Thankfully, immersion let's you soak up more then you realize. I was able to introduce myself, io sono Ashley, io sono canadian, parlo inglese e francese, no italiano. When in doubt i just speak in French but add a little Italian flourish haha we understand each other well enough and if not the girls jump in and translate.
I swear that the best way to learn a language is to just throw yourself in it. I came here with high school French (which anyone who has gone abroad will let you know that that does not help much) and not even a word of Italian. Now my French is, not to brag, but it's pretty darn good. And I'm able to understand Italian and say simple sentences.
Today the Sonia's brother came over from china, thankfully, he speaks French and a bit of English. But you should hear us all at the dinner table around the pizza, translations are being thrown every which way, in any of the three languages.
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