what's so hard about learning a language?

Vladimir1
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:45:40 +0000

Hmm. Well in high school it all depends on the teacher. My German teacher is exceptional. With him I have advanced my German a lot in the past month.

Currently I speak Russian, English, Dutch, Hungarian. =)

The problem with some languages is the writing. Chinese is difficult to learn because of all the symbols. With Latin languages it can be simpler because the basic words retain their sounds.
What I have found is that it can be difficult to learn because most people think in words, in a single language. To speak several languages fluently means to be able to think in selfsame language. And changing one’s way of thinking can be very difficult sometimes.