What language is the easiest to lip read?

And even though for me, the easiest language to lip read will be naturally, English.

What language is hardest to lip read?

According to that study, the hardest phoneme is one that doesn’t exist in English; it’s the sound between “th” and “d,” common in South Asian languages such as Hindi. (The word “Hindi” itself, pronounced properly, contains the sound.)

Can you read lips in any language?

So it’s more accurate to say that one’s ability to lipread depends on several things, but by and large, it IS possible to lipread everything that is said. My first language is English. I have a degree in Japanese, and also speak some German, Arabic and Spanish.

What language is hardest to read?

The most difficult languages — Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Japanese — require, on average, 1.69 years (88 weeks), or 2,200 class hours, to reach speaking and reading proficiency.

What language is the easiest to read?

And The Easiest Language To Learn Is…

1. Norwegian. This may come as a surprise, but we have ranked Norwegian as the easiest language to learn for English speakers.
2. Swedish.
3. Spanish.
4. Dutch.
5. Portuguese.
6. Indonesian.
7. Italian.
8. French.

Can Japanese people read lips?

Japanese people are less influenced by lip movements, or lipreading, when listening to another speaker, according to recent evidence from a neuroimaging study at Kumamoto University in Japan.

How common is lip reading?

It is estimated that only 30\% to 40\% of speech sounds can be lip-read even under the best conditions and extra information is usually required to understand what is being said.

How much of the English language can be lip read?

Studies show that only about 30 to 45 percent of the English language can be understood through lip reading alone.