Top 10 Easiest Languages to Learn

It's pretty easy to learn. There are a lot of dialects and accents/slang. In Spain, they sound romantic and elegant, and in Mexico, they sound "hood" and silly.

I'm learning Spanish, and it is one of the easiest languages, in my opinion. Almost everything is pronounced just like you'd say it in English. The grammar isn't much of a worry, there aren't many accents, and it's easy to listen to once you've learned it.

That being said, Spanish is the second most spoken language, so I think everyone should try to learn it because it's useful and easy!

The clever use of morphemes means it's easy to multiply your word knowledge from a single root form because all the endings are regular. You can't do that in English.

For language learners, Esperanto is a great choice as it gives you the tools to learn languages quickly. One TED talk compares it to a recorder versus a bassoon: one is easier than the other, teaches you about music, and allows you to start playing.

If the goal is to connect the world and not get stuck in localized nuances, Esperanto is the best choice. I'm in the Duolingo Beta class, and it's just so much fun. I don't remember having so much fun with languages!

I'd say Norwegian is easier, at least for Indo-European language speakers. Germanic languages have easier grammar (except for word order) than Romance languages, which have endless tenses and ways to conjugate verbs.

It's like Danish but with easy pronunciation.

English isn't actually the easiest language to learn for foreign speakers, but it is easier for those who speak languages more related to it. English is influenced by many languages, from French to Greek to Japanese, making it very diverse.

Although we have a developed alphabet, grammar can be difficult for foreigners. There are homonyms, nouns that are the same in plural form, and contractions.

English is basically the only language I speak (although I can understand some Tagalog and Spanish), and I still don't understand the tenses of the word "lay" and how to refer to two people, including yourself, possessively (mine and yours?).

The grammar and sentence structure are quite basic for a native English speaker.

As an Indonesian, I have to say that Indonesian is the easiest language to learn. I have learned and, to some extent, spoken an awful lot of languages: English, Chinese, French, Italian, Javanese, and Finnish.

By far, Indonesian is the easiest to learn because the grammatical structure is the simplest I have encountered. The other languages, especially English, Italian, and French, have a lot of exceptions and rules that just have to be memorized. In Indonesian, you can scramble the parts of the sentences and it still makes sense.

In an effective daily conversation, we use only 500-1000 unique words, even though we have many more than that in our dictionary. We tend to keep our sentences short and simple, even in written form.

Italian is the easiest language in the world.

Romance languages are extremely easy for English speakers, especially Italian.

It's not a beautiful or useful language, but it's easy to pick up. It reminds me of German.

I find Dutch very similar to English. So if you already speak English, learning Dutch would be very easy for you. Good luck!

Portuguese is easy for English speakers and for Spanish speakers too.

Easier than English, in my opinion. I learned English at 5 and Portuguese at 2. I'm not from the US or the UK.

This should be higher on the list, and the fact that it is not in the top 5 saddens and disgusts me.

German is pretty easy. There aren't many rules, unlike other languages.

I like how German sounds, especially in music. It's not that hard, but the words can be long.

I think Spanish should be in the 3 to 5 range because I learned it in 2 months. It is way too easy.

When you finally grasp the word order, which is subject-object-verb, unlike English (which is my native language) where the order is subject-verb-object, you can get into the language, and it becomes very easy.

There are no articles (a, the), which makes it easier because there are no gendered articles (like le, la, un, une, una, lo, die, der, das). Overall, it is a beautiful language.

Absolutely one of the most straightforward and systematic languages in the world. The most important foundation of the grammar is the vowel harmony found in the majority of Turkic languages. No genders! I promise, this is way easier than Danish (written vs. spoken), Tagalog (complex verbal conjugation), and German (genders aah!).

Super easy! Everything you spell is everything you say!

I'm Slovenian, and it's easy for me to speak Serbian because our languages are very similar.

Tagalog is a bit complicated. I remember traveling to the Philippines four years ago to taste some street foods. They were delicious, except for ISAW, which is a chicken intestine dish I found horrible.

On July 2, 2016, I started learning the Filipino language, and it was amazing!

In English, you have to make the sounds correct. In Tagalog, you pronounce it literally.

Sometimes there are context clues like "Paslangin," which means to kill, and "Bilangguan," which means jail.

Other than the pronunciation, the grammar is very close to English. Where it does differ, the difficulty is either on par with English or even easier. Verbs only decline through tense and not by person.

The definite suffix takes a bit of getting used to, but it's a minor thing. The only difficulty is remembering a word's gender. The pronunciation isn't too bad once you get used to it.

Not a very well-known language, but very easy to learn considering the shared use of Germanic and Latin roots and practically no genders or conjugations.

Afrikaans literally came about as a simplified Dutch so it would be easier for natives to learn.

Its grammar is easy, verbs never change, there are only two irregular verbs, no genders, and it's similar to German, Dutch, English, and Swedish. Its spelling is as simple as cake.

One of the easiest languages to learn if you speak a Germanic language.

This language is basically useless, but it is undoubtedly the easiest to learn. The grammar is ridiculously simple, and there are only about 120 to 130 words.

You can't get much easier than this. Only 120 words and extremely simple grammar. How is this below Latin?

Once you get past the conjugation system, it's pretty easy. It's kind of like English, except there aren't any exceptions to grammar and spelling rules, so it's easier than English.

Korean doesn't have articles or different pronouns like "he" or "she."

The alphabet is simple. For pronunciation, just watch a couple of videos of Korean people talking.

Not the easiest, but not as hard as people say. Grammatical cases aren't that hard (except with numbers, but even Poles mess that up all the time), and don't bother learning the endangered Vocative.

The past tense is so easy, and the pronunciation isn't that hard either. Not every word is as hard as "Cześć." It's just a coincidence that "Hi" is hard to pronounce.

I don't think it's the easiest, but it's much easier than most people expect. Persian is not at all related to Arabic, which is a very difficult language for English speakers.

Persian is an Indo-European language, the same branch as English. It is a lot closer to Indian languages, though. Persian has a bit of Arabic vocabulary because of historical invasions, not because of shared roots.