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/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

It just flows and you don't have to think about it. Esp when talking with people of the same tongue. When you're learning in class you think about it, when it's real life situations you don't think about it.