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Those all use alphabets or syllabaries, so it's just a matter of learning a small new set of symbols.
by autarch 6y ago
Those all use alphabets or syllabaries, so it's just a matter of learning a small new set of symbols.
- cratermoon 6y agoYes and no. There are complex rules around joining letters depending on where they fall in the words. Also there are no vowels but sometimes there are vowel markers.
- autarch 6y agoI meant that if you know Hebrew, Arabic, or Hindu, learning the Latin alphabet is a lot easier than learning Chinese characters. And Latin user will probably find Arabic easier than Chinese too, even though the Latin alphabet is a bit simpler than Arabic.
- oblio 6y agoI guess it depends on which Latin alphabet variation. Vietnamese or Polish speakers will probably not feel intimidated by Arabic :-p
- cratermoon 6y agoIt also depends a lot on the language. There are dozens of languages that use the same core Latin characters plus a few decorators. Someone coming from a strongly inflected, gendered language trying to learn English is going to struggle compared to trying to learn Spanish or French.