The long way to learn English... As a French I often heard that the English tongue is easy to learn and the French language one of the hardiest in the world. I think it's wrong, it's a common belief.

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The long way to learn English... As a French I often heard that the English tongue is easy to learn and the French language one of the hardiest in the world. I think it's wrong, it's a common belief. Of course English as much less grammar and tenses rules than French but it has its own particularities. Phrasal verbs, idioms, pronunciation and also grammar rules who are entirely different compared to French. Sometimes I find it so difficult that I think to give up. In fact, I think that whatever the language, learn it's a very long journey where you have to practice everyday and no one is easier than another one. However, it depend of where you come from, some languages might be easier to learn. It depend of the origins of your own mother tongue. After all, this is just my personal opinion.

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The long way to learn English...

As a French person I often hear that the English tongue is easy to learn and the French language one of the hardest in the world. I think it's wrong, it's a common belief. Of course English has much less grammar and tense rules than French but it has its own peculiarities. Phrasal verbs, idioms, pronunciation and also grammar rules which are entirely different when compared to French. Sometimes I find it so difficult that I think about giving up.
In fact, I think that whatever the language, learning it is a very long journey where you have to practice every day and no one is easier than another one. However, it depends on where you come from, some languages might be easier to learn. It depends on the origins of your own mother tongue. After all, this is just my personal opinion.

Hello Anthony,

Having learned French at school I can understand your thoughts! The main problem with English is that it is a mongrel language, ie a mix of languages, some of it from France, Italy, German and others. We have been invaded by many other countries over the centuries and each 'invader' has given us some of their language. It is still happening today!

You are correct that regular practice is important, try to practise little and often, learn patterns rather than words when possible, for example 'depend' is usually followed by 'on' so learn them together - 'depend on', this cuts down on your learning load. Learn phrasal verbs for the French equivalent - learn the whole phrasal verb ie verb + preposition/particle not separate parts to put together.

If you want to improve, you also need to learn from your mistakes.

Best wishes

Bob

je pense que le francais est plus difficile que l'anglais kaka :)

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