Hello Mr.Steve .
My question is : How can I learn two Languages at the same time?

Well , I am learning German and I planning to learn French . I think both languages are very important so . I decided to learn it . I am focused more in learning German . But how much Percent do I need to be into french ?
I mean , I give the 100% of learning german everyday but i want to know , since 0 % to 100% how much do i have to focus on french ? .
P.S. I've downloaded the MP3 and when I go to sleep at night I listen it all and sometimes I read a Deutsch Buch .
I started since 0% of learning german , I understand somethings but my grammar is something bad . I study german everyday , I read , I listen MP3 from lingq.com and my question is . How much can it take me to speak it , write it , understand it ?

And thank you for this webpage . Lingq.com has been very usefull for me.
Thank you ! :)

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Here are some responses to your question!

http://www.lingq.com/learn/de/forum/46/15744/?p...

Imyrsteshem - and how is your comment or tone constructive? What about if this is a new customer who is just finding his feet?

Some questions are asked all the time (just have a look at the active threads to the right), so I'm not that surprised that someone (finally!) reacted.

Maybe Steve himself will respond to the original post, but one thing that people have to do is to have a look at the website, that's for sure.

Steve actually responded on the other thread that djc463 posted, but in any case that link should be very helpful :)

Hi Guillermo,

Your enthusiasm is great, and a guarantee that you will succeed. Each person has to find his or her own way in language learning. Different people enjoy different learning activities. The most important things is to keep at it, and to put in enough time to succeed.

I find it easier to focus on one new language at a time. Once a language is at an intermediate level I can mix it with other languages.

If you are most keen to learn German, I would stay with it for now, for at least 6 months. You can always dabble a little in French, here at LingQ for example, since it is much closer to Spanish. But I would keep my main focus on German. Maybe 80% German and 20% French. You will find that you will be naturally more attracted to one or the other.

I would not worry too much about German grammar right now. I would get myself a small book explaining some of the main grammar issues that you will come across in German. You can also search for German grammar explanations, summaries, as well as verb and noun/adjective tables on the web. Use these to refer to from time to time when you are interested. Don't expect to remember much. Don't expect to use the grammar correctly. Focus on listening and reading. Don't worry if a lot of the text is unclear, even after you have looked up all the words. It takes time for your brain to get used to the language. When you have enough exposure and a larger vocabulary, the grammar rules will become easier to remember.

As to how long it will take, I cannot say. Try to focus on enjoying your learning rather than on how long it will take. Assume that it will take a long time. I think it might take a year before you can comfortably converse in German, but it could go faster if you have a lot of time to spend on it.

Good luck.

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You can edit your post.

I have been learning German for 18 months and I am nowhere near to being able to comfortably converse in German. I expect that I will need another year at least to bet to that level!

I can edit them, but not delete them

@chumnutzly - At the moment we don't have any way to delete posts, but you can edit them and replace it with something like "-" if you want to remove the text from the post.

k, thanks :)

When I'm focusing on two at a time, I choose two that are very unrelated. My goal is to learn Norwegian and Swedish(among others), but I am focusing on Swedish and staying away from Norwegian for the time being. As they are both very similar, they are easy to confuse. So right now I focus on learning Swedish and Finnish.
I also work on French and Latin, but only because I've studied them for years.
Hope this helps!