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

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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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I’m pretty sure while there are obviously certain difficulties going between certain languages, in terms of objective difficulty, yeah I’d say it’s about consistency.  

It’s like learning to play a new boardgame. If the rules are clear and consistent, it’s easier to learn. If the rules have a bunch of little exceptions and specific situations with new rules, it’s confusing and hard to learn. Most language hasn’t been built entirely from the ground up, it’s come together naturally by many people over time so it can get messy (like English)

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