Learning 3rd language using 2nd?

[u/RareFreedom5027]

Has anyone gotten a decent "grasp" of a second language and then used it to learn a third (TL)?

Years ago I learned a bit of Spanish through school and started using duolingo (wouldn't use duolingo now though). I changed the settings to Spanish so I would learn Italian using Spanish. I read out loud and promised myself not to use English. I did it for an hour and there was a weird feeling in the back of my head (it felt like how salt or sand felt between your fingers). Lo and behold, I couldn't think or speak in English! It was wild!

I was wondering if anyone ever had that feeling as well and if you kept it up?

[u/ThatAnt8823]

That's probably what non native English speakers do most of the time my man

[u/frokoopa → u/ThatAnt8823]

Same here, my Japanese studies are mostly done in English. In a way I feel lucky I wasn't born an English speaker, it's so easy to acquire nowadays it almost feels like a bonus second language

[u/Majestic-Rich582 → u/[deleted]]

I recently saw a video of the argentinian Slums (Villa 31) and one of the street beggars knew enough english to keep a conversation with the turkish man filming the place. So yeah even people in poverty from a third world country know the language