Which languages are the most difficult in your opinion? - Page 5

teja · 03-16-2005, 05:16 PM

i agree with nani and asimnha about learning the language in its own environment and actually using it without going to much details about the grammer.
i think arabic is the most difficult language for me. then i have heard someone say that malyalam is a difficult language.
but i strongly believe that no language is difficult to learn if one is not sooooo finicky about the accent and the tone!
one should just go on practising, speaking.

Jonne · 03-16-2005, 06:16 PM

^ I agree
and.. "hmm I'm going to learn arabic now... Oh but everybody tells me that it's sooo difficult.. I wonder how could I learn it then, I'm not a good learner... it must be very difficult" .. sure it will be difficult with that attitude.

@dmin · 03-16-2005, 09:05 PM

Well everybody...Let you know that each one has his own opinion about each language, so Jonne don't despair :D, you're already doing great with Arabic, aren't you?? (But with the Egyptian accent!!!)..

We can not generalize, because learning a language depends on each one's abilities and how far they can go with it..

Courage people, and just go on learning :-)..
I guess that what matters is only time and practice of course :-)

Jonne · 03-17-2005, 02:39 PM

Hmm great?? maybe fine

trying to learn fo97a, egyptian and '7aleejy at the same time lol.

Joe Gold · 03-17-2005, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonne

Hmm I guess I'd have to say

Finnish
15 cases, lots of compounds (like ruokapöytä. ruoka=food and pöytä=table so it means a dinner table).

The numer of cases doesn't neceseraly mean too much (though it still IS difficult). First, the three local cases are doubled. Then, you use the same endings whatever what type the word you decline is (substantive, adjective, number, verb!... and no gender. And the endings are the same in singular and plural, the plural is indicated before it. Not easy either though. Why does kisa become kisoin and koira koirin?. Anyway: 15 cases, 15 endings.) Take polish in example. You have different endings for a "living" masculine, "non living masculine", feminine, neutral substantives. Then you have adjectives or numbers declined in a different way. Though you have "just" 7 cases, it might be more difficult to decline a Polish word.
But anyway, both languages are not so easy. I just find finnish a little easier to pronounce. (Except the double k perhaps. Älä rääkkääkkään kisaa.)

Jonne · 03-18-2005, 02:03 PM

ahaha :P you know finnish? niiiice! I noticed that many people finds the double consonants difficult.. and words like yö and jäätelö.

Jonne · 03-18-2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Gold

...First, the three local cases are doubled.
....
..And the endings are the same in singular and plural

Hmmmm I'm not sure if I understood you with that. Explain

And btw, I think you mean kissa, not kisa. Kissa=a cat and kisa=a match or competition.

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teja Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.Delhi Posts: 5 teja is an unknown character at this point	i agree with nani and asimnha about learning the language in its own environment and actually using it without going to much details about the grammer. i think arabic is the most difficult language for me. then i have heard someone say that malyalam is a difficult language. but i strongly believe that no language is difficult to learn if one is not sooooo finicky about the accent and the tone! one should just go on practising, speaking.
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Jonne Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 993 Jonne came out of the blue	^ I agree and.. "hmm I'm going to learn arabic now... Oh but everybody tells me that it's sooo difficult.. I wonder how could I learn it then, I'm not a good learner... it must be very difficult" .. sure it will be difficult with that attitude.
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@dmin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,755 Blog Entries: 1 @dmin is just really nice @dmin is just really nice	Well everybody...Let you know that each one has his own opinion about each language, so Jonne don't despair :D, you're already doing great with Arabic, aren't you?? (But with the Egyptian accent!!!).. We can not generalize, because learning a language depends on each one's abilities and how far they can go with it.. Courage people, and just go on learning :-).. I guess that what matters is only time and practice of course :-)
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Jonne Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 993 Jonne came out of the blue	Hmm great?? maybe fine trying to learn fo97a, egyptian and '7aleejy at the same time lol.
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Jonne Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 993 Jonne came out of the blue	ahaha :P you know finnish? niiiice! I noticed that many people finds the double consonants difficult.. and words like yö and jäätelö.
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