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In this way, is learning a language hard?
For most English speakers, it is easier to study a language that is close to their first language. She added that learning a language is difficult because it requires the student to work with a different cognitive model. Translating them based on the native language of the learner is memorizing rather than learning.
- Dutch.
- French.
- Italian.
- Norwegian.
- Portuguese.
- Romanian.
- Spanish.
- Swedish.
Consequently, how quickly can you learn a language?
FSI research indicates that it takes 480 hours to reach basic fluency in group 1 languages, and 720 hours for group 2-4 languages. If we are able to put in 10 hours a day to learn a language, then basic fluency in the easy languages should take 48 days, and for difficult languages 72 days.
In contrast, other skills are only worth learning if you intend to get very good at them. I suggested languages were something worth learning poorly. No, you might not be able to fluently discuss politics or philosophy, but you can easily travel and communicate with people who speak that language but not yours.