Top 10 Easiest Second Languages for English Speakers to Learn

1. Spanish

   

   I learned to speak and write level 1 to 6 Spanish because the Filipino language has words like puede and basta. Additionally, the Spanish people are among the friendliest in the world and very religious too!

   Really?! Number 1?! Spanish?! Wow. Spanish may be easy for English speakers, but it's definitely not the easiest.

   I actually know how to speak Spanish.

2. Norwegian

   

   Norwegian is easy to learn if you're fluent in English.

3. Dutch

   

   Easy because it's 50% English and 50% German.

4. Esperanto

   Esperanto is easier to learn than other languages because it is phonetically consistent: when you read something, the pronunciation is always clear even if you have never seen the word before. Similarly, you can write down every word you hear in correct orthography, even if you have never heard it before. The grammar is strictly logical and allows you to create expressions which others will understand.

   The language is dead easy to learn, with simple, straightforward grammar rules. You can reach reasonable fluency within a few months.

5. German

   

   I have never taken German lessons, but just by seeing it on the internet, I've picked up a few words. It's very similar to English in my opinion. Sometimes, I can read a sentence in German and know exactly what they are talking about without actually knowing the words.

   I would say German is medium-easy if you exclude the countless idioms that actually make the language trickier than people realize. I say medium because of the cases. Sometimes you can straight up forget which case it is if it has minimal clues of which one it is.

6. Portuguese

   

   I've known Portuguese since I was born in Portugal. It's very easy to learn.

7. Italian

   

8. French

   

   I have nearly finished learning French, and it is really easy! Try it.

   It's by far the nicest language to learn.

   I learnt French at school and loved it.

9. Swedish

   I didn't take much Swedish, but from what I have taken, I know that the sentence structures are the same as English. That alone makes it easier than most languages. If you've taken any German on top of that, it's even easier than if you hadn't. Det ar lätt.

10. Klingon

    
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    Maltese

    
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    Croatian

    
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13. Indonesian

    Indonesian is a beautiful language and definitely one that more people should be learning. For an Asian language, it is fairly simple.

14. Hawaiian

    It consists of twelve letters, two symbols, short words that mean several things, and is partly a tonal language. Complete lessons exist on YouTube.

15. Danish

    

16. Gaelic

17. Scottish Gaelic

    

18. Romanian

    

19. Korean

    

20. Japanese

    

21. Swahili

    

22. Afrikaans

    

23. Russian

    

24. Chinese

    

25. Greek

    

26. Finnish

    

27. Filipino/Tagalog

    

    For me, Filipino is the easiest language to learn for English speakers. They use the Latin alphabet, which is way easier, and the words and phrases are too long, yet it's still very beautiful.