Ukrainian has been included in the list of the world's most difficult languages for foreigners to learn

This was reported by The Public with reference to UNIAN

There are over 2,500 languages in the world, and although some of them, such as English or Spanish, are considered relatively easy to learn due to their logical structure, certain language systems pose significantly more difficulties for foreigners. In addition to Ukrainian, the list of the most difficult languages also includes Arabic, Chinese, Hungarian, Estonian, Japanese, Icelandic, and Greek.

One of the first obstacles for foreigners whose native language is based on the Latin alphabet is the Cyrillic writing system. At the same time, the greatest difficulty is the grammatical structure of the Ukrainian language. It involves the use of seven cases, as well as a complex system of verb forms, which makes it difficult to learn the rules.

An additional feature is the mobile stress, which can change the meaning of a word. For example, the words "zamok" and "zamok" differ in stress and have different meanings — an architectural structure and a locking mechanism.

Foreigners also find it difficult to adapt to the specific sounds of the Ukrainian language and the free word order in a sentence, which can change the meaning or emotional tone of a statement.

Among other difficult languages, experts highlight Arabic, which has a special writing system where the shape of a letter changes depending on its position in a word, and the text is read from right to left.

Chinese is considered difficult due to the use of more than 80,000 hieroglyphs and its tonal system. The same syllable can have different meanings depending on the intonation, which creates difficulties for beginners.

Hungarian has a unique vocabulary, much of which has no equivalent in other European languages. Its grammar has more than 15 cases, which are formed by adding suffixes.

Estonian has 12 cases and a complex system of exceptions, which also makes it difficult to learn.

Japanese uses three writing systems at once — hiragana, katakana and kanji characters. Because of this, foreigners can learn to speak faster than they can read or write.

Icelandic has retained ancient grammatical forms and a complex declension system, which requires considerable effort to learn.

Greek is also considered difficult because of its own alphabet and conjugation system, where a change in the form of a word is often accompanied by a change in stress, which affects its meaning.