| With such a large Hispanic population, there are | | | | speak Germanic languages such as Dutch and |
| many first, second or third generation Spanish | | | | German will find English easier to learn. |
| speaking Latinos in the United States. In addition | | | | - Related Languages |
| to that, there are thousands of visitors to the | | | | Most people will have an easier time learning the |
| U.S., whether they are tourists, business people or | | | | language that is related in origins to a language |
| students from Latin America or Spain. With such | | | | they already speak. Related languages share |
| a large group of Spanish-speaking people here, | | | | many characteristics and this will often make |
| many wonder whether it is easier to learn English | | | | them easier to learn. These similar characteristics |
| or Spanish. You may wonder this because you | | | | can make for fewer new concepts to deal with, |
| have friends or family that speaks Spanish and | | | | whether they have to do with style, grammar or |
| you are considering learning yourself. If you are | | | | usage. |
| from Hispanic descent or just simply know how | | | | Popular Opinion: English vs. Spanish |
| to speak Spanish as well as English, you may be | | | | Popular opinion, as dictated by a few recent |
| planning on raising your child or children bilingual. If | | | | Yahoo Answers polls, seems to indicate that |
| this is the case, you might be wondering if it is | | | | English is a bit more difficult to learn than Spanish. |
| more beneficial to start teaching one language | | | | The chief reason given for this conclusion is that |
| prior to teaching the other or vice versa. No | | | | the English language is more complicated is the |
| matter the reason, if you're wondering if it's | | | | fact that it is full of nuances that are particular to |
| easier to learn English or Spanish, we will examine | | | | any given case. Examples were given where |
| some factors that may help you answer this | | | | people whose native language is English still have a |
| question. | | | | hard time mastering the language because o f this |
| What Makes One Harder and One Easier? | | | | reason. Other factors cited for why English may |
| Unfortunately there is not cut and dry answer to | | | | be a more difficult language to learn than Spanish |
| which one is easier to learn or even to what | | | | include sentence structure, pronunciation and |
| makes one language harder to learn than another | | | | punctuation. Meanwhile, the top reason cited as |
| language. A lot of what makes a language easy or | | | | Spanish being difficult to learn was conjugation of |
| difficult to learn depends on the individual involved. | | | | verbs. |
| Some of the factors in this regard include: | | | | Conclusion |
| - The Individual's Native Language | | | | The conclusion is that there is no definitive |
| If the person learning a new language is an adult, | | | | answer. Whether Spanish or English is easier to |
| young person or child who already has some sort | | | | learn is truly in the eye of the beholder. It really |
| of language skills, that individual's native language | | | | does depend a lot on the person actually taking |
| will probably be the single most influential factor in | | | | on the new language. So if you find yourself as in |
| whether Spanish or English is easier to learn. | | | | the case of the example given at the beginning of |
| Languages that are similar to one's native tongue | | | | this article, debating whether to teach your child |
| will be easier, and ones that have little to no | | | | English or Spanish first, why not try both? Or, |
| relation will be more difficult. For example, people | | | | start out with either first. But if you have the |
| who speak French and Italian will probably have an | | | | option, teach them a second language soon...while |
| easier time learning Spanish, while those who | | | | they're still young. |