Plato spoke ancient Greek, specifically the Athenian dialect Attic. Plato was born either in Athens or Aegina, but either way spent his life and studies in Athens and so would have used the Athenian dialect which was then considered the prestige form of ancient Greek. … Read more
Afrikaans is generally considered to be a relatively easy language for English speakers to learn. It is in the Germanic language family making it closely related to English, making it relatively simple to learn. That said, learning languages is never easy and will take time, … Read more
Bruce Lee spoke Cantonese and English. He was born in San Francisco but spent some of his early years in Hong Kong. He was a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United States, and his ancestry was very ethnically diverse. In his career, he … Read more
Egyptians speak a number of languages, with by far the dominant vernacular being Egyptian Arabic. The official language of Egypt, though, is Literary Arabic, and this is used in writing and as official communications such as from government bodies. Coptic is also an important language … Read more
Spanish is considered one of the easiest languages for native English speakers to learn. That said, learning languages is always a challenge, requiring patience, persistence, and commitment. Spanish is similar enough to English that English speakers have a good head start. It will still be … Read more
The Anglo-Saxons were a migrant group of people from Northern Europe who settled in England during the 5th and 6th centuries. Although at the beginning they were divided into smaller settlements and kingdoms, they eventually joined together into a single political realm under King Æthelstan. … Read more
Russian is a very difficult language to learn—there is no two ways about it. Compared with English, Russian has a rather complex grammatical structure and rules, not to mention the fact you need to learn a new alphabet if you want to write in the … Read more
Czech is generally considered to be a relatively difficult language to learn. It is a fairly complex language capable of great expressive depth, and it has difficult grammar and pronunciation. It is very different to English, so as an English speaker you’ll have an uphill … Read more
As an English speaker, Dutch is one of the more straightforward languages to learn. Learning any language is never easy and doing so will take time, but you have a considerable leg up when it comes to learning Dutch. Nonetheless, you should prepare yourself for … Read more
For English speakers, Swedish is considered among the easier languages to learn. Its relative similarity to English in terms of grammar and vocabulary make learning it a good deal easier than many other languages. However, learning any language is a challenging process, and so you … Read more