Well my father is German and my mother is Greek. I was born in Germany and first spoke German. Eventually I picked up greek as well, I still remember when the language started falling into place in my mind (we were on holidays when I said my first words in Greek and I have a very faint and vague memory of it). Just be sure that your children are exposed to the languages and they should pick them up. My parents had taken me to Greece at a very young age to be baptized and to meet my grandparents. I will ask my Mother how much Greek she spoke to us at home in Germany when we were young which should give you a better idea how you can foster the learning of these languages.
I am sure your children will appreciate it later in life if you went to such length as they learn the language automatically and don't have to go to the considerable effort of learning a language later in life.
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