What are the difficulties of learning a new language?

@cudamani (996)
India
August 14, 2011 7:00am CST
Can you tell me what are the difficulties you have come across while learning a new language. How long it took for you to learn one. I am trying to learn french. I am interested in that language. How long it will take to learn the rudiments of that language?
3 responses
14 Aug 11
Hi cudamani, Yes, there are difficulties in learning a new language. First is sentence construction. A format is usually followed in order to form a sentence that is grammatically correct. We have to learn whether the noun comes first before the adjective or verb. Or, vice versa. Aside from that, we need to memorize the daily expressions used by the country whose language we want to learn from. Another, we need to know the definition of terms. Another is how to pronounce words correctly. If we speak it, the sound should come out smooth and not in hard tones, or vice versa as the case maybe. It is also important to speak with somebody who have the same language. With constant practice, we will surely achieve our goal of learning that language. I tried to learn a new language a long time ago, it did not prosper because i lacked practice with somebody who speak the same language.
@cudamani (996)
• India
14 Aug 11
You have offered an excellent solution to learning a new language. The same should be true for French as well. I shall take into account the points you have spoken. As you have said that places of origin of sounds of a language matter the most.
@smilemoon (766)
• United Arab Emirates
30 Mar 12
At the begning, I think being shy of useing the language and speaking with others.
@marguicha (215469)
• Chile
15 Aug 11
I fel that the most difficult part of learning a new language is to "think" in a new way. Languuages are not a translation word by word but there are thought that in some languages the importance is placed in one part of the sentence and in others in another. Many words have to deal with the experiences in each world where tthat language is spoken.