I love the Finnish language, though I wouldn't say it's very easy to learn. There are about a bazillion cases, so there's that. But regardless, that's the number one language I'd love to be able to master.😮
Norwegian is incredibly easy to learn for English speakers, even more so than Dutch and a lot more than German. Norwegian is like simplified English it's such fun!!!!
@@Deckbark it's true that they would be easier for English speakers because they're germanic languages, but interestingly languages like German and Icelandic are considered harder than something like Spanish.
I'm learning Turkish! I just started picking up the language from watching Turkish dramas. I'm now fully immersed in learning to be fluent in the language. I'm lucky to have Turkish speaking people at a coffee shop one town over! My next challenge will be French!! I love your channel and content!
@@TheTravellingLinguist I'm doing great I love it! Seems like something I knew in another life lol! It's my understanding Turkish is based in the French language. Which is pretty cool as I want to learn that as well!
I think a easy language for english speakers would depend on a person. Millions of people found french hard to learn but they were able to learn a indian or chinese language
How would that simplify anything? Without the accusative ending, you would need a fixed word-order to tell who does what to whom. The N-ending is quite similar to M in English who/whom, they/them, he/him.. Esperanto merely tacks the same ending on all nouns, adjectives and pronouns
I speak English and French and have studied Italian and Russian. These mentioned languages are easier for English speakers, than the languages of eastern Asia. I have been learning Korean, and it is a lot more challenging. Despite its relatively easy-to-learn writing system, its syntax and lexicon is much more difficult. It doesn't have the many Latin roots as found in the Romance languages; instead, it has besides its native vocabulary, a large number of words from Classical Chinese (and I don't mean Mandarin).
I don’t agree with the ease of learning a Romance language if you’re a native English speaker. The verb tenses alone make the languages difficult to learn. The vocabulary may not be too difficult to master, but grammar can be complicated. As a native English speaker I have found learning Norwegian much easier both for grammar and vocabulary. It’s also made easier for me as I speak Dutch as a second language, so I see many similarities. In turn, I can read a bit of Danish and Swedish.
The english native speakers must "change" their mentality before to learn another language But yes some languages are more simple to learn depending on your mother tongue (and your motivation)
As an elderly gentleman, I know about the problems with: der, die, das, den, dem usw. Und... Durch, für, gegen, über, wieder, um: Nimmst du nicht Akkusativ, dann bist du wirklich dumm. Aus, bei, bei, nach, ist Dativ. Grammar, never learns you to speak an other languase. But it can learn you to spelll in your own.
In dutch "grammar-school" (VWO) I was taught English, French, German and Latin. Compared to those, Esperanto is incredibly easy. What languages are easy *for you* partly depends on how *your* brain is wired though. I have met dutch who cannot handle English, but have no problem with French, or vice versa. I have not yet met anybody claiming that Esperanto is harder than any european national language
''Dutch a child of English and German''? Well English is a much newer language, indeed influenced by Frisian more then Dutch, but also the other Germanic languages and French.
Please show how English is influenced by Frisian. Some latest research (? ) have shown that Frisian came from England not vice versa ( like Breton). English 'newer' needs explaining as well .
Isn't Afrikaans easier than Dutch? I've read that Norwegian & Afrikaans are easiest ( non creole languages e.g.Papimiento , Haitian French , a pidgin - Tok Pisin, or a constructed languagese) native English speakers.
I'm not a professional expert, but I speak Dutch as my first language, English as a second and I was exposed to (Dutch) Frisian in my youth regularly cause most of my family speaks it. I think Frisian and Dutch are fare more close than Frisian is to English, Frisian sometimes even looks closer to German. I think Frisian is only closer to English historically seen, in reality Frisian is a lot closer to Dutch, especially "plat nederlands", the Dutch spoken outside of the west (and probably outside of the province of Limburg, i can't understand Venlos or Maastrichts at all)
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Which language are you most excited about learning? Have you found any language particularly easy to learn?
I am refreshing my French and learning Swedish from scratch.
I find Haitian creole to be an easy language to learn, especially if you are French (I am not though).
@@Hoppi1001 I am learning Haitian too. I love it.
I love the Finnish language, though I wouldn't say it's very easy to learn. There are about a bazillion cases, so there's that. But regardless, that's the number one language I'd love to be able to master.😮
Hello sir. I would like to learn Spanish. I speak French and my English knowledge is not that poor. Thanks.
Norwegian is incredibly easy to learn for English speakers, even more so than Dutch and a lot more than German. Norwegian is like simplified English it's such fun!!!!
As regards Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, learn them all simultaneously, so as to compare their similarities (and differences !)
That sounds like a terrible idea. Also those 3 countries mostly speak English anyway
I heard that if you are going to study one, study Norwegian as it's like a middle point between Danish and Swedish.
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Aren't Swedish and Danish meant to be a bit harder than Norwegian?
@@TheBlimpFruit yeah but i guess they´re only in the list because they´re germanic languages as english
@@Deckbark it's true that they would be easier for English speakers because they're germanic languages, but interestingly languages like German and Icelandic are considered harder than something like Spanish.
I'm learning Turkish! I just started picking up the language from watching Turkish dramas. I'm now fully immersed in learning to be fluent in the language. I'm lucky to have Turkish speaking people at a coffee shop one town over! My next challenge will be French!! I love your channel and content!
That's amazing Tasia! How are you finding learning Turkish?
@@TheTravellingLinguist I'm doing great I love it! Seems like something I knew in another life lol! It's my understanding Turkish is based in the French language. Which is pretty cool as I want to learn that as well!
@@tasiatyler4662 That's amazing!! :)
I think a easy language for english speakers would depend on a person. Millions of people found french hard to learn but they were able to learn a indian or chinese language
Esperanto does have an accusative case ending with -n; something which i personally wish it doesn't have, to further simplify its grammar.
Interesting! I did not know that it has an accusative case ending. Thanks for sharing!
How would that simplify anything? Without the accusative ending, you would need a fixed word-order to tell who does what to whom. The N-ending is quite similar to M in English who/whom, they/them, he/him.. Esperanto merely tacks the same ending on all nouns, adjectives and pronouns
I speak English and French and have studied Italian and Russian. These mentioned languages are easier for English speakers, than the languages of eastern Asia. I have been learning Korean, and it is a lot more challenging. Despite its relatively easy-to-learn writing system, its syntax and lexicon is much more difficult. It doesn't have the many Latin roots as found in the Romance languages; instead, it has besides its native vocabulary, a large number of words from Classical Chinese (and I don't mean Mandarin).
I don’t agree with the ease of learning a Romance language if you’re a native English speaker. The verb tenses alone make the languages difficult to learn. The vocabulary may not be too difficult to master, but grammar can be complicated. As a native English speaker I have found learning Norwegian much easier both for grammar and vocabulary. It’s also made easier for me as I speak Dutch as a second language, so I see many similarities. In turn, I can read a bit of Danish and Swedish.
The english native speakers must "change" their mentality before to learn another language
But yes some languages are more simple to learn depending on your mother tongue (and your motivation)
klingon is very easy to learn !
Wow, super interesting!
The hardest language I've attempted to learn was German. The grammar was complex.
As an elderly gentleman, I know about the problems with: der, die, das, den, dem usw.
Und... Durch, für, gegen, über, wieder, um: Nimmst du nicht Akkusativ, dann bist du wirklich dumm.
Aus, bei, bei, nach, ist Dativ.
Grammar, never learns you to speak an other languase. But it can learn you to spelll in your own.
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In dutch "grammar-school" (VWO) I was taught English, French, German and Latin. Compared to those, Esperanto is incredibly easy.
What languages are easy *for you* partly depends on how *your* brain is wired though. I have met dutch who cannot handle English, but have no problem with French, or vice versa.
I have not yet met anybody claiming that Esperanto is harder than any european national language
I think English is the reason why French language is the next lingua franca
German is easy
I find German easiest for an English speaker
''Dutch a child of English and German''? Well English is a much newer language, indeed influenced by Frisian more then Dutch, but also the other Germanic languages and French.
Please show how English is influenced by Frisian.
Some latest research (? ) have shown that Frisian came from England not vice versa ( like Breton).
English 'newer' needs explaining as well .
Isn't Afrikaans easier than Dutch?
I've read that Norwegian & Afrikaans are easiest ( non creole languages e.g.Papimiento , Haitian French , a pidgin - Tok Pisin, or a constructed languagese) native English speakers.
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Dutch easy? You are funny!
I'm not a professional expert, but I speak Dutch as my first language, English as a second and I was exposed to (Dutch) Frisian in my youth regularly cause most of my family speaks it. I think Frisian and Dutch are fare more close than Frisian is to English, Frisian sometimes even looks closer to German. I think Frisian is only closer to English historically seen, in reality Frisian is a lot closer to Dutch, especially "plat nederlands", the Dutch spoken outside of the west (and probably outside of the province of Limburg, i can't understand Venlos or Maastrichts at all)
I would totally agree with that! It does sound a lot closer to Dutch, despite how the lineage might appear on paper.
@@TheTravellingLinguist thank you