Why are these the 10 most difficult languages in the world?

1. Arabic

Arabic is one of the most difficult languages and usually takes several years to learn. Along with a completely foreign alphabet, both in writing and reading direction, there are also difficulties with new speech patterns and sounds that are not available in the native language.

2. Japanese

Asian languages have a certain level of difficulty in themselves. In addition to the new vocabulary, they all have a special function that distinguishes them from each other. With the Japanese, it is necessary to master thousands of characters in order to write the language correctly. This is also supported by the fact that the Japanese have three separate writing systems and they all have a different alphabet.

3. Chinese

Chinese is a unique language that relies heavily on grammatical structures and the speaker's tone. In some languages, a speaker with a basic knowledge of the language can survive - mistakes in Chinese can put us in an awkward position or misunderstanding. In addition, writing and speaking are separate, and consequently reading and writing are also separate.

4. Korean

People who learn Korean quickly find that sentence structure is foreign to them. If we are describing an action, we put the subject first, then the subject, and then the verb. In the case of describing, we start the sentence with an object and end with an adjective. In addition to that, you have to learn the alphabet, which was mainly influenced by the Chinese.

5. Greek

While the Greek language is still easier than those we have mentioned so far, there are still some aspects of the language that can demonstrate what a challenge Greek presents to students; from difficulties with the alphabet, to the pressure of being asked to speak correctly, as the wrong pronunciation or position in a sentence changes the meaning of a word entirely.

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6. Icelandic

Icelandic is a complex language in its pronunciation and word order. It is characteristic of Icelandic orthography that it retained the old letters þ (thorn, in Slovenian we write th) and ð (eth or edh, in Slovenian we write dh or z đ). Finally, what would apply to any language with 330,000 speakers: resources are very scarce. And that adds some more difficulty.

7. Estonian

Estonian ranks seventh due to its complex linguistic structure, a problem shared by many other countries in Europe that have their own language system. Such a language is usually kept within its own country, so the rules of grammar may be less formal, and related words are significantly less due to the lack of influence from other languages.

8. Finnish

Similar to quite a few European languages, Finnish is mainly preserved in the country itself. Furthermore, for many individuals, Finnish is related to Estonian, in its speech and grammatical patterns. Finnish is supposed to be even easier. Just like Estonian, it does not offer many resources and learning opportunities, but luckily there are more speakers (5 million).

9. Thai

Thai is a medium difficulty language compared to the top half of our list. Through language research, we find that major problems occur in speaking the language. The rules of grammar are similar to English, but the sound and tone of the speaker is the most important and the most difficult thing for new learners. The alphabet will not cause any problems to those who are used to the Latin alphabet.

10. Norwegian

Norwegian is last on the list for a reason. This language is easier to master, perhaps at college or in a more formal environment. Norwegian is mainly spoken in Norway and its use is very informal and much less organized among native speakers. Like Arabic, the dialect rules and while Norwegians will understand each other, new speakers will find the dialect very difficult to communicate.