While it’s important to recognize that “Ancient Greek” is a term that encompasses a wide range of forms of Greek, the simplest answer is that Modern Greek and Ancient Greek are not the same. They bear many similarities and would be largely mutually intelligible, but … Read more
Latin is considered very difficult to learn for a lot of reasons. It has complex grammar and it is very different from English so you’ll have to take a lot of time to get to grips with it. Not to mention the fact that it … Read more
Genghis Khan spoke Mongolian, specifically the Middle Mongol form of the language which was spoken during the time he was alive. There is very little surviving written evidence of this language and a lot of what we know comes from Chinese sources. However, Middle Mongol … Read more
The two official languages of Morocco are Standard Arabic and Standard Moroccan Berber. Moroccan Arabaic is the most common vernacular and the lingua franca. Arabic dialects such comprise about 92% of speakers in Morocco, with Berber languages making up 26%. Foreign languages like English, French … Read more
English is the most common language in Australia, with 76% of households exclusively speaking the language. Over 400 languages in total are spoken across all Australian territories, although most of these are indigenous languages that are endangered and spoken only by a handful of people. … Read more
Arabic is one of the more difficult languages for an English speaker to learn. It is fundamentally very different from English in a great many ways, not to mention the fact it uses an entirely different writing system. Learning it will take time and patience, … Read more
Alexander the Great and his Macedonian kin spoke Ancient Macedonian. Though the precise nature of this language is up for debate, evidence shows it was most likely similar to the Greek dialects of Aetolian or Doric. It may just be simpler to say that he … Read more
Estonian is a very difficult language for English speakers to learn. It is very different from English and with a lot of complex grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, it will take time and commitment to learn the language. The rewards are well worth the effort, but … Read more
For a native English speaker, Korean is going to be very hard to learn. Learning any foreign language is going to take time, so when you take a language as different from English as Korean, that time is going to take considerably longer. It’s about … Read more
Eritrea, like many African countries, is enormously linguistically diverse. The main languages are Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Bilen, Nara, Saho, Afar and Beja. Many other foreign languages also play a key role, including Italian, English, and Arabic. A number of other Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharah languages are … Read more