六种容易学的外语

For language learners， a great mark of Spanish is that words are written as pronounced. This means that reading and writing in Spanish is an easy task.

对语言学习者来说，西班牙语的一大特点是单词怎样写就怎样发音，这意味着读写西班牙语是一件比较容易的事情。

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Like English， Afrikaans is in the West Germanic language family. Another mark of Afrikaans is its vocabulary， which shares many Germanic-derived words that are familiar to English speakers.

南非语像英语一样属于西日耳曼语支。南非语的另外一个特点是在它的词汇中有许多源自日耳曼语系的单词，这会使说英语的人感到不陌生。

Dutch 荷兰语

Another West Germanic cousin of the English language， Dutch is both structurally and syntactically familiar for English speakers. In terms of pronunciation and vocabulary， it is equal to English in many ways.

荷兰语是英语的另一个同属西日耳曼语支的表亲，对于说英语的人来说，荷兰语的结构和句法都很熟悉。就发音和词汇而言，荷兰语在许多方面与英语是平行的。

导读：英语与许多日耳曼和拉丁语族的方言有紧密联系，所以就学习语言而言，学习英语的人常常不必从零开始。为此，我们就介绍六种最容易从头开始学习的语言。

Vocabulary

pronounce：发音。

Germanic-derived：源于日耳曼语系的。

familiar：熟悉的

structurally：在结构上。

syntactically：在语句构成上。

equal：相等的；相同的。

Norwegian 挪威语

Norwegian and English have very similar syntax and word order. Verbs are an especially simple feature， with no conjugation according to number or person.

挪威语的句法和词序与英语很相似，动词尤其简单，没有因数或人称而产生的配合。

Swedish 瑞典语

Another Germanic language， Swedish shares many cognate words with English. In terms of pronunciation， Swedish is a famously sing-songy language. Swedish can be a melodic language that is easy to listen to and easy to imitate.

瑞典语也属于日耳曼语族，与英语分享着许多同源词。在发音方面，瑞典语是一种著名的“歌唱性”语言。也是一种容易听懂并且相当容易模仿的带旋律的语言。

Italian 意大利语

The most romantic of Romance language， Italian has a Latin-rooted vocabulary which allows for many Italian/English cognates. There are 21 letters in the Italian alphabet， so it is actually easier than English.

在拉丁语族中最浪漫的是意大利语。意大利语有许多拉丁词根的词汇，于是就与英语分享着许多同源词。意大利语只有21个字母，比起英语来要更加简单。

Vocabulary

syntax：句法，句法规则。

conjugation：结合。

cognate：同根的，同语系的。

melodic：有旋律的；调子美妙的。

imitate：模仿，效仿。