I can already speak English (obviosly), German, Spanish and Italian. Im learning Polish now and finding the things I did to learn my other languages are not helping with this. Any ideas?

Have you thought about taking in a Polish lodger?

try listening to a cd in the langwish you want to learn when i was on hoiaday last year a lady told me that was the way she learnt hope it works for you

parli anke l'italiano? complimenti...

sometimes is not possible to go and speak to mother language people...

I suggest u listen to polish radio as much as u can...maybe try and watch some film in polish even if I guess they're not very easy to find...

But, anyway, on internet u'll certainly be able to find some polish radio and talk show...go and listen to them!

Hope it helps. good luck!

Find someone from poland to talk to either in person or in a chat room. (there's plenty of them around hee hee) You can get lots of help from them and get a new friend at the same time. Lots of polish speak good english too which helps!

1) Learn to spell in your first language...'obviously', not 'obviosly'.
2) Polish is a difficult language for English speakers. Take it very slowly at first.
3) Have you tried a linguaphone course? It helped me a lot when I started learning Portuguese.

best way to learn any language is to spend some time in that country.

Here are some ideas many second language learners don't normally realize.

FIRST: Completely eliminate idioms when you speak. We use a LOT of phrases that are not understood in other countries, and they use ones we don't understand. Examples: Get to first base. Flip the switch. Hitch a ride. Hit the road.
Put yourself in the place of a new learner of English and ask yourself if you would really understand the meaning of 'hit the road' when you heard it, or would you litterally try to 'hit the road'?
Even between England and North America, for example 'knock someone up'. In North America it means get someone pregnant. In England it means knock on their door. So you can see how embarrassing it might be should you stumble on an idiom that means something else.

SECOND: Realize that it is not ALWAYS a one-for-one word exchange when translating. Some languages can express an idea in as little as one word compared to a few, and vice-versa.
Also, many languages don't use the Subject, Verb, Object sequence that English does. Some are S-O-V or V-S-O, etc.
Hand in hand with this, understanding that the idea being expressed is what's important, not the way it's said. Just because the sentence wasn't constructed the way we would have said it doesn't make it wrong.

THIRD: Pronunciation can be improved by reciting the names of things you see as you walk about, and holding conversations with yourself in the absence of friends to practice with. (Warning! Don't do this in the vacinity of mental institutions.)

LAST: I cheated. I learnt the worlds easiest language first and now I find I understand English better (my native tongue) and I'm in a better position to learn more languages. I've provided a link below to better explain this.

That language was ESPERANTO. It is designed such that you MUST understand sentence structure, which helps to understand other languages. It has 16 gramatical rules... with NO EXCEPTIONS!
Plus you end up with a multitude of Esperanto friends; oh the burdens we bear.

Not to understate it of course, but listen to and read as much as you possibly can, whenever you can.
Immersion, immersion, IMMERSION!
I listen to Esperanto music all day long, just to tune my ear to it.

Any second language makes learning a third easier because you acquire a feel for the differences that other languages might have. Esperanto is the logical choice as the second language because it demonstrates linguistic principles better than most, but more importantly, you can learn Esperanto in months instead of years for any other tongue.

In either case, the first points should help you master another tongue, regardless of whether you learn Esperanto or not.
Of course will and determination are required no matter what language you learn.

Good luck!

Gis!

listen practice speaking keep a grammar book and read papers
practice makes perfect though

I speak Spanish English and Portuguese.

The tried and trusted techniques are:
-Find what type of a learner you are, e.g. visual/ putting words on paper/ learn by experience etc- then use this as a basis for your study.
-Arrange a language swap with someone from that country (even half an hour weekly will help you lots).
-Buy a good language course and stick to it: little and often is better than lots once in a while.
-Make sure that all of the four are being covered: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing.
-Learn one new word every day.
-Use 'Before you know it' on the Net: I found it useful.
-As you know: You find words/ grammar you want to practice as you study. Write these down on small cards, and keep them in your pocket. You know all those times when you're bored during the day? E.g. waiting for a bus, your friend etc? Read them at those times.
-Immerse yourself in the language as much as possible - rent films with subtitles, go to parties, read novels etc.

I wish you well.

I can speak french, english, german, and understand italian and spanish (cause they are similar, as french).

I know a few of greek cause thats my half part.

But the best way is to talk to native ppl, to be passionate to this language and to think in this language (i think in english).

I'm not sur to be the good exemple, so, good luck too you

go to poland and speak to the natives it's the best and fastest way to learn a language. ciao amico

immerse yourself - speak with those who speak it - read in the language - write in the language - watch tv or listen to radio in the language.

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