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Try Spanish, even though it may seem hard at first, it'll open the posibility of making the learning process of other romantic languages easier, i.e. Portuguese, French, Italian.

2007-01-06 18:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by wolverine_xs 2 · 1 0

If English is your first language, then Germanic languages (the ones that are related to German) and Romance languages (the ones that come from Latin) are the easiest to learn.

Of the Germanic languages, Dutch is said to be the easiest to learn. I don't, however, recommend learning it because Dutch people speak brilliant English! German is the only useful Germanic language to learn, although it's said to be the hardest.

Of the Romance languages, Spanish is supposed to be the easiest to learn. It's probably the most useful as well.

The easiest lanuage to learn is Esperanto, which is a made-up language. It was designed to be really easy to learn and it is related to Spanish. The main (only?) disadvantage is that its speakers are very few and very far between.

2007-01-07 11:46:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

BY FAR, THE EASIEST IS ESPERANTO
Esperanto (help·info) is the most widely spoken constructed international language. The name derives from Doktoro Esperanto, the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof first published the Unua Libro in 1887. The word itself means 'one who hopes'. Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy and flexible language as a universal second language to foster peace and international understanding.

Although no country has adopted the language officially, it has enjoyed continuous usage by a community estimated at between 100,000 and 2 million speakers. By some estimates, there are about a thousand native speakers.

Today, Esperanto is employed in world travel, correspondence, cultural exchange, conventions, literature, language instruction, television (Internacia Televido) and radio broadcasting. Some state education systems offer elective courses in Esperanto; there is evidence that learning Esperanto is a useful preparation for later language learning (see Esperanto and education).

2007-01-07 02:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 1 0

Languages are in groups. English is a Germanic language. So, I would say German would be the easiest for a native speaker of English to learn.

But this is not always the case. Native speakers being available are a huge plus when learning your first non native language. Here in the USA Spanish seems to be one of the easiest to learn as we have an abundance of Spanish speaking peoples.

Also early exposure is important. In my elementary school and high school we had Spanish and French only.

Interest in the culture of the language is a predictor of your success as well. If you have a strong interest in German culture it will only help your zest for learning German but if you have no interest in the culture it could hurt your efforts. Same with any language if you have a strong interest in Spanish culture it will help if not it could hurt.

The best thing is simply to start exploring different language groups and find out which one suits your fancy. Pick one of the Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish), one of the Germanic languages (German, English), one of the Slavic languages (Russian, Ukranian) and just have some fun and see which one tickles your fancy. Enjoy!

2007-01-07 02:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by thefinalresult 7 · 1 1

English is not one of the easiest languages to learn. Why do you think English is the easiest to learn? Compare to what other languages?

2007-01-07 02:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by K W 1 · 0 0

After reading your question I think you need to stick with English for a little longer. It should have read What is the easiest language other than English to learn? Good Luck

2007-01-07 02:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by KahneDame 2 · 1 0

I agree with the folks who said Esperanto (I speak English, Esperanto, Spanish, and German) Esperanto was far easier to learn than any of the others, and it opened the world to me. I've had conversations with people from every continent, and every country, and I only had to learn the easiest language on earth to do so.

You might ask, why is Esperanto easier to learn than any of the other languages? It's because it is a language designed to be easier to learn than any national language. Most of the time spent studying a foreign language is spent learning the irregularities and rule exceptions ("I before E except after C", " 'sheep' is both singular and plural", etc). Esperanto has only 16 gramatical rules, and no exceptions to any of the rules.

And before you ask, yes you can travel with Esperanto. Read this article in Wikipedia about the Esperanto "Pasporta Servo" (Passport Service)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasporta_Servo

2007-01-07 12:44:06 · answer #7 · answered by rbwtexan 6 · 1 0

Designed to be learned easily, Esperanto is the gateway to many other languages and cultures. Check the site below for information on Esperantos' value in learning other languages.

I frequently make this next statement, and I live by it.

"If you can't learn Esperanto, you can't learn any language."

At the very least, if you learn Esperanto, which by the way can lead to the enjoyment of meeting new friends and traveling to new places, you'll at least have that under your belt regardless of how far you decide to take any other languages.
It's not uncommon for a student of Esperanto to become fluent inside of a month, maybe less, if you've the desire.

The most depressing aspect of dealing with Esperanto is the constant unsupported claims that it has no value. As with anything else, it's use is dependant on how you decide to use it. With over 2,000,000 speakers in the world, there aren't too many places where you won't find it, you just need to look. The internet is the best place to start. The sites below are the best intitial places to investigate the language and it's history. (Yes, it has a history (119 years) and a culture.)

Where Esperanto stands to make its biggest success is in international communications, primarily at the UN and EU, where each respectively spends in excess of $500 million USD annually on translation services alone. Sooner or later the money crunch is going to force their hand and will result in some cost effective solutions, like employing Esperanto as a working language.

The World Esperanto Association (in Esperanto UEA: Universala Esperanto-Asocio) is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 119 countries (as of 2000) and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 95 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA.

Research and make your own conclusions.

Ĝis!

2007-01-07 10:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Jagg 5 · 0 0

The most easy, or just easiest, language to learn after English would be German, or any other Germanic language, or any Romance language, especially French. French vocab donates many huge SAT-ish vocabulary words tot he English language. But do you honestly think that you are ready to move on to another langauge before mastering English?

2007-01-07 05:45:29 · answer #9 · answered by Sungchul 3 · 0 1

English easy? you're kidding. I learned Spanish and am studying German -to little avail, i must admit- and the more i learn of other languages, the more i am thankful English is my first language. i would never have been able to memorize the fake rules that hardly ever apply, all the complicated structures, crazy spelling stuff, and all the other random puzzles that is the English language. Spanish is a breeze. and they both have Latin derivatives, so you already know about 10% of Spanish and don't even know it! extremely helpful...

2007-01-07 02:12:28 · answer #10 · answered by brooklynn 2 · 1 0

Sign Language. But the way English is the hardest language to learn ask non english speaking people.

2007-01-07 02:10:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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