On the other hand, once you understand how to construct & deconstruct words, it's a lot easier to build your vocabulary. You learn the word "read" & you immedi

On the other hand, once you understand how to construct & deconstruct words, it's a lot easier to build your vocabulary. You learn the word "read" & you immediately know all the verb tenses (read, reading), the nouns (food) the adjectives (written). Inconsistencies & exceptions make going from conversational to fluent a nightmare, but getting to conversational is not too bad. Affixes, like an new alphabet are a bit of a hurdle, but once you're over it it's not hard any more.