The world's most difficult languages to learn

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The world's most difficult languages to learn​

According to Ethnologue, there are more than 7,000 languages in the world, with some being more difficult to learn than others. And if you're perhaps a polyglot or linguaphile looking for a new challenge, then maybe learning a bit of Mandarin, Urdu, or even Persian might just be up your alley!
 
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Navajo​

For English-speakers, this is an especially difficult language to learn. Navajo is a verb-centered language and the majority of English adjectives don't even have a direct translation to the Native American language, according to Unbabel.
 
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Finnish​

In a category ranked from one to five—one being languages most similar to English and five being languages that are exceptionally difficult for English-speakers to learn—Finnish earns a four, according to Effective Language Learning.
 
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Urdu​

If you're planning a trip to Pakistan, Urdu might be a useful language to learn. It's an official language of the country, but be warned: learning Urdu won't be easy!
 
Actually no language is difficult to learn as long as it’s one’s native language.
 
I was told Icelandic is a dammed difficult language. And if you are AMDK Cantonese Is difficult due to the pronunciation.
 
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Mandarin​

This is the most spoken language with roughly a billion Mandarin-speakers in the world, according to Babbel. And it's absolutely one of the hardest to learn!
 
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Cantonese​

Along with Mandarin, Cantonese is also spoken throughout China and is an extremely useful (but difficult) language to learn. It is also spoken in Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
 
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Croatian​

If you speak Croatian, then good on you! You know one of the world's most difficult languages.
 
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Icelandic​

Icelandic is an Indo-European language largely influenced by the languages of Danish and Swedish.
 
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