From my understanding it&#x27;s not the learning that&#x27;s easier, it&#x27;s the fact that the brain tunes itself to the local languages by a certain (early) age. I&#x27;d love to learn tonal languages but I have an extraordinarily hard time with them (Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese). I&#x27;ve learned French, German, Italian and Spanish with very little difficulty.