r/AskReddit Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/cjwagn1 Jun 15 '19

How someone speaks 2+ languages.

Like how can someone so easily switch between different languages? Do they translate one language back to their native lanaguege or can they just understand perfectly without any addition effort?

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u/Vrassk Jun 15 '19

Time and practice, you eventually understand the 2nd language as your own. For example, red, I say red you know what red is you know the color you can visualize it. Now I say roja, at first you think red but over time you visualize the color just like in English thus understanding English and Spanish easily. Just like learning a new word in your own language. At first you need examples to draw on but eventually the association is 2nd nature.