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Is German harder to learn than Chinese?
Chinese just has a different writing system, its grammar is infinitely easier than German. For an IE speaker used to conjugations , genders and such the simplicity of Chinese grammar may end up resulting difficult. They surely are more comfortable with German. It’s not such a silly question.
Which is easier to learn German or Mandarin?
I find German grammar much more difficult. Chinese pronunciation is difficult at first, but with strong foundations it is fairly straightforward. As a beginner, the Chinese grammar is very logical. German grammar has a great many nuances, but the pronunciation and writing is closer to English.
Is German the hardest language?
German. Is German the hardest language to learn? Maybe not, but it is certainly one of the hardest European languages. And in particular, one of the hardest languages to learn for French speakers (Spanish and Portuguese speakers, too), since it is in a different language family.
Is the Chinese language hard to learn?
The Chinese language is often considered one of the world’s most difficult languages to learn, but this sentiment is a major oversimplification. Like any language, learning Chinese has its challenges.
Why is it so hard to learn Chinese tones?
Reason #1: Chinese tones are hard (and unfamiliar!) English is not a tonal language. Adding tones to every word you speak is a very unfamiliar and difficult process for non-native speakers. First, you need to listen and comprehend the tone, which is difficult at the beginning (more so if you’re tone deaf!).
How long does it take to learn Chinese?
In fact, it takes much longer to learn Chinese than many other languages (Spanish, French, German…). The United States State Department estimates it to take almost 88 weeks to be advanced conversational. So, what’s the deal? Why is Chinese so hard? Is there a way to make it not so hard? Today we’ll give you 5 reasons why Chinese is difficult.
How many characters do you need to learn Chinese language?
There’s only one way to learn that many characters—STUDY. This is the dragon of Chinese language learning that scares off the most people. It’s estimated that reading a Chinese newspaper requires knowledge of around 3,000 characters. But it’s not as bad as you might think.