How long does it take to learn a language
How long to learn a language
The following is based on my estimates of how long it takes an adult who is learning by self study to bring themselves to a conversational level
How long does it take to learn a language
First how long does it take you to learn words and phrases to speak you language conversationally. It takes about 3500 words to speak at a reasonable level. So the question is, how long does it take, to learn these words in your target language. Assuming ceteris Paribas, you can learn a day 10 – About 2 hours. That means about 700 hours of study.
How long does it take to learn the grammar of a language
Most languages have about 50 main grammar ideas. It takes about 2 hours therefore, it brings our total to 800, however, adding general pronunciation and getting use to the language it’s another 200 hours.
So the grand total is about 1000 hours of study to get speaking a language reasonably well. But of course if you go crazy studying you can start in a week, but at a basic level.
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