The study of new languages opens up a huge number of additional opportunities and prospects. Some languages are easier to learn, others have to sweat.
And there are those who can only be overpowered by a very purposeful, patient and persevering person. Are you exactly like that? Well, then there are 25 languages that are ready to challenge you and test your nerves for strength!
25. Tagalog
In the Austronesian language Tagalog speaks about a quarter of the Filipino population. Due to complex grammatical rules and the non-traditional structure of constructing sentences, it is rather difficult to master it.
24. Navajo
This is one of the languages of the southern Athabaskans. Navajo is common in the southwestern United States. It talks from 120 to 170 thousand people. Navajo has nothing to do with either Romano-Germanic or Latin. Absence of points of contact and makes it difficult to study. On the letter, the Navajo, as a rule, is transmitted in the Latin alphabet.
23. Norwegian
The national language of Norway is one of the main languages in the Nordic Council. Norwegian belongs to the North German group of languages and is mutually intelligible with Swedish, Danish and other Scandinavian dialects (such as Icelandic or Faroese, for example).
22. Persian
Refers to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is used mainly in Afghanistan and Iran, Tajikistan and other countries under Persian influence. In total, around 110 million people communicate with him around the world.
21. Indonesian
For many centuries it is considered the main business language in the entire Indonesian archipelago. Indonesian is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
20. Dutch
This West German language is spoken by people in the Netherlands, Suriname and Belgium, parts of Europe and the United States. To date, the Dutch has an official status in Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten. The language is closely related to English and German, but the Dutch umlauts do not use the umlauts as grammatical markers.
19. Slovenian
Refers to a group of South Slavic languages. In Slovene, more than 2.5 million people all over the world communicate, most of whom still live in Slovenia. This language is one of 24 official workers recognized on the territory of the European Union.
18. Afrikaans
Afrikaans communicate with natives of Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe. It is considered a branch of several different Dutch dialects. So Afrikaans deservedly can be considered a daughter of the Dutch language.
17. Danish
The official language of Denmark. It is spoken by more than 6 million people. Danish refers to the North Germanic group of languages and comes from Old Norse. It is used by 15-20% of the population of Greenland. Danish is mutually intelligible with Swedish and Norwegian.
16. Basque
The language of the Basque Country, stretching from the northeast of Spain to the south-west of France. It is spoken by about 27% of the total population of the Basque territories.
15. Welsh
One of the branches of the Celtic languages, is used in Wales. The Welsh language is also called Cambrian.
14. Urdu
It is better known as the modern standard Urdu, which is associated with the Muslim population of Hindustan. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. Mutually understandable with traditional Hindi, with which he even has a similar grammar.
13. Yiddish
Hebrew belongs to the group of Afro-Asian languages. It was first used by ancient Jews and Israelis in the 10th century BC. e. Despite the venerable age, they still communicate in Yiddish. It is official in Israel.
12. Korean
The official language of North and South Korea. It is spoken by more than 80 million people. Decipher the grammatical structure and understand all the rules for constructing proposals to the amateur is not easy. The Koreans do not usually have this problem.
11. Sanskrit
The main language of adherents of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism. It is a dialect of the ancient Indo-Aryan language. Sanskrit is included in the list of 22 planned languages of India.
10. Croatian
One of the official languages of the European Union. Croatian comes from Serbo-Croatian and is based on the East-Herzegovinian dialect, which is the basis for both the Serbian and the Bosnian languages.
9. Hungarian
One of the official languages of the European Union. Members of Hungarian communities in Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, and Romania communicate with him. Belongs to the family of the Uralic languages.
8. Gaelic
Also known as Scottish Gaelic. This is the Celtic language, which is spoken by many natives of Scotland.
7. Japanese
This East Asian language is national in Japan. It is spoken by more than 125 million people all over the world. Japanese is largely similar to Chinese and is considered one of the most difficult to learn.
6. Albanian
Indo-European language, which communicates the inhabitants of Kosovo, Bulgaria, Macedonia. Albanian has much in common with German and Greek, but its vocabulary is much more extensive and diverse.
5. Icelandic
Refers to the Indo-European language group. Developed in conditions of minimal contact with other languages and dialects.
4. Thai
Better known as Siamese. Refers to the Thai-Canadian group of languages. Almost half of the Thai vocabulary is taken from Pali, ancient Khmer or Sanskrit. Thai is characterized by a complex written alphabet.
3. Vietnamese
Officially recognized in Vietnam. The Vietnamese language borrowed a lot from Chinese.
2. Arabic
He is a descendant of the ancient Arabic language. To learn Arabic does not mean to be able to communicate freely with its speakers. The fact is that there are a lot of dialects in Arabic, and they differ from each other almost like different languages! Because of this, a person from Morocco, for example, finds it difficult to understand an interlocutor from Egypt, although they communicate in one language.
1. Chinese
It is spoken by one-fifth of the world's population, although it is considered the most difficult language to study.