Multi-lingual

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I grew up in a bilingual family. I speak, read and write fluent English and Tagalog (Filipino), and can understand very little Spanish (but only if spoken slowly). My grandparents cannot speak English fluently, but they know Spanish and Latin. Now I wish I took the time to learn these languages from them; but it’s already too late as they are both gone. I met the twins of my classmate in Zumba, and even at 3 years old, they can speak 3 languages already: English, Tagalog, and Mandarin. Her dad is Chinese, and her mom is Filipina. But she was born and grew up here in the US so she also speaks 3 languages fluently. I envy her. I think it is so cool to be able to express yourself in multiple languages. I do not think you will lose your individuality just because you know different languages; I think it would strengthen your personality even more. I have read somewhere that very young children tend to master multiple languages better than adults. I tend to believe that because I do not remember learning English because I grew up with that being spoken to us all the time. And plus, it helped that my mom is a Math and English teacher that she cannot have it that her own kids cannot speak the language that she teaches.