How long does it take to fully learn Español?
How long does it take to fully learn Español?
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I suggest you read many of the other excellent reponses that have been written in teh past on this topic/theme.
I would say briefly that the length of time it takes for anyone to become fluent in any language depends on a number of variable factors: These are just a few of them:
1 How motivated you are to learn the language: How much time and effort are you willing to devote to learning Spanish and how dedicated are you to persevering in spite of the difficulties you are likely to face? ( We will all have challenges to face no matter how clever we are)
2 Your innate ability to learn languages This is about potential and skill. Anyone can develop an ear for listening and copying the sounds of a langauge but some people have a natural gift for it.
3 Your level of exposure to the language: This is more about direct contact with native speakers through either living in a Spanish Speaking country or interacting with natives through regular daily/weekly verbal interaction eg through; direct personal eg meeting up for coffee, contact via Skype, or telephone, than about learning through written practice valuable though that is.
4 How much you practise using what you already know If you don't use it you lose it that is true since we remember best what we actually use.
There are some other factors too. Reading other people's posts will hopefully give you a more complete idea.
What do you mean by "fully"? Judging by freerice scores, most native English speakers never fully learn English no matter how long they try.
At the risk of being a boring plagiarist, I will say again that the 'learning of any language is a journey, not a destination' ( I love that phrase) The more you learn the more you will want to learn. In my opinion,I am still learning english and I am a native speaker. I have a long way to go in spanish. Just Imagine the adventure, as you dig into spanish and start to use it, then you will have the desire to use it more and more, that is where the real learning takes place. Your frustrations will pass, keep it going.
When you click on the answer tab you go to the page that shows the questions that have been asked. There is also a search box. Your question has asked many times and you'll find lots of answers.
That depends on you. Are you motivated enough to learn to Spanish? If the answer is yes, then it shouldn't take you that long to learn Spanish. But that's only if you're 100% dedicated. As mentioned above, this question's been asked numerous times, just remember to bear that in mind when you want to ask another question, has it been asked before? Use the search box, to see if it has. Anyway enough of me prattling on about the rules, all that's really left for me to say is .....good luck!
Seb.
I will make the example of my oldest son ,who took french in his PHD. He passed his exam for fluency. but when I was working in france and he joined me there,the french he learned had little value. My street french got us through daily life.but with all the formal education,he could barely order from the menu.
How long? The rest of your life.
I remember when I first came to this site I was SO convinced I could get to B1 (on the European common framework for languages) in 6 months. It's been more than a year and I'm still not there. I was sooooo arrogant.
(I remember being asked for directions and crying "no habla no habla!" at people)
I still think with hard study B1 is possible in 6 months. After that everything slows down.
I do a language exchange with a girl who says i can be fluent in 3 more months if I work hard and practise a lot. Which is sad because I know I'm not going to be fluent in 3 months and she's going to think I'm stupid!
