Comments on: Easiest Languages to Learn http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/04/easiest-languages-to-learn/ Personal Finance for College Students and New Graduates Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexis http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/04/easiest-languages-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-73463 Alexis Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:23:45 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=1971#comment-73463 Nice list, but I disagree that portuguese is easy to learn. there are over 20 different words you can use depending on the situation for just one verb, and the pronounciation can be confusing. I'm not sure learning english would be very easy for a foreigner, either, as there are so many exeptions to the rules. Nice list, but I disagree that portuguese is easy to learn. there are over 20 different words you can use depending on the situation for just one verb, and the pronounciation can be confusing.
I’m not sure learning english would be very easy for a foreigner, either, as there are so many exeptions to the rules.

]]> By: Philip Brewer http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/04/easiest-languages-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-35866 Philip Brewer Sun, 17 May 2009 18:01:10 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=1971#comment-35866 You forgot Esperanto! It was even on the list you linked to. Esperanto is a lot easier to learn than Italian. (Easier than pretty much any national language.) Besides being much easier to learn, Esperanto is surprisingly useful, because there are Esperanto speakers all over. Granted, there's no place you can go where everyone speaks the language (like Italy for Italian), but the Esperanto speakers that you do find will be especially pleased to meet you. You forgot Esperanto! It was even on the list you linked to. Esperanto is a lot easier to learn than Italian. (Easier than pretty much any national language.)

Besides being much easier to learn, Esperanto is surprisingly useful, because there are Esperanto speakers all over. Granted, there’s no place you can go where everyone speaks the language (like Italy for Italian), but the Esperanto speakers that you do find will be especially pleased to meet you.

]]> By: Roger http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/04/easiest-languages-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-35552 Roger Thu, 07 May 2009 15:35:43 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=1971#comment-35552 Nice list. One of the things I really want to do is learn how to speak (and perhaps more importantly, with all the time I spend online, read) a foreign language. I would not have guessed that Hindi was one of the easiest languages to learn, but then I don't know much about the language. The most popular languages from a business perspective make sense, though. Nice list. One of the things I really want to do is learn how to speak (and perhaps more importantly, with all the time I spend online, read) a foreign language. I would not have guessed that Hindi was one of the easiest languages to learn, but then I don’t know much about the language. The most popular languages from a business perspective make sense, though.

]]> By: Green Panda http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/04/easiest-languages-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-35351 Green Panda Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:37:25 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=1971#comment-35351 @Kyle: My mom does private tutoring in Spanish and she recommends StudySpanish.com for some free tutorials to get started. Rosetta Stone has good software to learn language, ut it can be pricey. You may find a deal on Ebay. @Miranda: Great point! It is good to understand some basics of foreign languages. My sister speaks five and I'm jealous as I'm rusty with my Spanish. I guess it means I need to go out there ad use it. :) @Kyle: My mom does private tutoring in Spanish and she recommends StudySpanish.com for some free tutorials to get started. Rosetta Stone has good software to learn language, ut it can be pricey. You may find a deal on Ebay.

@Miranda: Great point! It is good to understand some basics of foreign languages. My sister speaks five and I’m jealous as I’m rusty with my Spanish. I guess it means I need to go out there ad use it. :)

]]> By: Miranda http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2009/04/easiest-languages-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-35341 Miranda Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:37:47 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/?p=1971#comment-35341 Fun list! I know some Spanish (I understand better than I speak it or write it), and I picked up a little German when I lived in Austria. I think it's good to at least understand something of another language. Fun list! I know some Spanish (I understand better than I speak it or write it), and I picked up a little German when I lived in Austria. I think it’s good to at least understand something of another language.

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