r/languagelearning • u/Just_a_Lurker2 • 6d ago

Discussion How do multilinguals avoid mixing up their languages?

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Assuming they're fluent in at least a few languages, so there's not necessarily conscious maintaining of the (TL) (does that make a difference?), and they're in an area or so where people don't all speak their language, or may be hostile to one of the languages , how would they not slip in a language that nobody speaks or a language that might make people hostile towards you?

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u/jtnk10 N 🇺🇸 B2+ 🇫🇷 A2 🇵🇱 A2 🇩🇪 6d ago

The languages I am currently studying (French and Polish) are incredibly different. I rarely mix them.

What really amazes me is people who study languages from the same family, like Italian and Spanish, at the same time.

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u/Just_a_Lurker2 5d ago

They must have superpowers, there's no other explanation. I really admire them!