2006-08-02 17:40:04 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Because we are not French, German or Arabic
2006-08-02 17:42:13 · answer #1 · answered by ok 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well from that list I would say French is probably the easiest language there to learn and pronounce. I would say they would struggle with the German and the Arabic a lot more.
I have noticed that many Americans who were taught the Memorization method of reading have a much harder time with the phonics of other languages. I learned to read by the Phonics method and it is very easy for me to pick up a book on a language and get the sounds.
2006-08-02 17:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason French, German, and Arabs cannot pronounce 'tons' of English.
2006-08-02 17:42:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey hang on a minni, French German and Arabic people cant pronounce alot of English words either.... :-)
2006-08-02 17:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Squishygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we have learned a specific way of forming words based on how they are spelled and what we know of them. So words in foreign languages will be pronounced according to those rules we've learned.
Same reason native german speakers have problems with the letter "r" and instead pronounce it as an "rh" sound.
2006-08-02 17:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a sort of prejudiced remark -- there are plenty of English Speakers who also speak French, German, Spanish, and learn Arabic (or any other language) as part of their job requirements. Same with going to language schools so that when we work with individuals who have these languages as their native language, we can speak with them (and communicate effectively) to not only make our point, but to facilitate our businesses.
2006-08-02 17:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by sglmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am french and I can pronounce english and french words equally well. German and arabic elude me. LOL
2006-08-02 17:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people who only speak one language have a hard time pronouncing another, regardless of what language it is. I am in the process of learning Arabic myself and it can be challanging at times because they have sounds in there language that arn't in the English language.
2006-08-02 17:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by purple_bird2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of letters in arabic that we do not have an equivalent to in english. some german sounds are much harder or guttural than any letters we have english. i dont find french as hard.
2006-08-02 17:45:03 · answer #9 · answered by evanlah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because for 1 we're not any of those and 2nd people that come over here from those places can't properly pronounce english because here is not where their from it all depends on where ur from and if u decide u want to learn the language and even if you do you sstill cant do it perfectly
2006-08-02 17:48:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋