What are the hardest languages in the world? Maybe Japanese,

Chinese, Korean, Arabic, and Finnish. I made a video trying out 3 of those. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iLLukHtpmeA

Polyglot in Japan Teaches us the Hardest Languages: WORST CLASS EVER - YouTube

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Jerone Williams 2020.07.20 18:10

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Why would Korean be on that list? Maybe for English natives, but for everyone else?
Ari 2020.07.20 18:11

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Korean😭
Ari 2020.07.20 18:12

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@Jerone Williams definitely hard for english speakers haha
anming 2020.07.20 18:17

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@Jerone Williams The US government ranked different languages based on difficulty for native English speakers. It takes 80 weeks of study to become proficient in these languages, which is more than any other languages. Korean was in this category. Japanese was 80 weeks plus!
Aziz 2020.07.20 18:22

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From what I have heard, the two most difficult languages to master are Arabic and Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc..) I personally agree with that statement but as an Arab its easier for myself. Although I find it difficult at times myself so...
Aziz 2020.07.20 18:24

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I have never thought of learning Finnish though. It sounds a lot harder than expected.
Jerone Williams 2020.07.20 18:27

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@anming So the list is based on English native speakers, gotcha.
Oemor Chollette 2020.07.20 18:56

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80 weeks?? 🤔 challenge accepted I’ll learn it in 105 weeks 😂 It is a bit challenging.
Zack 2020.07.20 19:13

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Arabic definitely for me. Just because so many dialects and trying to learn one with consistent sources is horrid to find.
Lochie 2020.07.21 02:49

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Chinese 100%. Korean is the easiest Asian language for me personally.
anming 2020.07.21 04:53

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@Aziz It’s probably not in the same category as the others here because it has an alphabet, but the pronunciation and grammar are quite hard.
anming 2020.07.21 04:54

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@Oemor Chollette That usually means 80 weeks of intense study. Full-immersion is the fastest way.
anming 2020.07.21 04:55

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@Zack I never thought about how many dialects there must be. Arabic is spoken in so many countries throughout the world.

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