I would say that English is the easiest language you can learn when German is your mother tongue. German is very close to the English language so it's easy to translate but I think it's difficult for other speaking people to learn German because we pronounce the words very hard. It sounds also very hard, maybe you should look up some words like "Schlagsahne", "Schnitzel" or "Diskettenlaufwerk", very hard words when you try to pronounce them.
Eins = One = 1
@Frank: Yep, mother tongue/language. But don't forget the different accents here, it's like Amrican English (like Texas) <> Oxford English. Same language but totally different pronounciation.