Russian Korean, Hindi, is the most difficult to learn from the viewpoint of an American speaker?
Dear Dora, I am interested in learning Russian, Korean, or Hindi. Since learning a language is a long-term, intensive investment of time, money, interest, etc., I want to make the right choice now. My question is: which language should I learn? I use Spanish and Portuguese daily at work and in my family and social life. (I am also familiar with French and Latin). For years, I was a Spanish and English, ESL and American Literature instructor. Consequently, I am fully familiar with the techniques and trials of learning a foreign language and grammatical terms and explanations do not confuse or overwhelm me. I live in a cosmopolitan area, so I know that I could practice all three if I made the effort. Moreover, I have access to magazines, cassettes, and books in all three languages. So that is not an issue either. My primary reason for learning one of these three languages is simply self-improvement and a personal interest in foreign language acquisition. Pronunciation is probably the gre
