I only need to know how long?

Question

How long does it take to usually learn a second language? example.....japanis, spanish, or french?

Answer 1

i heard that is can take a pretty long time to learn japan language but not that long to learn spanish, i learned it in 3 weeks.

Answer 2

That would depend on which language you already speak, and how similar the second language is to your mother tongue.

For example, if you already speak French, adequate Spanish/Italian/ other Romantic language can be learned in a year (I'm doing it myself right now!) but German/ Dutch/ other Germanic languages would take longer as the rules and vocabulary are more different.

Just from my personal experience, my very first additional language was French, and I wasn't confident in that language until at least 18 months after I started learning. My second was German, and even though I learnt that for 3 years, I would consider it my weakest language. Spanish and Italian, I find, are really easy to me now, as I have the base of French (and Latin) to fall back on

To really learn a language though, you need at least a few years and a prolonged visit to the country in question would be very helpful.

But in the end, the more eager you are to learn, and the more dedicated you are, the quicker it should come to you :)

Answer 3

Like I just said in another post, there is no one answer. First of all, it depends on what you mean by learn. What level are your trying to get to? Also, what are the methods you plan on using? Are you good at learning languages?

Answer 4

It truthfully is determined by the TYPE of query. Some which can be tediously demanding or trite, OR hateful rants OR while each and every phrase is misspelled (lyke omg so mi bff and me an my BF have been lyke all goin out an idk lyke omg .....) you already know, the ones variety LOL. I pass the ones. But i do not brain studying by way of a particularly lengthy Q whether it is respectable or exciting. Most of the Q's i reply anymore aren't lengthy nonetheless. But brief, humorous, and to the factor. xD ?