Is German really the hardest language to learn?

Question

Me and my friend are going to learn it because we are taking a trip to Germany. But I heard it was the hardest language to learn.

Answer 1

not really there are many other languages that are harder to learn german is a really good language because it's close to english so it's easier to pick up on.

Answer 2

no.

all languages are just as easy as one another.

they are harder in different ways.

German is harder to learn word order

French is harder to learn conjugation.

good luck with the German though. I learnt a whole GCSE course in 6 months so it cant be that hard.

if you need any help with it just email!

Answer 3

By the way some people answer questions on this thing it appears to me that English is the hardest thing to learn and type!

Answer 4

where ever did you hear that! German has a common base the same as English. Mandarin would be one the more difficult languages.

Answer 5

Russian is a lot harder to learn than German, although German isn't easy.  (It's probably easier to read German than to speak it correctly.)

Answer 6

chinese Cantoneese is proved to be the hardest

Answer 7

english and mandrin are conistred the hardest languages

german grammar is quite close to english grammar, and root words are similar. Actually, english has some of the most irregular verbs

Answer 8

Absolutely not. Hungarian and Mandarin Chinese are way harder to learn than German. German does have different grammar, but nothing too difficult. English and German actually have a common ancestor, so we share a lot of similar pronunciation and vocabulary.

Best of luck with your studies, and to your friend as well! Have a lot of fun in Germany!

Answer 9

NEIN!

Answer 10

The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of the Department of State has compiled approximate learning expectations for a number of languages based on the length of time it takes to achieve proficiency in speaking and reading :

German : 30 weeks (750 class hours)

Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish : 23-24 weeks (575-600 class hours)

Category II: Languages with significant linguistic

and/or cultural differences from English: 44 weeks (1100 class hours) :

Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajik), Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Zulu

Category III: Languages which are exceptionally difficult for native English speakers : 88 weeks (second year of study in-country)

(2200 class hours) :

Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean

Answer 11

No, It is no way the hardest language to learn, I would say that German grammar, such as word order, and changes to verbs when put into the past tense is difficult, but not as difficult as the following languages:

Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean

Also, Irish Gaelic is said to be one of the hardest, as it doesn't relate to anything else, it is unique

Answer 12

It´s not. I believe Polish is the hardest language to learn. Still it sounds like a really tough challenge to try and learn German on a short notice just for a trip.

Answer 13

This is completely false.  German has some odd structures, but learning German is an attainable goal.  Arabic and Chinese are way harder!!!  Once you have the basics, you will pick up a lot in your trip, too.  Viel Gluck!