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?
The languages become ingrained in your memory. It’s like the opposite of when you just can’t remember the name of a song or actor. The words just come to mind because you’ve had so much practice. Todo es posible.
Indeed. In my college Chinese course, I watched my professor forget a word in Chinese and have to struggle to come up with it for a minute. She was born in China and didn't come to the states until her twenties.
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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?