The most difficult and easiest language to learn

  Dulatova D.M. – student KSTU of the SIS-22-1

Scientific Hands – KSTU teacher of the

Department of FL Toluspaeva D. Zh.

The most difficult and easiest language to learn

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Learning a new language can be both difficult and easy, depending on many factors, such as similarity to other languages, grammar complexity, pronunciation, and the availability of educational materials.

The complexity of the language may depend on how much it differs from your native language. Some languages are notoriously difficult to learn, while others are considered relatively easy. For example, if you speak Spanish, then Portuguese may be an easy language for you to learn, as it has many words and grammatical rules in common with Spanish. However, if you speak English, then Japanese can be a difficult language because of the hieroglyphs and complex grammar. Motivation is an important factor when learning a new language. If you have a clear goal for learning a language, then you will be more motivated and purposeful in your efforts. It is also important to find good teachers and educational materials that match your level of language proficiency. In this article, we will look at what makes a language difficult or easy to learn, and take a look at some of the most difficult and easiest languages to learn.

Keywords: Languages, Japanese, Spanish, linguistic distance, grammar and pronunciation.

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Figure 1. The Worlds Most Spoken Languages

What makes a language difficult or easy to learn?

There are several factors that can make a language difficult or easy to learn:

Linguistic distance. The linguistic distance between your native language and the language you are trying to learn can significantly affect the difficulty of learning it. For example, Spanish and Italian are relatively easy to learn for native English speakers because they have a lot in common, while languages like Chinese and Arabic are much more difficult because of their completely different grammars and writing systems.

Grammar and vocabulary. Some languages have a complex grammatical structure and a large vocabulary, which complicates their study. Others have a simpler grammatical structure and fewer violations, which facilitates their assimilation.

Pronunciation: Some languages have sounds that are difficult for native speakers to reproduce. For example, the tonal nature of the Mandarin dialect of Chinese and the guttural sounds of Arabic may make it difficult to pronounce them.

Cultural context: Languages are closely intertwined with the cultures that speak them. Understanding the cultural context of a language can be as difficult as learning the language itself.

The most difficult language to learn

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Figure 2. The Japanese writing system

Japanese grammar and one of the most complex languages in the world in terms of writing functions. In addition, its composition and structure differ from Indo-European languages. Historians believe that Old Japanese and 琉球語派 (りゅうきゅうごは) — Rokiski languages – languages indigenous dialects of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan were formed under the influence of tourists who came from Asia and various Islands of the Pacific ocean around the time 弥生時代 (やよいじだい) — Yayoi period in the year 200 BC. Since that period, the Japanese language has undergone certain changes that have affected the language culture.

Japanese is one of the fastest growing spoken languages in the world. Native speakers of any language have their own dialects, accents and characters, which generally affect the development of the language. The Japanese language is characterized by the speed of pronunciation of speech. A group of French linguists conducted a recent study and solved the problem of measuring the average speed of speech as best as possible. Interestingly, in Japan, the rate of pronouncing syllables is almost eight syllables per second. This indicator exceeds similar indicators in Spanish, French and Italian. However, there are some more interesting conclusions from this study. While Japanese has the fastest speech rate, it also has the lowest information density per second. This means that while a lot of things are being said, not much information is being provided. For example, it takes almost all eight syllables to just say "no".

The syntax in Japanese is not as complicated as the word order in a sentence. It should be borne in mind that the predicate is always indicated at the end and must be before the definition of the word being defined. If you understand what is being said in the sentence, as a rule, the subject can be omitted in the sentence. The advantage of the Japanese language is that there are no complex forms of word changes. For example, the plural form is transmitted using special additional additional words. There is no future tense in Japanese, but there is an appeal to a stranger from a third person: in friendly communications, "You", in formal cases and respect – "You". Thus, Japanese written language is considered one of the most difficult and difficult languages to learn in the world, which can scare off many potential students. However, there are a number of attributes that will make learning the language a little easier; Japanese has no gender, and there is also no distinction between plural and singular (as in English). When organizing training, attention should be paid to the study of Japanese hieroglyphs, which have nothing to do with languages of Latin origin, and therefore there is a need to study and memorize them.

The easiest language to learn

Table  1. The alphabet of the Spanish language