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Title: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Method101 on May 14, 2009, 11:48:43 AM: I think it's Japanese right?

If i decided to learn new languages i would chose Russian and Japanese.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: spinnis on May 14, 2009, 11:50:26 AM: languages which includes clicking is the hardest ones, I think there are one or two types of those languagse in the world..

Xhosa for example..
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: spinnis on May 14, 2009, 11:52:42 AM: and Damin, Zulu, Sesotho, Dahalo, Dont know which is actually the hardest though.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: ironneck on May 14, 2009, 11:52:49 AM: german,japanese,chinese
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Deicide on May 14, 2009, 11:54:15 AM: Quote from: Method101 on May 14, 2009, 11:48:43 AM
I think it's Japanese right?

If i decided to learn new languages i would chose Russian and Japanese.

There are no languages which are inherently more difficult than others because that depends on your starting position of a language and its structural content so for example even though Polish is very hard for Germans and English, it is comparatively easy for a Russian, likewise most Koreans learn Japanese with ease because of structural similarities.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: spinnis on May 14, 2009, 11:54:39 AM: Quote from: ironneck on May 14, 2009, 11:52:49 AM
german,japanese,chinese

no...

Normal languages has about 70-80 different tones while speaking, clicking languages have upwards 300. You do the math.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: ironneck on May 14, 2009, 11:55:30 AM: Quote from: Swede! on May 14, 2009, 11:54:39 AM
no...

Normal languages has about 70-80 different tones while speaking, clicking languages have upwards 300. You do the math.

yes but i listed languages and not some bush shit
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: spinnis on May 14, 2009, 11:57:59 AM: Quote from: ironneck on May 14, 2009, 11:55:30 AM
yes but i listed languages and not some bush shit

Don't be ignorant. Just because you're not used to something doesn't mean they are not languages.
Dont fear what you don't understand, Embrace.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Boost on May 14, 2009, 11:58:14 AM: Icelandic

By far the hardest

Even the locals describe it as confusing.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: ironneck on May 14, 2009, 11:58:45 AM: Quote from: Swede! on May 14, 2009, 11:57:59 AM
Don't be ignorant. Just because you're not used to something doesn't mean they are not languages.
Dont fear what you don't understand, Embrace.

says the biggest racist here^^
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: spinnis on May 14, 2009, 11:59:09 AM: and please my turkish friend change your focking avatar, I think your posts are mine constantly lol.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: spinnis on May 14, 2009, 12:00:58 PM: Quote from: ironneck on May 14, 2009, 11:58:45 AM
says the biggest racist here^^

I love female knee grows
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Deicide on May 14, 2009, 12:01:35 PM: Quote from: Boost on May 14, 2009, 11:58:14 AM
Icelandic

By far the hardest

Even the locals describe it as confusing.

Thetta er satt! ;D I lived in Iceland and studied Icelandic. This is very true but once again, it is a relative thing.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: mikediesel on May 14, 2009, 12:11:56 PM: Arabic
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Ex Coelis on May 14, 2009, 04:17:53 PM: you can learn Katakana in a day and Hiragana in two

good luck with Kanji . . .
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: rccs on May 14, 2009, 05:41:14 PM: Quote from: Deicide on May 14, 2009, 11:54:15 AM
There are no languages which are inherently more difficult than others because that depends on your starting position of a language and its structural content so for example even though Polish is very hard for Germans and English, it is comparatively easy for a Russian, likewise most Koreans learn Japanese with ease because of structural similarities.
Exactly!
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: 24KT on May 16, 2009, 01:38:47 AM: I had heard English is supposedly the most difficult to learn, because it borrows from so many others.

Personally, ...I was totally lost when I attempted Chinese. :-[
I completely embarassed & humiliated myself, ...and there weren't even any witnesses. :o :-X
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Montague on May 16, 2009, 01:25:01 PM: One of my communication professors claimed that all languages are equally difficult to learn as a first.

I didn't believe him, so I never paid attention to what he said about secondary languages.
:)
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: Deicide on May 16, 2009, 01:46:40 PM: I have already answered this question. Read what I wrote. It is THE answer.
Title: Re: Which is the hardest language to learn?
Post by: MoralMan on May 16, 2009, 05:56:08 PM: Apparently 1st is Chinesse and 2nd is Polish