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How Long Does It Take To Learn A Language?

Are you hoping to learn a foreign language and want to know how long it will take?

This language learning calculator has been meticulously designed to receive your input and compute a likely timeframe for your goal completion. To determine this answer, we've sourced official language and survey data, and implemented our own algorithmic tweaks to determine an accurate estimate.

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Important: it isn't possible to take into consideration everyone's individual circumstances, aptitude and familiarity with related languages. It's important that you take this tool's result and make your own personalized adjustments where necessary.

What language are you learning?

What's your current level?

Beginner You're a complete beginner in this language. You want to learn it, but you can barely even say hello. You also can't read or write this language.
Elementary You've covered the basics. You can introduce yourself, ask for directions and survive. You have rudimentary grammar and very limited comprehension.
Low Intermediate You've moved well beyond the basics of the language and simple survival language. You can now describe things in greater detail, share your opinions and comprehend when spoken to.
Upper Intermediate You're very confident in the language and have no problem with most topics of conversation. You can discuss more complex topics and have good comprehension.
Low Advanced You can discuss and comprehend most topics, including advanced ones. You understand implicit meaning and can read advanced material like newspapers.

What level do you want to reach?

Elementary You've covered the basics and can survive. You know the alphabet and can read basic words.
Low Intermediate You can describe things in greater detail, share opinions, and comprehend when spoken to. More functional literacy.
Upper Intermediate Confident with most conversations. Can discuss complex topics and have good comprehension. Middle school literacy.
Low Advanced Can discuss advanced topics and understand implicit meaning. Can read advanced material like newspapers.
High Advanced Near-native. You've mastered advanced vocab and grammar. You comprehend advanced topics effortlessly.

Your language learning experience:

I haven't learned or studied anything since school

How motivated are you?

I'm really not looking forward to this

How often you expect to study:

1 study period per week

I'll spend around 10 minutes per day studying.
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