How long does it take?

Question

i am studying french, and im in a university now. i want to become very fluent, and maybe move to france when i am comfortable enough to. Does anyone know how long it would take someone to become fluent in a different language? (in this case, french?)

Answer 1

I've been studying french for 15 years and I'm fluent in it.so,i think to be fluent in any language u really need practice.but considering being in a country where it's a bit difficult,i can give u many advices that i wish could help.u should read a lot of french books or articles ,try to connect with any french persons via the internet because u must take care that by readind books u only gain what french call'francais standard' but by talking to french person u will learn to use words correclt and learn more about the 'francais familier'which is the spoken french especially if u r going to leave for france.
I can also advice u to look for the french activites done in ur country by the french council.I guarantee u this will help a lot .u also should ask there about passing a test of french like:alliance,delf,dalf.which vary in levels of difficulty and this will also help u if u r willing to work or study in france.finally,u can connect me if u need more help or details or if u will search for someone speaking french to talk to.

Answer 2

This isn't an answer to your question, just some advice.

Don't let your level of French stop you from moving to France. Once you are there, you will pick up on the language so fast you won't believe it. I actually believe it is better not to study too much or too long before you go, because the best way to learn a language is to do it in a country where they speak it.

I moved to France and didn't know very much. After about a year I was fluent.

Cheers!

Answer 3

My daughter decided to live in Berlin when she was 16. She had very rudimentary German, but decided to enroll in a regular German high school where there were no other American or other foreign students, and live with a German family that spoke very little English. For the first month she had almost no idea what was going on in conversation and her head hurt...literally. In the second month she quit translating stuff in her head and just began to comprehend. After 4-5 months she was essentially fluent and could readily converse and be understood. She even passed all of her classes in German. I say this because it demostrates what immersion, rather than years of academic preparation, will do. Don't wait until you are fluent to go to France.

Answer 4

To be fluent in French it will take about 4 years; if you are very dedicated.If you speak other languages, in my case, i am fluent in both spanish and english, than it will be way easier;took me 3 years to perfect my french .French and spanish, both being romantic tongues/languages, are congruent.

Answer 5

for me the only way to speak the language fluently is to have an environment thats speak the language 24/7 .. its gonna take about 3-6 months to be able to understand people ..
you have to forget your language for 6 months,
I felt bad in the first months, because I couldn't express my feelings to people and get what I want ..

Answer 6

If ur language that u speak is english and now ur learning frensh, it's so hard.
But if you were a good student and study a lot, it might take you a year to speak it fluently...just the frensh

Answer 7

My brother is currently studying Russian, German, and of course Spanish, and he's been told by teachers that to speak it fluently it takes on average six years. Of course, you have to continue to learn. If you slack off, it'll take longer.

Answer 8

depends on how much you practice. the more practice, the faster you will become fluent.