| When hearing the word "polyglot" you probably | | | | Polish, Croatian and so forth, which won't be |
| think of some fancy upper-class genius | | | | quite as closely resembling but they will |
| speaking 6-7 or more languages. Unfortunately | | | | still be easier to learn once you have a |
| this idea that being a polyglot is an | | | | solid grasp on Russian. The effect is similar |
| "unreachable" is way too common nowadays. | | | | from the other perspective as well, so if you |
| Technically, you can be considered a polyglot | | | | know any of the above mentioned languages, it |
| if you can fluently speak 3 or more | | | | will be easier to study Russian. |
| languages. Well 3 or more languages isn't | | | | |
| that hard to achieve, considering one is your | | | | This does not apply only to Slavic languages |
| native one and the other two can be studied | | | | though. Latin languages share a lot of common |
| in a matter of years. Still, being a true | | | | patterns and rules and becoming a Latin |
| polyglot requires much more and it requires | | | | language polyglot is quite easy once you |
| you to know a higher number of foreign | | | | grasp firmly on these rules. Some Latin |
| languages than just 2. The following article | | | | languages are closer to one another, such as |
| will try to give you some general tips on how | | | | Portuguese to Spanish or Italian to Romanian |
| to learn a foreign language with ease and a | | | | and vice versa. |
| few ways of easily attaining the status of | | | | |
| "polyglot". | | | | Another way of becoming a true polyglot, not |
| | | | necessarily relying on the "related |
| If language count is all you're after or if | | | | languages" technique is to study a few |
| you want to become a specialist in a specific | | | | general rules that are at the base of a |
| geographical area, all you need to do is | | | | larger group of languages and then build upon |
| focus on a single language in that area or | | | | them. For example, most European and American |
| language group and study it thoroughly until | | | | languages share the same grammar and |
| you're fluent. The other languages in its | | | | structure rules, whereas certain similarities |
| family will prove to be a lot easier to | | | | can be found in Asian languages. Study the |
| study, since you'll already hold most of the | | | | basics and from there on you can build in any |
| basic rules and a great deal of the | | | | direction you like, learning the vocabulary |
| vocabulary. For example, if you study | | | | associated to a particular language. Further |
| Russian, you'll have an easier time studying | | | | more, combining this technique with the |
| other Slavic languages such as Ukrainian | | | | related languages one will prove to be even |
| afterwards. Whereas Ukrainian will be very | | | | more effective and that sought after polyglot |
| similar to Russian, there will be a few other | | | | status will soon be yours. |
| Slavic languages such as Bulgarian, Serbian, | | | | |