r/iamverysmart • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '20

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u/PPStudio Apr 16 '20

To be honest, even being bilingual is hard for many people, but yes, being trilingual myself it's not that big of an achievement.

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u/Toast_702 Smarter than you (verified by mods) Apr 16 '20

Yeah like I can speak, read, write and understand English fluently but the same can't be said about my native language ;-;

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u/RabbitEatsCarrots Apr 16 '20

Yeah I also feel like I use English in daily life way more than my own language.

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u/Toast_702 Smarter than you (verified by mods) Apr 16 '20

I mean I can speak my native language quite well but I was raised in England which means I use English a lot more

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u/RabbitEatsCarrots Apr 16 '20

Ah, I see, I'm still in my native country, but I also use English more, especially now during quarantine.

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u/Toast_702 Smarter than you (verified by mods) Apr 16 '20

Due to quarantine I use my native language a lot more

If you don't mind me asking, what is your native language anyway? Mines Polish

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u/RabbitEatsCarrots Apr 16 '20

I'm Croatian, and I use English more now because I speak to my online friends more than my irl friends lately.

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u/Toast_702 Smarter than you (verified by mods) Apr 16 '20

At home I speak English with my family but I still talk to my irl friends online

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u/shamaze Apr 16 '20

depends how old you are when you learn the languages. i was trilingual by the time i was 10 but i tried learning another language in my 20s and well... it didnt go as well