The world's most difficult languages to learn

[jw5]

The world's most difficult languages to learn​

According to Ethnologue, there are more than 7,000 languages in the world, with some being more difficult to learn than others. And if you're perhaps a polyglot or linguaphile looking for a new challenge, then maybe learning a bit of Mandarin, Urdu, or even Persian might just be up your alley!

 

[BTSS]

Fucking spammer

 

[jw5]

Fucking spammer

Jeremy Quek is a fucking spammer.

 

[BTSS]

Fucking spammer

 

[jw5]

Navajo​

For English-speakers, this is an especially difficult language to learn. Navajo is a verb-centered language and the majority of English adjectives don't even have a direct translation to the Native American language, according to Unbabel.

 

[jw5]

Finnish​

In a category ranked from one to five—one being languages most similar to English and five being languages that are exceptionally difficult for English-speakers to learn—Finnish earns a four, according to Effective Language Learning.

 

[jw5]

Urdu​

If you're planning a trip to Pakistan, Urdu might be a useful language to learn. It's an official language of the country, but be warned: learning Urdu won't be easy!

 

[jw5]

Tagalog​

Also getting a score of four on the Effective Language Learning list is the official language of the Philippines, Tagalog.

 

[jw5]

Georgian​

This language is almost entirely only spoken by the people of Georgia.

 

[ginfreely]

Actually no language is difficult to learn as long as it’s one’s native language.

 

[red amoeba]

I was told Icelandic is a dammed difficult language. And if you are AMDK Cantonese Is difficult due to the pronunciation.

 

[jw5]

I was told Icelandic is a dammed difficult language. And if you are AMDK Cantonese Is difficult due to the pronunciation.

Both are quite difficult.

 

[jw5]

Mandarin​

This is the most spoken language with roughly a billion Mandarin-speakers in the world, according to Babbel. And it's absolutely one of the hardest to learn!

 

[jw5]

Cantonese​

Along with Mandarin, Cantonese is also spoken throughout China and is an extremely useful (but difficult) language to learn. It is also spoken in Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

 

[jw5]

Croatian​

If you speak Croatian, then good on you! You know one of the world's most difficult languages.

 

[jw5]

Sanskrit​

The sacred language of Hinduism is as beautiful as it is hard to learn.

 

[jw5]

Polish​

Learning Polish is no walk in the park.

 

[jw5]

Albanian​

Albanian is spoken officially in Kosovo, Macedonia, and, of course, Albania.

 

[jw5]

Icelandic​

Icelandic is an Indo-European language largely influenced by the languages of Danish and Swedish.

 

[jw5]

Hebrew​

Hebrew, which is largely spoken in Israel, is quite difficult to learn.