1. Arabic
Why it's so difficult: Arabic has
very few words that resemble those of European languages. Witten Arabic
also uses fewer vowels, which can be extremely difficult for those
learning to read the language.
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2. Chinese
Why it's so difficult: Chinese is a tonal language, in which meaning
changes as you change the tone of a word. Also, thousands of characters
and a complex writing system make learning Chinese a formidable task.
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3. Japanese
Whit it's so difficult: Being similar to Chinese, Japanese language
learners need to memorize thousands of characters. Three different
writing systems and two syllabary systems � i.e. sets of written
symbols that approximate syllables - add to the difficulty.
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4. Korean
Why it's so difficult: Different sentence structure, syntax, and verb
conjugations make learning Korean extremely difficult for those who
come from a European background. Written Korean also relies on many of
the difficult Chinese characters.
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5. Hungarian
Why it's so difficult: Hungarian is one of the hardest as it has
masculine, feminine and neuter genders as well as about 7 different
verb conjugations. It is also one of a handful of �independent�
languages, meaning no one really knows their origins and they are not
linked to any base language set like Latin (French, Spanish, Italian).
Many languages have claimed to be the hardest language to learn. But which is actually the toughest? There are a number of factors that go into determining the complexity of a language. Factors like how close is the new language to your native tongue? Research has shown that languages that are similar in grammar and structure to your native tongue are often easier to grasp. The fact of the matter is each language has a different degree of difficulty. No one language is easy to learn. The following is a list of the hardest languages to learn.
2. Chinese Why it's so difficult: Chinese is a tonal language, in which meaning changes as you change the tone of a word. Also, thousands of characters and a complex writing system make learning Chinese a formidable task.
3. Japanese Whit it's so difficult: Being similar to Chinese, Japanese language learners need to memorize thousands of characters. Three different writing systems and two syllabary systems � i.e. sets of written symbols that approximate syllables - add to the difficulty.
4. Korean Why it's so difficult: Different sentence structure, syntax, and verb conjugations make learning Korean extremely difficult for those who come from a European background. Written Korean also relies on many of the difficult Chinese characters.
5. Hungarian Why it's so difficult: Hungarian is one of the hardest as it has masculine, feminine and neuter genders as well as about 7 different verb conjugations. It is also one of a handful of �independent� languages, meaning no one really knows their origins and they are not linked to any base language set like Latin (French, Spanish, Italian).
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