Hands up if you’ve ever dreamed of learning another language? Most of us love the idea of being able to hold a conversation in Spanish, or pontificate in German, or translate our Marvel Universe slash-fiction for appreciative Japanese audiences. But not all languages are born equal. For the native English-speaker, some are significantly harder to learn than others.
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Coming up:
10. Finnish (Study Time: 1,100 hours plus)
9. Estonian (Study Time: 1,100 hours plus)
8. Georgian (Study time: 1,100 hours plus)
7. Hungarian (Study time: 1,100 hours plus)
6. Mongolian (Study time: 1,100 hours plus)
5. Vietnamese (Study time: 1,100 hours plus)
4. Mandarin & Cantonese (Study time: 2,200 hours)
3. Arabic (Study time: 2,200 hours)
2. Korean (Study time: 2,200 hours)
1. Japanese (Study time: Over 2,200 hours)
Source/Further reading:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johan-Vilhelm-Snellman
http://thefinnishteacher.weebly.com/the-10-best-wordsphrases-in-the-finnish-language.html
http://www.languagebits.com/phonetics-english/number-of-diphthongs-in-english/
http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/08/hungarian_philology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11181457
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/korean/guide/facts.shtml
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