¿Quién piensa que el español es difícil?
Who thinks spanish is hard?
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Sure, everything worthwhile is hard, at least at first.
The longer you work at it, the easier it gets. At first you think in "translation" style, but the biggest turning point is when you can think in Spanish. That begins with individual sentences you learn during study. Later, you begin to recall both words and thoughts without first thinking of them in English.
Good luck in your journey. Make it fun, and you'll do well.
Learning a new language is always difficult because it takes us out of our "comfort zone". Mastering a new language is easy for some people, but I am not in that category. I don't believe Spanish is as difficult as English to learn from the beginning, and it is certainly less difficult (for me) than German (to qualify, sometimes I don't believe I've attained a fluency level in any language).
Here are the things that are difficult for me in Spanish:
- the correct use of proper verbs and verb tenses
- the correct use of direct and indirect object pronouns
- proper use of the subjunctive
- the pronuciation of words where proper syllable accents are key to communication
- understanding native Spanish speakers (accents, tempo in particular)
- constructing sentences in an unfamiliar word order
- overcoming my fear of trying to communicate in an unfamiliar language
Those items may not make sense to anybody else, but they are the problem areas for me. Some can be corrected by study, but others require practice and interaction.
Difficulty and complexity can be overcome if one remains focused on a goal.
Yo no, ¡pero es muy divertido! 
I think it's difficult! I haven't reached that level of thinking in Spanish yet....but maybe with time, I will. To be honest, as pesta has already highlighted, any language is hard. Nothing in life is ever easy (as our friend pesta has said), but with the right attitude, and the right amount of work put into studying Spanish or doing anything else, believe you me, you'll reap the rewards later on in life.
For me it is difficult - I have not been able to work out why.
Just stick at it Trumpet - "blow your trumpet" once in a while. 
Leer es fácil por que hay solo cinco vocales y eso es todo. No como inglés. Hablar es difícil por que hay trece (!) tiempos gramáticos, y escribiendo hay tantos tildes.
Reading is easy because there's only five vowels and that's it, unlike English. Speaking is difficult because there are thirteen (!) tenses, and in writing there are way too many tildes.
Nr. 6. constructing sentences in an unfamiliar word order
Nr. 7. overcoming my fear of trying to communicate in an unfamiliar language
re #7 would, of course be true of any language (certainly not peculiar to Spanish).
(re #6) Try Chinese. It's word order is frequently the same as English. (Of course, with Chinese there are a few other areas of difficulties [i.e. tones and their writing system])
Español es muy facil y divertido!!!!
¡Me gusta español!
