The more languages you learn, the easier it becomes, because you start to see the commonality in the way that languages "work". Also, if you're learning languages with Indo-European roots, you find that many of the most commonly-used works are very much the same in different languages.
Personally, my main expertise is in Latin and Attic ("ancient") Greek. I can "get by" in German (although it's a little rusty - I must "brush up" on it) and very basic French. Italian and Spanish I can often figure of the meaning of due to their Latin roots. I also have some knowledge of Welsh.
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