The 5 most difficult languages to learn

Would you like to learn a language that's unpleasant? It will be difficult but exciting! Here are the most difficult languages for Francophones!

If we’re used to learning Latin languages, it’s because they look like French. Therefore, learning is relatively simple. However, when the alphabet changes or grammar works differently, learning a language becomes difficult. Moreover, for non-latins, learning French is very complicated. Do you also want to speak a difficult language, but it's awkward? So here are the five most difficult languages to learn.

1. Swedish

There, you get away from the easyest languages to learn. However, Swedish is a Germanic language with a linguistic structure close to English.

According to the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language Studies , we should 600 hours to learn Swedish, as much as Romanesque languages. However, if you do not speak English, it will be a language rather difficult to learn.

Did you know? Swedish borrowed many words from French: parapy, restaurang, ateljé.

2. Russian

We still get away from the easiest languages. Learning a language is not necessarily simple.

To learn Russian, you must start by assimilating the Cyrillic alphabet. Russian has many common names and also own names. The rules of the plural vary according to the amount expressed. In addition, conjugation is much more complex since each French verb translates into two verbs (perfective and imperfective).

We should 1 100 hours work to learn to speak Russian.

3. Polish

Learning a difficult language like Polish will ask for time. Despite the use of the Latin alphabet, some letters are added. These are nasal vowels and oral vowels. They provide vocal alternation.

Add also variations and three genres. Because yes, the plural is divided into two genera. phonology in general is the obstacle, when one wishes to learn this difficult language.

4. Japanese

You want to learn a language? Why not Japanese, even if it is considered one of the most difficult languages to learn.

When learning Japanese, a complex alphabet, consisting of kana (hiragana and katakana) and Kanji (Chinese characters) must be addressed. Most Japanese words are written in Kanji: there are more than 40,000! However, “only” 2,000 Kanji cover 95% of the characters used in the writing.

You are reassured: many Japanese phonemes consist of a consonne and a vowel. They are therefore easy to pronounce for a francophone.

5. Chinese

Learning a language is not necessarily easy. Mandarin Chinese is the perfect example. No one says learning Chinese is easy.

You can first learn the characters in romanized transcription (pinyin), for the phonetic. Then we will tackle the five tones of each syllable: a challenge to learn pronunciation.

What if Chinese is paradoxically one of the easiest languages to learn? Mandarin Chinese has no conjugation, each verb only admits one form. There is no time, no article, no plural or gender. Finally, there is no decline in adjectives by gender or number. The Chinese vocabulary is built logically, words are word assemblies.

• Examples: electricity + brain = computer, electricity + speech = telephone, long + elbow = giraffe, electricity + see = TV, etc.