The 20 Most Difficult Languages in the World to Learn

[the other mike]

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The 20 Most Difficult Languages in the World to Learn

If you think picking up a little French or Spanish is difficult, then we’ve got some bad news for you: You probably shouldn’t try to learn Hungarian. Or Navajo. Or Thai, which contains an alphabet comprised of a staggering 44 consonants and 32 different vowels. That’s right: Here we’ve compiled the hardest languages to learn on planet earth.

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https://bestlifeonline.com/most-difficult-languages/

 

[Unkotare]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

 

[the other mike]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

Thank you Professor Chomsky.

 

[Unkotare]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

Thank you Professor Chomsky.

Chomsky hasn't been a serious linguist for decades.

 

[the other mike]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

Thank you Professor Chomsky.

Chomsky hasn't been a serious linguist for decades.

I can see how English would be difficult to learn, especially considering there are so many various synoyms and strange homonym spellings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym

Words that are spelled differently but sound the same | Learn English

 

[impuretrash]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

 

[Unkotare]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Languages have a history just like people.

 

[Unkotare]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Most writing is.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Most writing is.

My handwriting is not an art form.

 

[impuretrash]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Sure. Doesnt seem very efficient though.

 

[Dekster]

Not surprised Finnish is at the top of the list. That language sounds like people throw up a bucket of hard consonants as soon as they open their mouths.

 

[Unkotare]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Most writing is.

My handwriting is not an art form.

Not every individual.

 

[Unkotare]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Sure. Doesnt seem very efficient though.

Writing and reading are inherently unnatural.

 

[impuretrash]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Sure. Doesnt seem very efficient though.

Writing and reading are inherently unnatural.

When a new word enters the lexicon, we can just spell it how it sounds but what do people who use symbols for writing do?

 

[Unkotare]

Speaking a new language is one thing, learning to write it is another. Japanese words don't seem to have a lot of difficult to pronounce sounds but holy hell their writing seems more than a little over complicated.

Their writing is an art form, as well as communicative.

Sure. Doesnt seem very efficient though.

Writing and reading are inherently unnatural.

When a new word enters the lexicon, we can just spell it how it sounds but what do people who use symbols for writing do?

That depends on the language in question and the loan word being adopted. In a truly logographic language the word might be represented according to meaning or pronunciation. That wouldn’t apply to Japanese, however.

 

[Unkotare]

In the case of Japanese there is one of several syllabaries used that is specifically for the inclusion of modern foreign loan words.

 

[Synthaholic]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

You've once again mastered the language of talking out your ass.

 

[Unkotare]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

You've once again mastered the language of talking out your ass.

What do you mean? What I posted is true.

 

[Synthaholic]

There is no more or less difficult language to learn. It is always a relative matter involving a great variety of factors.

You've once again mastered the language of talking out your ass.

What do you mean? What I posted is true.

Spanish is not as difficult to learn as Mandarin regardless of any factors.