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| Topic | I am a polygot. Korean is the hardest language to learn. |
| Deganawidah 06/26/19 4:35:17 PM #9: | orcus_snake posted... i read somwhere that korean is one of the easiest to learn becausre the people that made the language were very efficient with the structure and shit and it doesnt have billions of exceptions to the usual rules like English for example. This is true of the Korean alphabet, hangul. The hangul alphabet is phonetic with distinct vowels and consonants. They are arranged into blocks that form syllables. It is true that the spelling and pronunciation are very consistent and the few cases of letters changing in sound based on where they are appear are also very consistent. Hangul has been nicknamed "morning letters" because it is said you can learn it in all in one morning. The alphabet was invented in the 15th century at the behest of the monarch, King Sejong the Great, and promulgated with the express purpose of being a writing system better suited to the language and easier for the general population to learn. The language, on the other hand, is considered to be among the most difficult, from the standpoint of learning it as a native speaker of most European languages. It is one of the easier languages to learn if you are a Japanese speaker, though, due to the remarkably similar grammar and syntax and the large number of words with similar pronunciation. --- "History is the road map and without it there is no way to navigate the future." - George Wunderlich ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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