>>53264535
But why?

>>53264563
Because phonology.

>>53264615
Is the grammar as hard?

>>53265016
It's on a comparable level.

I think Polish might be easier because the writing system is more phonetic. In Russian you have to learn the pronunciation separately from the word (“parahod” reads like “prahot” and no, there is no rule for that, and yes that’s for every word). In Polish, you see chrząszcz, and it reads chrząszcz, so to speak.

>>53264331
Coming from English, no it's not.

>>53265933
Pronounciation is the easiest part o both languages. You can learn it in a few minutes. Grammar and vocabulary are the hardest parts and they're a bit easier in russian.

>>53266517
Note that I’m talking about learning how to pronounce Russian. I was thinking about stuff like how in Polish the penultimate syllable is generally the stressed one, while in Russian it’s just a random syllable from the word, or how a word “zdravstvuite” is actually zdrasti in speech. Essentially, Russian has the same terrible issue English has, that you have to learn it twice, for writing, and speech.

>>53266656
*not talking about learning how to pronounce Russian