Pick up a Language?
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How do you say "pick up" in reference to language? For instance, "Once he arrived in Mexico, he picked up Spanish pretty quickly."
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updated Dec 12, 2010
posted by timally
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She picks up languages really easily.
Aprende idiomas con mucha facilidad.
I don´t know if there is an idiomatic expression in Spanish.
updated Dec 12, 2010
posted by ian-hill
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In this sense, "to pick up" means to acquire knowledge or skill.
In a related expression, for example "Did you pick up on what the speaker was trying to say?" - means to understand a deeper meaning.
updated Dec 12, 2010
posted by pesta
