How Long Does It Take to Be Fluent in Spanish?
There is a reason why so few individuals are multilingual. It's not that they don't want to; they do. It's because learning a language is so challenging. This is the reason why so many individuals give up. But if someone has the desire to learn a language, I think they can. While working a 50-hour workweek and maintaining an active social life (I realize it might sound like a lot of time on your schedule), one can learn to speak Spanish well. Okay, let's get on to the main question. How long does it take for an English speaker to learn Spanish to be proficient? This is obviously very challenging to calculate because everyone learns at a different rate and employs different instructional strategies. But let me give you a specific figure that, for regular people like me, may probably be taken as an average. Why Spanish? Spanish is a widely spoken language, with over 580 million native speakers worldwide. It is the official language of 21 countries, including Spa...