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To what extent do you think it is easy for an English native speaker to learn Arabic or Mandarin

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john wahhab
john wahhabCountry flag: jo
qualified bilingual English speaker, I'm here to help students improve their English & Arabic skills

If you're serious about learning, and you have the passion, then it should be faster and easier than you think and expect, I can help you learn Arabic faster, as it's my mother tongue.

  • Hafsa Miah
    Hafsa MiahCountry flag: gb
    Native English Speaker - College Student (UK) - GCSE Qualifications in English Language & Literature

    They're both different compared to the linguistics of English but with time, practice and dedication, it's not impossible to learn either of them as a native English speaker.

  • GraceField
    GraceFieldCountry flag: us
    Certified ESL Cambridge teacher (From USA) also (Native Spanish)

    They both present unique challenges for English speakers due to their linguistic differences.

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  • Kar Wah Chan
    Kar Wah ChanCountry flag: gb
    TESOL-Certified Native English Private Tutor in HK

    Both English to Mandarin and vice versa can be a little difficult, they're both quite different in terms of grammar and pronunciation and phonetics. Mandarin is a tonal language, whilst English is not. Mandarin has a heavy reliance on word order to show the relationship between certain words, whilst English uses the same alongside function words such as prepositions and conjunctions. These major differences may seem daunting when learning them but as long as you have a good teacher who can identify the differences between your native language and the language you are wanting to learn, you will be fine.

  • Emmanuel
    EmmanuelCountry flag: ca
    A TEFL Certified English Tutor with a specialist in English exams.

    Learning Arabic shouldn't be a problem with a positive mind that is eager to learn.

  • Anthony Peter Azzopardi
    Anthony Peter AzzopardiCountry flag: cy
    Certified TEFL teacher LTTC London.

    I was in China for 6 years as a TEFL teacher and i can say that it all comes Down to the individual, for me it was relatively easy as i so it as a challenge, it's not that difficult as it seems but ofcourse in the case of mandarin the big issue is speaking it is one thing, writting it is another. The big difference in the culture of the language gave me the urge to want to decipher this mysterious language which is spoken by more than a billion people and if your interested and curiosity gets the best of you, it will be easier to learn.

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