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