Why is it easier for a French speaker to learn English than for an English speaker to learn French?

Answer 1

It could be English doesn't have masculine/feminine when dealing with writing the French language out.

Answer 2

It is possibly because the French speakers being Europeans are required to learn at least two other European languages when studying. English being the international language adopted worldwide, is almost always one of those, they try to learn.

For those who are used to speaking a language like French that requires more rules (in pronunciation and in gender matching (between nouns and verbs, adjectives and articles) it is a lot easier for them to learn the English language which is a straightforward one that has a very few deviations from the rules.

Answer 3

I learn French, I think it might be down to the fact of the different tenses and the whole masculine and feminine aspect of the French language! However, I don't know whether it is easy for the French to learn English as I am not French, therefore, this question isn't really possible to answer!

Answer 4

Remember, back in the middle ages the Norman French invaded and took contol of England. That being said the Norman French installed their French system, including the language. A little later the English autocrats then learned both French and English,hence, the heavy French influence in English i,e pig=pork (du porc) cow= beef (le beouf) & hen= chicken (poulet). So the reason being is because of its heavy infuence. FYI, if you go to England today, you will see that the coat of arms of the queen, and among others are still writen en francais.

Answer 5

1) learning age: In France kids take foreign languages classes early (I had German in kindergarten), and it is mandatory. A lot of kids learn 2 languages, usually Spanish and English. Learning early makes a big difference imho.
2) language complexity: I think French is a little more complex than English (due to the gender that everybody mentionned in this thread).
3) sounds/accent: Another difficulty lies in the frequencies that we are used to hear and produce. For example I know that Japanese people have a lot of difficulties with the 'R' in French, and I remember how difficult it was for me to pronounce some sounds in Arabic.
4) immersion: In France you can see a movie in English, hear music in English, etc. pretty easily. English is everywhere.This makes it a lot easier to learn it. School is not sufficient to learn a language.

Answer 6

Poorly spoken French is pretty obvious in France.

Since English is often spoken as a generic language, quality varies greatly by context. There are also so many popular English dialects (texmex, cockney, Ebonics, Appalachian, valley girl, bollywood, etc) that non-native English speakers frquently miss out on many idioms and slang words.

Answer 7

It is far easier for a english speaking person to learn French than vice versa!

Answer 8

English is an extremely hard language to learn especially to write because it has more exceptions to the rules than it does ones that follow it. I know French and some Spanish as 2nd languages and they are not anything like English

Answer 9

There are similarities between the two and English. French demands exactness in pronunciation and is comparable to different roMANCE languages. it is fairly extra huge unfold in use around the globe. Many many expressions in English are from French. German is less difficult to pronounce yet lots extra complicated gramatically 3 genders quite of two and four declensions for articles and pronouns. It resembles English lots extra desirable than does French.I even have heard it reported that in the time of English a hassle-free vocabulary of 5000 words enables one to talk fluently while in German that particular same degree of fluency demands 7000 words ! German likes to stick words jointly to create alterred(or shaded) which potential and there is the perpetual gag of the never-ending word that tells the finished tale. French will introduce you to Romance languages so as that the subsequent one(Portugese, Italian,Spanish, Romanian) will come lots less difficult in that similarities abound. comprehend-how German may well be effectual in choosing up different Germanic/Nordic languages. It heavily resembles Dutch and has some similarities with the Scandinavian languages. As for me ? Je les aime tous les deux ! Die gefallen mir sehr die Beide ! lots extra Germans comprehend French than Frenchmen comprehend German !

Answer 10

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that French objects are either male or female. Items that are 'female' have la in front of them, and items that are 'male' have le in front of them. Also some words are different when speaking about a male or female. Belle is the feminine form of beautiful, while beau is the masculine form of beautiful (or handsom). It can get quite confusing.