I have studied English for the most of my life and during that time it became my second language and I can speak, and write, it perfectly. With english I also studied german for 7 years and I can use the language pretty well, but it not smoothly as english. With thoes two languages I can speak, write and translate from them quickly and without any troible. . I am also studying russian at the moment, it will be 4 years since I have started it.