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Languages you can read from day one

44 languages are written in the same alphabet as English, so you can read and sound out words straight away and spend your effort on speaking.

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    Spanish

    Español · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hola · Thanks: Gracias

  2. 2

    Mexican Spanish

    Español de México · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hola · Thanks: Muchas gracias

  3. 3

    French

    Français · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Bonjour · Thanks: Merci

  4. 4

    German

    Deutsch · moderate for English speakers · about 900 hours

    Hello: Hallo · Thanks: Danke

  5. 5

    Italian

    Italiano · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Ciao · Thanks: Grazie

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    Portuguese

    Português · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Olá · Thanks: Obrigado

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    Dutch

    Nederlands · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hallo · Thanks: Dank je wel

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    Swedish

    Svenska · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hej · Thanks: Tack

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    Norwegian

    Norsk · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hei · Thanks: Takk

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    Danish

    Dansk · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hej · Thanks: Tak

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    Finnish

    Suomi · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Hei · Thanks: Kiitos

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    Icelandic

    Íslenska · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Halló · Thanks: Takk

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    Irish

    Gaeilge · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Dia duit · Thanks: Go raibh maith agat

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    Welsh

    Cymraeg · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Helo · Thanks: Diolch

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    Catalan

    Català · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hola · Thanks: Gràcies

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    Basque

    Euskara · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Kaixo · Thanks: Eskerrik asko

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    Galician

    Galego · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Ola · Thanks: Grazas

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    Estonian

    Eesti · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Tere · Thanks: Aitäh

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    Latvian

    Latviešu · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Sveiki · Thanks: Paldies

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    Lithuanian

    Lietuvių · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Labas · Thanks: Ačiū

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    Polish

    Polski · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Cześć · Thanks: Dziękuję

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    Czech

    Čeština · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Ahoj · Thanks: Děkuji

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    Slovak

    Slovenčina · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Ahoj · Thanks: Ďakujem

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    Hungarian

    Magyar · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Szia · Thanks: Köszönöm

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    Romanian

    Română · closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Salut · Thanks: Mulțumesc

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    Croatian

    Hrvatski · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Bok · Thanks: Hvala

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    Bosnian

    Bosanski · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Zdravo · Thanks: Hvala

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    Slovenian

    Slovenščina · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Živjo · Thanks: Hvala

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    Albanian

    Shqip · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Përshëndetje · Thanks: Faleminderit

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    Turkish

    Türkçe · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Merhaba · Thanks: Teşekkürler

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    Azerbaijani

    Azərbaycanca · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Salam · Thanks: Təşəkkür edirəm

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    Uzbek

    Oʻzbekcha · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Salom · Thanks: Rahmat

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    Vietnamese

    Tiếng Việt · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Xin chào · Thanks: Cảm ơn

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    Indonesian

    Bahasa Indonesia · moderate for English speakers · about 900 hours

    Hello: Halo · Thanks: Terima kasih

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    Malay

    Bahasa Melayu · moderate for English speakers · about 900 hours

    Hello: Helo · Thanks: Terima kasih

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    Tagalog

    harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Kumusta · Thanks: Salamat

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    Swahili

    Kiswahili · moderate for English speakers · about 900 hours

    Hello: Habari · Thanks: Asante

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    Yoruba

    Yorùbá · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Ẹ n lẹ́ · Thanks: Ẹ ṣé

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    Zulu

    isiZulu · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Sawubona · Thanks: Ngiyabonga

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    Afrikaans

    closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Hallo · Thanks: Dankie

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    Hawaiian

    ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Aloha · Thanks: Mahalo

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    Maori

    Te Reo Māori · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Kia ora · Thanks: Ngā mihi

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    Latin

    Latina · harder for English speakers · about 1,100 hours

    Hello: Salve · Thanks: Gratias

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    Esperanto

    closest to english for English speakers · about 700 hours

    Hello: Saluton · Thanks: Dankon

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How many languages are on this list?

44 languages. All of them can be learned to speak on 4ToSpeak, with a free plan and no card.

Which language here should I start with?

Start with the one you have a reason to use: a trip, family, work or a show you love. Motivation matters more than small differences in difficulty. Popular picks on this list include Spanish, Mexican Spanish, French, German.

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