It took me ages to sort out the alphabet (the letters change, depending where they are in the word.)

I found learning Latin rather more distressing, originally - I had to learn how to learn a language, and all the things I certainly wasn't taught about how English works as a language, that make such a difference when you learn a new one. I know that one of Tosha's plans for this year is sorting out tutoring for people who want to learn Latin or Greek, for example, which would be easier starts.

But it's very satisfying, as things start to click together. And yes, very useful for Astronomy - there's quite a few texts that haven't been translated properly. (There are dozens of dialects, though, for Arabic, and I've only been focusing on the one, really.)