Comments on: The hardest language to learn http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/ Learning, languages, EU, citizenship Thu, 24 May 2012 01:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Biernat http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-65525 Mark Biernat Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:36:44 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-65525 I think many Polish children have problems with cases and Polish grammar and pronunciation. And have not the same fluent command over their language because it is a hundred times more complex. Everyone in my family speaks Polish and English and I can even see my daughter speaking English much easier than Polish. I think many Polish children have problems with cases and Polish grammar and pronunciation. And have not the same fluent command over their language because it is a hundred times more complex. Everyone in my family speaks Polish and English and I can even see my daughter speaking English much easier than Polish.

]]> By: jajaja http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-65496 jajaja Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:02:03 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-65496 "Average English speaker is fluent at about the age 12; the average Polish speaker is fluent in their language not until age 16." Polish language is as difficult for its native speakers as any other language. And Polish language is not the most difficult language at all. There are hundreds of more dificcult languages. Polish is just an average Slavic languages - same difficult as Russian or Czech. And 7 cases is not many at all. “Average English speaker is fluent at about the age 12; the average Polish speaker is fluent in their language not until age 16.”

Polish language is as difficult for its native speakers as any other language. And Polish language is not the most difficult language at all. There are hundreds of more dificcult languages. Polish is just an average Slavic languages – same difficult as Russian or Czech. And 7 cases is not many at all.

]]> By: Polish language http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-65470 Polish language Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-65470 I agree, Polish is extremely hard. Of course it depends from which country you are, but even though. Imagine now that people from China or Japan want to learn Polish. They must be sadomasochistic. I agree, Polish is extremely hard. Of course it depends from which country you are, but even though. Imagine now that people from China or Japan want to learn Polish. They must be sadomasochistic.

]]> By: zorb http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-65322 zorb Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:36:45 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-65322 German is not a logical language. Hardly any language can be called logical. Certainly no language that connects gender to nouns is logical. The number of exceptions in German is enormous. There tends to be a large amount of antiquated rules involved as well. I am speaking as a native American-Engish speaker. The essay by Mark Twain: The Awful German Language, can give insight to what people learning a new language might feel. German is not a logical language. Hardly any language can be called logical. Certainly no language that connects gender to nouns is logical. The number of exceptions in German is enormous. There tends to be a large amount of antiquated rules involved as well. I am speaking as a native American-Engish speaker. The essay by Mark Twain: The Awful German Language, can give insight to what people learning a new language might feel.

]]> By: Marcin http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-65026 Marcin Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:36:54 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-65026 I am Polish as well, and to be honest I DO consider my language as the most difficult one, though everything depends upon your motivation. Although I speak it fluently as a native and use it every day, I think it's almost impossible for foreigners just to speak it well (forget about fluency!). I am Polish as well, and to be honest I DO consider my language as the most difficult one, though everything depends upon your motivation. Although I speak it fluently as a native and use it every day, I think it’s almost impossible for foreigners just to speak it well (forget about fluency!).

]]> By: Mark Biernat http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-64920 Mark Biernat Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:06 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-64920 I have a lot of respect for the speakers of the Finnish language, that is all I have to say. There are so many cases in grammar, Polish is easy for a Finish speaker (well not easy but more speakable) as your langugae is so hard, just like I know Polish girls learning Finish and do not find it as hard as I would bening a native English speaker. I have a lot of respect for the speakers of the Finnish language, that is all I have to say. There are so many cases in grammar, Polish is easy for a Finish speaker (well not easy but more speakable) as your langugae is so hard, just like I know Polish girls learning Finish and do not find it as hard as I would bening a native English speaker.

]]> By: kazimierz .sl http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-64912 kazimierz .sl Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:06:51 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-64912 I'm sorry for my wooden English. In my opinion Finnish is hard, because of agglutination, similarly like in Japanese, Turkish, Hungarian. In this way, even within one word You can to compress or rather to express whole sentence's sense from most of other language, right. It's very specific and really hard for gramma exercises. The most of all that, what make Polish so really really difficult is by very hmm "succulent" pronunciation, ok ? Even russian Tsar's administration tried with no success to write pl in Cirrylic. Polish is not only very consonant or consonantly (ha ha ha) but it's also characterisated by a friction in spelling, like in vibrationed -r+k+z. For example polish surnames are usually much more harder to pronunce than those in other slavic cases. Russian Zhukov, ukrainian Shevchenko, slovak Dubcek, slavic-balkan Mijatovic, Michajlovic, Stojkovski, Ibrahimovic, Egzebogdanovic, or bulgarian Lechkov, Borisov, Stoichkov are more or less easy, but polish Cwiklinski, Trzaskalski, Szczykiewicz, Oslizlok, Pietruszynski, Kondratowicz, Grzegorzewski, Wojciechowski, Zdziechowski, Dzierżyński, Piotrowski, Wróblewski,Frątczak, Skrzydlewski, Juraszkiewicz, you see alone. Or Hrvatska, Srbija, Krk, Hradec Kralove and finally in comparison with very common pl words: zdzierżyć, zakrztusić, przejściówka, zmiażdżyć, roztrzęsiony, rozstrzygnięcie, zaczerwieniony, ukrzyżowany, uprzywilejowany, brzęczący, wiertarko-wkrętarka, Stany Zjednoczone (USA), Morze Śródziemne, mniejszość ukraińska, zakonserwować, wdzięczność, wykształcenie, błogosławieństwo, rozporządzenie, świadectwo, bluźnierstwo, przeznaczenie, przynależność, wytrzeszcz, wyszczególniony, gwóźdź. With no exceptions and necessary every letter in pl-words must be spelled. Hello and one more time sorry very much !!! I’m sorry for my wooden English. In my opinion Finnish is hard, because of agglutination, similarly like in Japanese, Turkish, Hungarian.

In this way, even within one word You can to compress or rather to express whole sentence’s sense from most of other language, right.
It’s very specific and really hard for gramma exercises.

The most of all that, what make Polish so really really difficult is by very hmm “succulent” pronunciation, ok ?

Even russian Tsar’s administration tried with no success to write pl in Cirrylic.

Polish is not only very consonant or consonantly (ha ha ha) but it’s also characterisated by a friction in spelling, like in vibrationed -r+k+z.
For example polish surnames are usually much more harder to pronunce than those in other slavic cases.

Russian Zhukov, ukrainian Shevchenko, slovak Dubcek, slavic-balkan Mijatovic, Michajlovic, Stojkovski, Ibrahimovic, Egzebogdanovic, or bulgarian Lechkov, Borisov, Stoichkov are more or less easy, but polish Cwiklinski, Trzaskalski, Szczykiewicz, Oslizlok, Pietruszynski, Kondratowicz, Grzegorzewski, Wojciechowski, Zdziechowski, Dzierżyński, Piotrowski, Wróblewski,Frątczak, Skrzydlewski, Juraszkiewicz, you see alone.

Or Hrvatska, Srbija, Krk, Hradec Kralove and finally in comparison with very common pl words: zdzierżyć, zakrztusić, przejściówka, zmiażdżyć, roztrzęsiony, rozstrzygnięcie, zaczerwieniony, ukrzyżowany, uprzywilejowany, brzęczący, wiertarko-wkrętarka, Stany Zjednoczone (USA), Morze Śródziemne, mniejszość ukraińska, zakonserwować, wdzięczność, wykształcenie, błogosławieństwo, rozporządzenie, świadectwo, bluźnierstwo, przeznaczenie, przynależność, wytrzeszcz, wyszczególniony, gwóźdź. With no exceptions and necessary every letter in pl-words must be spelled.

Hello and one more time sorry very much !!!

]]> By: geeez http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-64560 geeez Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:28:23 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-64560 I got ahold of a commercial book (you can't buy it from Amazon) for Mandarin Chinese / Portuguese that uses a similar methodology as the FSI books. I studied a few lessons, and paid to practice online. But then I started reading about China and how they execute people for small things and said "uhh oh... I'll study a different language.." I'm no criminal, but some things there just scare me. I got ahold of a commercial book (you can’t buy it from Amazon) for Mandarin Chinese / Portuguese that uses a similar methodology as the FSI books. I studied a few lessons, and paid to practice online. But then I started reading about China and how they execute people for small things and said “uhh oh… I’ll study a different language..” I’m no criminal, but some things there just scare me.

]]> By: Mark Biernat http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-64555 Mark Biernat Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:12:06 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-64555 I personally know Asian language teachers who say Asian languages are hard only because of the writing and reading and this is why they get that reputation but the speaking and understanding is fairly easy. One guy I know teaches Chinese in NYC to non Chinese people, it is only the writing that is hard but writing is not 'speaking a language'. I personally know Asian language teachers who say Asian languages are hard only because of the writing and reading and this is why they get that reputation but the speaking and understanding is fairly easy. One guy I know teaches Chinese in NYC to non Chinese people, it is only the writing that is hard but writing is not ‘speaking a language’.

]]> By: geeez http://claritaslux.com/blog/the-hardest-language-to-learn/comment-page-11/#comment-64554 geeez Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:51:22 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/04/22/the-hardest-language-to-learn/#comment-64554 Mark, I don't know if someone has already mentioned it, but the US Gov/military/defense language institute claim that Korean is the hardest for a native English speaker. But based on your example with Polish, it looks extremely difficult!! Mark, I don’t know if someone has already mentioned it, but the US Gov/military/defense language institute claim that Korean is the hardest for a native English speaker.

But based on your example with Polish, it looks extremely difficult!!

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