For an English speaker, isn't Spanish the easiest to learn as a second language?

Question

All vowels are pronounced the same
Masculine and feminine words are usually distinguished
Spanish has less words to learn than English
Compared to English, there are few gramatical exceptions
Since it is based on Latin, if you don't recognize a word you can usually guess the meaning.

Do you think Spanish is easy to learn?

Answer 1

Concerning less words than english, I don't think so.
Yes, it is easy to learn

Answer 2

Every language has its difficulties and Spanish is no exception. However, comparatively speaking, it is one of the easier foreign languages for an English speaker to learn.

When I was in high school more students still took foreign languages than they do today. A common saying I use to hear was "If you can't learn Spanish, it's doubtful that you can learn any other foreign language." In other words, Spanish has always been considered a sort of litmus test for learning languages.

There are two or three Germanic languages, however, that I think would also be relatively easy for an English speaker to learn: 1) Afrikaans (a simplified form of Dutch spoken in South Africa); 2) Modern Norwegian ( a huge simplification over the Old Norse of the Vikings - has many North German loan words similar to Anglo-Saxon words in English) and Yiddish (a lingua franca formerly used by Jews in Northern Europe - a blend of German, Dutch and Middle English elements).

Answer 3

It is most likely the easiest language for a native English speaker to learn but becoming fluent at any language is hard even if it's Spanish.

Answer 4

The Spanish vocabulary is quite easy - a lot of words are familiar; more so if you know some French or Latin.

The hard part is the verbs - especially those with vowel changes.

Answer 5

For english speakers, yes, spanish should be easy to learn because it uses the same alphabet.

Answer 6

Spanish is easy yes but I think you would be better off with German. German and English help you learn the other. English helps you learn german and german helps to improve your English.

Answer 7

i think spanish is easy if you like it and practice alot but english is definetly not the easiest language with all the antanyms and synanoms and whatever you prlly think its easy since you dont remember learning it you know?

Answer 8

yeah spanish is easier, but only if you want it to be. If you really want to learn the language then it is really simple. But if you dont, then it is simply another challenge in your allready to full of problems world. about the word guessing, it sometimes wors sometimes doesnt...

Answer 9

el espanol, es my facil, yo estoy tomando clases en my escuela.

of course the spanish is easy to learn, im learning at my school