Are some brains better at learning languages?

The answer, experts say, seems to be yes, no and it’s complicated. For some people, genes may prime the brain to be good at language learning, according to some new research. And studies are just starting to pinpoint a few brain regions that are extra-large or extra-efficient in people who excel at languages.

What is the hardest language to learn in the world for anyone?

Mandarin
Mandarin As mentioned before, Mandarin is unanimously considered the toughest language to master in the world! Spoken by over a billion people in the world, the language can be extremely difficult for people whose native languages use the Latin writing system.

How does being bilingual help your brain?

Bilingual people show increased activation in the brain region associated with cognitive skills like attention and inhibition. For example, bilinguals are proven to be better than monolinguals in encoding the fundamental frequency of sounds in the presence of background noise.

Why some people are better at learning languages?

For some people, genes may prime the brain to be good at language learning, according to some new research. For others, though, it’s more a matter of being determined and motivated enough to put in the hours and hard work necessary to learn new ways of communicating.

Is it too late to learn a language at 12?

They concluded that the ability to learn a new language, at least grammatically, is strongest until the age of 18 after which there is a precipitous decline. To become completely fluent, however, learning should start before the age of 10.

Are some languages more difficult than others?

There are some languages that are very different from most in terms of writing systems, concepts used, and vocabulary, and those could be said to be more difficult to learn than languages that are less complex in those ways. Ultimately, however, it all comes down to how close a language is to your mother tongue.