For example, while Bengali is more closely related to English (they are both Indo-European), it isn’t a global language and therefore not many quality learning materials exist. (The keyword is “quality.”) Arabic isn’t the only Semitic language on our list though. Hebrew will be coming along in a bit (#19). Note: there is a strong argument to made, however, that Hungarian is more complex than even the most obscure Asian languages. So it’s kind of a pick-your-poison situation. So why would Hebrew rank higher than Arabic? Well, there are two main reasons. First, Arabic has more dialects and can therefore be harder to master. Second, thanks to a relatively widespread English speaking Jewish diaspora, there are more quality Hebrew learning resources available than there are Arabic learning resources. Bonus: it is mutually intelligible with Slovak. 25-1. pixabay (public domain)
