited so now, I try to do as much as I can, as I love learning different languages.

[@isitisisitis]

*Also your command of the language is so good, the expressions you choose, vocab choices.

[@amanogawamakoto]

Very informative video. The tips were very helpful. I'll go with the easy one (Russian) and a tough one (Chinese)!

[@xiaowanma9319]

You can do it!

[@JohanBesterphotos]

Thank you Luca, that was quite inspiring!

[@feserran]

I've been working on a comparison with Reader's Digest multilingual dictionary edition which includes Portuguese - Spanish - French - Italian - English - German. And it makes a lot of sense how the words are formed... or which words are related, or borrowed, or variables... I plan to work on something for the polyglot community concerning this comparison.

[@the_reaper_fpv]

english is my first language. i am very strong in portuguese being that my family is portuguese. i continue to constantly improve my portuguese. i have been learning spanish for the past year on a university level and recently with italian. I have to say staying in the same family like latin in my case makes a huge difference. With being proficient in portuguese and a spanish core, italian has been a breeze

[@VentaniaBH]

Grazie Luca ! lo stesso in portoghese " Não deixe para amanhã o que você pode fazer hoje" =) I'm starting now!!hahahha Muito obrigado!

[@irenemcnamara9699]

This helps alot! I like to study languages, and I can easily get absorbed in studying 8 languages. I can see that I need to focus on just 2 but that will be difficult. I read , write, and speak Russian, so I want to be fluent in Russian. I am learning French, and I am teaching the grandchildren Spanish. I also study ancient Greek, but not nearly enough. So the list goes on. So I really do appreciate Lisa's words of wisdom.

[@vodkatonyq]

It's fine if you study Ancient Greek at the same time as any other modern language for the sole purpose of reading texts as you will likely focus on one, at most two skills (reading + writing) with Latin and therefore the language won't demand as much time and immersion from you as a modern language. I'm learning Italian + Latin at the same time; the former is already at an advanced intermediate level and the latter at a basic level...despite their similarities there's no interference between them as Latin will only be used passively to read and my brain will not make the effort to look for words in latin to try to speak them. Italian IS/WILL be for speaking and therefore that clear separation and compartmentalization of activities (one language only for reading as opposed to another language for speaking/hearing) prevents any kind of interference. I feel like Italian even at an advanced level plus Latin is already more than enough and even though I'd like to learn other languages, I rationally can clearly see that to learn more than two languages is overkill. Even with not having to speak/listen to Latin I feel like I have more than enough on my plate as it is with the grammatical complexities of Latin.

[@irenemcnamara9699]

Thank you for replying to my response about Greek. I have the New Testament in Greek, and also The Little Prince in Ancient Greek, which I just purchased. I also have something by Plato. Since I am a senior, it doesn't get into my brain as fast now. I do think I'm better at ancient Greek than modern Greek, however. I do try Latin on occasion, but not regularly. Best wishes on all your language studies.

[@lilihajek1990]

Thanks Luca, great video as usual :-) I'm currently dusting off my Spanish with Lingoda while progressing with French and German. Have to say not easy to manage the time, but well, let's see what comes out of this madness. I kinda abandoned my Italian for a while, only watch TG everyday. I will be extremely sad if one day my Italian devolves back to Stone Age :-(((

[@hanayrplz]

I have been learning English and started to learn Korean.

[@Verabadthings]

Eres un verdadero crack. Es un placer escucharte.Te admiro muchísimo. Bueno, ya lo sabes...

[@Bogrome]

Thank you very much! Currently learning Portuguese and Turkish. Honestly very hard :)

[@МаксимилианФилипожкиь]

Wunderschön video, wie immer!

[@LucaLampariello]

Danke! =)

[@כמובבית-ל1ג]

In Finland, we learn 2 - 4 foreign languages at school. However, we never start two new languages at the same time. Now, as an adult, I am learning three languages at the same time: Polish, Croatian, and Turkish. Polish and Croatian are similar. With both of them, I am already at intermediate level. I often tend to blend them, but not as badly as earlier. I need both of them, so I have no choice. I find it helpful to use a totally different method for Polish (audio books), compared to Croatian (Anki and newspaper articles). In addition, I am learning Turkish with DuoLingo just for fun. There is no risk of blending it with the Slavic languages.

[@hellionflame]

Tjänare Luca! First of all I would like to tell that your videos have been inspiring me with my "language journey" and just after few weeks i've noticed that the methods I've been using, which are yours, have made it all so much easier. So thank you for these videos! I've been learning modern greek for a while, and I would like to improve my spanish at the same time. I was wondering if it really is a good idea to learn those two languages at the same time? Or are they too similar? Thank you!

[@isitisisitis]

All of all American accents I've every heard, yours is my favourite.

[@paleisk5]

Brilliant video Luca! That's what I'm doing right now, learning 2 at the same time, swedish and italian..

[@aciddox6021]

I'm learning Chinese and Spanish right now :)

[@MrMywonderworld910]

acid dox same

[@clairee4939]

​@@MrMywonderworld910 哦！你还正学习吗？

[@xiaowanma9319]

I'm Chinese y estoy aprendiendo español también.

[@zman19806]

I'm learning Portuguese right now and I'm going to focus on this language, and then when I feel confident that I'm on a decent level, I will start on Romanian, and then German

[@NamhadiNdemufayo]

Thank you for posting this!

[@laurapabon7393]

Hi!! Luca, thanks for your useful tips, I'm learning french and english now :D

[@kegancochrane5418]

I would and did along with Italian, Spanish and German. That was my first set.

[@annmax7786]

thank you for these useful tips!

[@mikyross244]

Astonishing American accent! I'd like to ask you a question: Did you choose to sound like a native American or did it just come out naturally as more as you learnt it? As you could easily guess, BE rules of pronunciation are almost always taught in Italian schools and that's the way I learnt it. I can't even end a sentence picking up the standard AE accent.

[@abielticas1693]

Learning two languages at the same time: Something I want to do for the sake that I love to learn languages. I learnt korean Hangul, thinking that I would learn Korean, although some months ago I quitted looking for Korean learning resources; ultimately I'm more into Icelandic language, and I think I will accompany it with learning Italian or keeping learning Turkish (a language I was learning time ago) PD: Your video is good, and unavoidably, I had to subscribe to your channel... Peace! 😆✌

[@hellcapone]

luka i've learned portuguese, english, and a bit italian in 8 months, and don't really mix things between languages. i think that when you go thought that "risk" of mixing languages, your brain get used to it. it adapts to it

[@DeepInYourLady]

Polish and Spanish fit all those factors, I am already higher intermidiate in Polish after 2 months of immersion(I speak russian)so I could start to give spanish more time in which i am a complete beginner, although I do keep going back to Polish more because I have a better grasp of it, but I think I can learn the art of learning 2 :)

[@RockerSkate1423]

You're right, learning two languages at the same time is a challenge, nevertheless, it's been a year since I started french and italian (very related languages) and I consider I've had a pretty significant process, because it is easier for you to associate and memorize words from each language, and you link one feeling to both languages at a time. I would really like to know your opinion about this.

[@eng_tech7890]

I am currently studying Chinese and Spanish by myself, wish me luck 🙏 Btw, Luca has bright eyes

[@LucaLampariello]

Thanks! =)

[@serenaluce]

You are a reasonable person! Agreed. When I tried to improve my Italian, learn French, Portuguese and Spanish at the same time actually didn't do me any good but only screwed my Italian and I gave up:-)

[@teo5146]

Nuova Luce Thats insane and not very smart. The languages are too similar for you to learn properly.

[@juby1112]

Luca how do you stay motivated?? I'm fluent at 3 languages and the constant praising i receive from my surrounding world makes me feel content with my current knowledge. And how do you deal jealousy ?? And what could you possibly be doing for work that's appropriate for somebody familiar with so many languages/culture??