how difficult is english to learn vs other languages?
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FREE eBook - Truth About Traditional English Studies! I just really believe that English IS one of the simplest languages. As any other – it has its unique exemptions and so on, but we should be objective when comparing the difficulty of English grammar with grammar of other languages.
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Out in Africa Ride There seems to be unanimous agreement that Arabic is a hard language. The Defence Language Institute rates Arabic as a Category IV language, the most difficult category, along with Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
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- All the languages in this countdown fall under Category I of the ranking; being the closest languages related to English, and taking approximately 23-24 weeks to learn them (575-600 hours). Let’s take a look at the countdown and find out which is the easiest second language to learn for English speakers.
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German's Learning Difficulty Learning any language is difficult... But I'd give it a 3. I'd reserve 5 for something like Hungarian and 4 for Russian... German is tougher than the Romance languages but the Romance languages are pretty easy.
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Today I want to... When you start learning a foreign language, the first step is to learn how to pronounce the sounds and words of this language. Of course, you can (and should!) use audio or video recordings to learn pronunciation, but that may not be enough.uring passport control, an airport employee asks him about the purpose of his visit. And the student answers: To study love.. :). Such misunderstandings can happen when people learn a foreign language the wrong way. And this is a very common mistake – trying to pronounce words the way you spell them.
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The most difficult words to pronounce in the English language revealed â as well as the worldâs favourite English tongue-twisters The most difficult words to pronounce in the English language revealed – as well as the world’s favourite English tongue-twisters. “Worcestershire”. “Choir”. “Sixth”. For some, these words may seem relatively normal and everyday – but to others, they represent an unrivalled linguistic challenge.
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The differences between English and Korean The significant differences between Korean and English, particularly in sentence structure and morphology (word structure), make it hard for most Korean ESL students to acquire English at the same rate as, for example, their Dutch or Danish peers.
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- The most difficult sounds to pronounce are typically the ones that do not exist in your native language (or in languages whose sounds you have already mastered). For English speakers these include the umlauted vowels oe ö and. Ue, ü fortunately there is a very effective method you can use for arriving at. these sounds
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- Admittedly the Polish language is one of the more difficult languages to learn, what with its tongue-bending pronunciation, complex gender system, seven cases, aspect as a grammatical category of the verb and a tendency to avoid internationalisms for real Polish words.
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5 Ways Spanish is Different From English 5 Ways Spanish is Different From English. Save Time By Knowing The Differences Between Spanish And English Here's another time-saving tip. -- You already know the English language inside and out, and you can save time by leveraging your knowledge of English and becoming aware of the many ways Spanish is different from English.
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CORDIS The CORDIS website is available in six languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish), although much of the scientific content is only in English.
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Getting by with English in Laos After Vietnam and China which are without doubt the most challenging countries for an English speaking traveler to visit, Laos lingers as close third. Thailand used to be a challenge where upon my first visit I would talk to two dozen taxi drivers in Bangkok none of which spoke a word of English.
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50 Difficult Words to Pronounce 50 Difficult Words to Pronounce. Recently we asked our EnglishClub Facebook fans, tweeters, and chatters to share the English words they find most difficult to pronounce. We posted the first 25 most difficult words along with audio practice right here on ESL Magazine. Some of you loved the first 25 words and enjoyed practising these with us.
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- Search for a free online file converter. Type in .wav to MP3 convert into a search engine and find one that offers a free service. 2. Navigate to the section on the site where the conversion is offered. Sometimes, you have to navigate the site to find where the service is offered.
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The easiest foreign languages to learn The easiest foreign languages to learn. The English language is closely related to many Germanic and Romance dialects, so when it comes to language study English speakers aren’t starting from scratch. As a survey reveals British teenagers are the worst in Europe at foreign languages, Anne Merritt reveals the 10 easiest to learn from scratch.
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- English is ubiquitous, and therefore most native speakers of the language don’t feel the need to learn a second language. Nevertheless, there are still some who choose to pick up the study of an alien tongue, and explore its richness and cultural value.
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- The English language learner must master vocabulary, content, form, syntax, pronunciation, and writing to succeed in education and beyond.The difficulty for the school system comes into even clearer focus when the diversity of the English language learners’ group is taken into account.
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Is Arabic difficult to learn? When choosing which second language to learn, many people consider Arabic. They realize quickly, however, that Arabic is actually a rather difficult language to learn. But while learning the language can be challenging, there are actually a lot of practical benefits to be gained when one masters it.
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How Hard is it to Speak the Icelandic Language? Foreigners often complain over or admire the Icelandic language and most people agree that it’s a tough language to learn. For first time visitors, some of the Icelandic place names – as well as people’s names-can be real tongue twisters.
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10 Easiest Languages to Learn We do! Here’s a list of the ten languages that are easiest to learn for British speakers. A European Commission Survey carried out in 2012 revealed that 61 per cent of British people that were interviewed did not speak a second language.
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The Easiest And Most Difficult Languages For English Speakers To Learn Each of the four hard languages is difficult for its own reasons. Arabic's lack of vowels makes reading difficult for an English-speaking native, while Japanese and Chinese require the memorization of over a thousand unique characters.
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Languages Are Going Extinct Even Faster Than Species Are Languages Are Going Extinct Even Faster Than Species Are. The world's roughly 7000 known languages are disappearing faster than species, with a different tongue dying approximately every 2 weeks. Now, by borrowing methods used in ecology to track endangered species, researchers have identified the primary threat to linguistic diversity: economic development.
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Lesson Five: It's Important To Stress The Correct Syllable In A Word Another reason that English is difficult to speak is how words are stressed. For words of more than one syllable, some syllables are always accented or stressed more than others. Here is an example: 'carry' In this word the first syllable 'car' is more stressed than 'ry'. If you were to pronounce it with the second syllable stressed, like: ca RRY
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- I think Japanese is the most difficult of all languages. gengo no naka de nihongo ga ichiban muzukashii to omou.
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The Importance of the English Language in Today's World English is also essential to the field of education. In many countries, children are taught and encouraged to learn English as a second language. Even in countries where it is not an official language, such as the Netherlands or Sweden, we will find many syllabi in science and engineering are written in English.
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An Introduction to the Frustrations of the Arabic language These two barriers are the most intimidating for English speakers, but they are easily overcome. For me, the most difficult part of learning Arabic is trying to grasp the unique pronunciations. Each word is difficult to remember because there isn’t an equivalent sound or word in English to associate it with.