# difficult

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** A1 (Beginner)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
- **English:** not easy; needing a lot of effort
- **Persian:** سخت

## Example

> Chinese is difficult at first.
> چینی در ابتدا سخت است.

## Word forms

- noun: difficulty

## Synonyms

hard, tough

## Opposites

easy

## Common phrases

- difficult to say
- a difficult question
- difficult time

## Related words

- [easy](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/easy): not difficult; needing little effort (A1)
- [big](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/big): large in size or amount (A1)
- [small](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/small): not large in size or amount (A1)
- [good](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/good): of a high quality or pleasant (A1)
- [bad](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/bad): not good; of low quality or unpleasant (A1)
- [new](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/new): recently made, bought or started (A1)
- [old](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/old): having lived or existed for a long time (A1)
- [beautiful](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/beautiful): very pleasing to look at or listen to (A1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/difficult