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Comment author: [deleted] 10 August 2014 02:12:21PM 0 points [-]

I can't remember whether she told me why she could speak Spanish. Anyway, romance languages are similar enough that if you're proficient in Portuguese, Italian and French you can probably learn decent Spanish in a matter of weeks.

Comment author: TobyBartels 11 August 2014 05:04:31AM 1 point [-]

True; in fact, I would expect her to be able to read it pretty well without any study whatsoever, once she had those three surrounding languages down. Actual study then becomes very cost-effective, and might even be done on one's own in one's spare time, once one has decided to do it.