is there something that makes a language objectively harder/easier to learn?

Question

As a native English speaker, I hear things like “this” language is hard/easy to learn. Does this mean it is only hard/easy to learn coming from an English background, or would someone who speaks Spanish also find it similarly harder/easier to learn as well?

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Answer 1

No, studies have shown that babies learn different languages at roughly the same rate. Only thing that is objectively varies in difficulty is writing. Some writing systems might be easier to learn than others.