Multilingual households?

[Swiss Bro]

I am from the German speaking part of Switzerland and speak a Swiss German dialect. My wife is from the French speaking part so we speak French at home. We have no children but I believe that it is a blessing for a child to be raised multilingual.

[Grace]

We speak Denglish. Some words come out easier in one language as we’re speaking the other.

I was raised in a home where both English and Pa. Dutch was spoken. And there are certain words used in PA. Dutch that offer a better description than in English. And sometimes when speaking PA. Dutch, English words are used.

[steve-in-kville]

We speak Denglish. Some words come out easier in one language as we’re speaking the other.

I was raised in a home where both English and Pa. Dutch was spoken. And there are certain words used in PA. Dutch that offer a better description than in English. And sometimes when speaking PA. Dutch, English words are used.

I would say that's pretty accurate.

[temporal1]

I speak in English and Spanish to our children, my wife speaks in French and English to them and everyone else around them speaks Spanish.

My grdaughter began French this year, 9th grade, the schools teach quite a lot of Spanish (even in my Ancient Rome schools, we began conversational Spanish in 4th grade!) - i was interested in French, but didn’t get to it.

My daughter had 4 years of French in high school, i was happy to learn about her daughter beginning.
My family reads. My grdaughter+i have shared reading as a primary communication (from a distance) tool.
Books, including the Bible, are my central hope to remain relevant in her life as she grows up. so far away.

This week she’s out of school, i’ve sent a few books (as usual, no matter time of year) - This one was fun:
THE LITTLE PRINCE

i asked her to read the first page to me in English, then French. o.my. “to my ear” she’s already picked up a lot of French!
she then buried her head into it (as usual) and disappeared from the call.

i send her “everything.” children’s books to (restricted) adult reading level. our readng is for enjoyment of all kinds.
i have The Iliad & The Odessey in mind - thinking it might be a good idea to introduce it before she hears scary stories about how hard it is to read! Also, maybe The Art of War. i have only read occasional intriguing quotes.

She likes Pride+Prejudice quite a lot. There is a lovely French-English edition.
i thought i’d see how she liked bilingual The Little Prince first. i think it’s a hit!

Question ..
i’m wondering about taking informal French lessons. There are numbers of online courses.
Language is so much better when shared. Do you, does anyone reading here, have suggestions, for me?
i would like to encourage a “multilingual household.”

[Sliceitup]

I speak in English and Spanish to our children, my wife speaks in French and English to them and everyone else around them speaks Spanish.

My grdaughter began French this year, 9th grade, the schools teach quite a lot of Spanish (even in my Ancient Rome schools, we began conversational Spanish in 4th grade!) - i was interested in French, but didn’t get to it.

My daughter had 4 years of French in high school, i was happy to learn about her daughter beginning.
My family reads. My grdaughter+i have shared reading as a primary communication (from a distance) tool.
Books, including the Bible, are my central hope to remain relevant in her life as she grows up. so far away.

This week she’s out of school, i’ve sent a few books (as usual, no matter time of year) - This one was fun:
THE LITTLE PRINCE

i asked her to read the first page to me in English, then French. o.my. “to my ear” she’s already picked up a lot of French!
she then buried her head into it (as usual) and disappeared from the call.

i send her “everything.” children’s books to (restricted) adult reading level. our readng is for enjoyment of all kinds.
i have The Iliad & The Odessey in mind - thinking it might be a good idea to introduce it before she hears scary stories about how hard it is to read! Also, maybe The Art of War. i have only read occasional intriguing quotes.

She likes Pride+Prejudice quite a lot. There is a lovely French-English edition.
i thought i’d see how she liked bilingual The Little Prince first. i think it’s a hit!

Question ..
i’m wondering about taking informal French lessons. There are numbers of online courses.
Language is so much better when shared. Do you, does anyone reading here, have suggestions, for me?
i would like to encourage a “multilingual household.”

The DuoLingo app is really neat. I had my two youngest using it to learn German.

[temporal1]

The DuoLingo app is really neat. I had my two youngest using it to learn German.

i’ve started, and it’s fun. thank you.