Forgetting about what you have learned in the past !
Hi everybody , Hola todos y finalmente, Salut tout le monde 
Lately I was thinking about a very big problem that annoys me a lot. I am an advanced French speaker, but lately I have realized that I have forgotten almost everything that I have learned about French.
When I try to remember it again, I can't study Spanish. 
For some reason I can't study both at the same time. 
I think that a lot of people here are also learning French and other languages ( German,Italian ....etc. ) Does anyone know a good way to study both languages at the same time? If you have any experience with this, please tell us about it. Any good advice would be helpful.
Thank you so much !
6 Answers
Hi...
I think you should work on one language first and master it. After that, you can work on the other language and master that one while practicing your other language. The thing about Spanish and French, is that they are very similar to each other, and many of the words look the same. It would be okay and easier to learn two languages that weren't related in a way... like Spanish and Chinese or something... but Spanish and French are so similar, that learning them together will mix you up and you will get both of the languages confused with each other! Hope this helps!
Lovely, I think it is great that you are interested in learning so many languages. However, I would have to agree that you should focus on one or two at a time before learning any new languages.
If I remember correctly, your native tongue is Arabic. You are also currently learning English and Spanish. I think that is enough of a challenge for now. It is good that you know some French, but unless you need to speak that language for work or for personal reasons, I would put that on hold until you have mastered English and Spanish.
I know there are some gifted people in the world who can learn several languages at once, but this is not true for most of us. It is very difficult to memorize and internalize the grammar/spelling rules for languages that are as different as English and Spanish. Learning just one new language is challenging enough.
So keep up the good work and don't be discouraged. Knowing English, Spanish and Arabic will put you way ahead of many people in the world. Eventually you will be able to get back to studying French. 
Lovely, I agree with our fellow learners that you should be admired for your dedication to studying as many foreign languages as possible, but here is where I part with their opinions.
Learning two (or more) similar languages like Spanish and French is not and cannot be confusing or hard if you do it the right way.
Simultaneity in this process is not something that should be avoided, but encouraged if, I repeat, you do it the right way.
So, what is the right way?
It's quite simple: if you want to learn Spanish and French at the same time, good for you. All you have to do, if you want to be successful in your endeavor, is to learn them methodically and comparatively. This is very important, as this is the right way to do it.
The methodical way of learning two similar languages at the same time means that you've already taken notice of the things that make those languages you're learning similar. You can't be successful in your linguistic enterprise unless you are aware of what is similar and different about those languages.
The comparative way, which is the most important aspect of the right way, is to learn those languages not only at the same time (in a simultaneous manner) but also together.
For instance, let's take the Perfecto Simple of ser (to be) and the Passé Simple of être (to be) and see how we can learn them without getting confused in our heads.
Methodically, the first step is to be aware of what is similar and different about this conjugation. The similar part is simple: they all have the root fu- because they all come from the Latin fu-i. So the similar part in both Spanish and French is the root fu-. As for what differentiates one from another, this is simple too. What is different (but not that different) is what's left after we're identified the common root fu-. That is, the verbal endings.
That leads to the comparative way (quite successful) of finally learning both languages together. You will never learn them one at the time, but together. You will actually do this:
Sp. fui = Fr. fus; Sp. fuiste = Fr. fus
And so on.
Well, this is what you should do if you really want to learn Spanish and French at the same time. Together. Of course, this is just an abstract of the methodological and comparative way that is the right way to do it. I've left many things out for want of space.
I hope this was helpful.
Hi lovely....
I agree with mizu... Try to learn a language which is different from Spanish.. I have started learning Finnish few weeks back. I'm learning it through Spanish.. So i convert the words, first from English to Spanish then from Spanish to Finnish. Both the languages are completely different(Finnish is much more complicated than Spanish). So it is better to either master one language at a time or to study a non-Romance language along with Spanish.
Hi lovely love, When I was in high school I took Spanish and French and the same time. I would mix up the languages in class and frequently would speak a wrong word in class. There was no one else who was taking two languages at once, so the teachers understood and would correct me. I know you are studying other subjects too, like math. You might just be trying to do too much. I wouldn't worry too much about the French. I think it will come back when you decide to concentrate on it again. I admire you for your enthusiasm in your language study, lovely! But, don't overdo it. Let your mind tell you how much you can do. I am amazed at how much you have advanced in Spanish. I can only encourage you to stick with it. Take care of yourself, lovely and make sure you're having fun.
Lovely, I know you appreciate corrections, so I took the liberty of making the necessary changes to your post. Hopefully, this will be helpful for you and for anyone else who is studying English.
Lately I was thinking about a very big problem that annoys me a lot. I am an advanced French speaker, but lately I have realized that I have forgotten almost everything that I have learned about French. When I try to remember it again, I can't study Spanish. For some reason I can't study both at the same time.
I think that a lot of people here are also learning French and other languages ( German,Italian ....etc. ) Does anyone know a good way to study both languages at the same time? If you have any experience with this, please tell us about it. Any good advice would be helpful.
