Can I learn Italian and Spanish in the same time?

November 11, 2008 by admin 

I can speak Cantonese, Mandarin and Enfligh and I love Italian and Spanish/ Latin American culture.I've bought some Italian Audio CDs to teach myself. I haven't bought anything about Spanish. However, many people say I learn Italian is a waste a time. They say I should learn Spanish.

So, Can I learn both at the same time ? Or I learn Italian for 2/3 years then start to pick up Spanish?

Yes you can! Once you become fluent in one of them.. the other will be much easier, because they are very similar.
However, I do recommend you to first start with just one, and then after 6 months or so, start with the other.

Muy buena suerte!

Comments

8 Responses to “Can I learn Italian and Spanish in the same time?”

  1. x_L♥VE_x on November 11th, 2008 4:45 pm

    It would be really difficult
    and you would probably be better off learning them seperately
    and thereby learning them properly
    I've tried to do this before (German and Cantonese)
    and you find yourself mixing up your languages
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  2. Yo on November 11th, 2008 5:01 pm

    They are very close to each other, I live in Spain and it was very easy for me to learn Italian. But your case is different, I guess you should learn one of them first, and once you know it, learn the other one. Otherwise you will mix both.
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  3. teenagezombiegirl on November 11th, 2008 5:07 pm

    it would be really hard to learn two languages at the same time, personally it's hard enough learning one. =P

    but you might be able to do it because you'll find Italian and Spanish are very similar. I would say learn Spanish first, then pick up on Italian because many words are pretty much the same. =]
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  4. metalscorpionhare on November 11th, 2008 5:14 pm

    you will need a tongue implant
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  5. *FrogPrincess* on November 11th, 2008 5:30 pm

    First of all, Italian's not a waste of time… =) Second, if you want to learn both, I think you should choose one, first, and then another, because they're very similar and you could get confused… Italian is a bit harder, so maybe is better to start with it. After Italian Spanish will be very simple, and you can trust me because I'm Italian and I'm learning Spanish too. bye ;)
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  6. Xsweet S on November 11th, 2008 5:35 pm

    Hi..I’m italian and as Italian I can help you and say to u that i know the spanish because italian and spanish languages are similiar!So, learn very good italian and automatically u learn spanish!I too love english languages!Spero d’esserti stata d’aiuto!Ciao!Hola amigos!!!
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  7. Marla G on November 11th, 2008 5:53 pm

    Spanish would be the better language to learn. Itallian is very similar to spanish, and fluent spanish speakers who have visited Italy have said they were fine with just spanish.
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  8. zeta b on November 11th, 2008 6:30 pm

    Yes you can! Once you become fluent in one of them.. the other will be much easier, because they are very similar.
    However, I do recommend you to first start with just one, and then after 6 months or so, start with the other.

    Muy buena suerte!
    References :
    http://www.haveittranslated.com – I’m a professional English into Spanish translator

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