Calling all polyglots and language lovers! Are you up for a challenge?
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普通话
عربي
日本
Magyar
Magyar
Magyar
한국인
普通话
عربي
عربي
日本
한국인
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普通话
Mandarin
Script: HanziUnanimously voted to be the most difficult language in the world, Mandarin is a tonal language with thousands of characters.
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عربي
Arabic
Script: Al-abjadiyahWith 200+ ways of saying ‘camel’, Arabic is one of the toughest languages. It also has a vast vocabulary, many dialects, fewer vowels & tough pronunciations.
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日本
Japanese
Script: Hiragana, Katakana, KanjiTo be fluent in Japanese, you need to learn about 2000 kanjis (one of THREE scripts), master pitch accents & honorific speech - Keigo.
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Magyar
Hungarian
Script: Székely rovásírásWith 18+ case suffixes for tense & possession & heavy reliance on idioms, Hungarian is hard enough to qualify as one of the hardest languages to learn.
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한국인
Korean
Script: HangulDitching writing traditions, letters are arranged in blocks for each syllable. There are several nuances in the pronunciation and 7 speech levels based on formality.
Learning these languages might seem difficult, but don’t let that stop you from trying.