Haha, I don't call myself multi-lingual. I took Spanish in high school. Two other languages I was exposed to in my family. I'm actually pretty good with languages, a quick study. But I lose it quickly too because I need constant exposure to keep it up. On that trip, I spoke no Arabic to begin with...by the end of the trip, I had a r…
Haha, I don't call myself multi-lingual. I took Spanish in high school. Two other languages I was exposed to in my family. I'm actually pretty good with languages, a quick study. But I lose it quickly too because I need constant exposure to keep it up. On that trip, I spoke no Arabic to begin with...by the end of the trip, I had a rudimentary grasp, and now I can't remember anything. Over the years, it's been the same with German, French, Dutch, Hebrew...a few others. I put it down to my brain organizing patterns. Spanish and Italian I use more often so my retention is better. It's sort of like looking at an out of focus picture. Initially, it's just a blur but the more I look, the clearer it gets...and a faster focus for languages I'm exposed to more often.
Haha, I don't call myself multi-lingual. I took Spanish in high school. Two other languages I was exposed to in my family. I'm actually pretty good with languages, a quick study. But I lose it quickly too because I need constant exposure to keep it up. On that trip, I spoke no Arabic to begin with...by the end of the trip, I had a rudimentary grasp, and now I can't remember anything. Over the years, it's been the same with German, French, Dutch, Hebrew...a few others. I put it down to my brain organizing patterns. Spanish and Italian I use more often so my retention is better. It's sort of like looking at an out of focus picture. Initially, it's just a blur but the more I look, the clearer it gets...and a faster focus for languages I'm exposed to more often.