Introduction:

Spanish is a wonderful language to learn. Its fascinating energy, diversity, and expressiveness are no surprise that so many of us wish to master it quickly! However, how long do you think it will take you to get there? When learning Spanish, the first thing to remember is to keep track of your study time in minutes and hours rather than months and years. Studying Spanish for three months at a rate of two hours per week is not the same as studying for three months at a rate of two hours per day. One of these scenarios will allow you to progress considerably more quickly than the other.

It’s important to think about how long it takes to learn Spanish in terms of the hours invested. According to the FSI (US Foreign Service Institute), achieving what they consider “limited working proficiency” in Spanish takes 480 hours of study. This is essentially a conversationally fluent level at which you may express yourself freely in social circumstances on a wide range of themes.

So, if you study Spanish for 2-3 hours every day, you’ll be able to have a conversational level of Spanish in about 5-8 months.

Find Spanish Friends

If all you do is hang out with English speakers, you won’t be speaking much Spanish. With the click of a mouse, it is now easier than ever to make new acquaintances from around the world. Two excellent free resources for meeting fluent Spanish speakers are italki.com and conversationexchange.com. Because the majority of the individuals on the site desire to learn English, you can easily arrange to communicate in English for half of the time and Spanish for the other half.

Learn With an Online Tutor

“Attending Spanish classes sounds very similar to this,” you might think. There’s a significant difference here. While a class focuses on you and a group of 20 or more people (sometimes more, sometimes less), an online tutoring session is entirely focused on you! You will be able to communicate in Spanish while being corrected and encouraged by a native speaker in real-time. This is important for achieving fluency.

• Your motivation to learn

This is the most important aspect of learning the Spanish language.  You must have a strong desire to learn the language that allows you to progress at a steady rate without being stuck or disoriented in the process. It is essential to have a motivating purpose. Whether it’s because you want to learn the language or because it’s required by a university or firm where you want to work in Spain. You must decide why you want to learn Spanish and write it down so you can remember it later.

• Time

The amount of time you spend studying is one of the most important elements in deciding how long it takes you to learn Spanish. You can learn Spanish faster than others if you are willing to commit 2-3 hours every day to it. You might accomplish 400+ hours in less than 20 weeks if you study for 4 hours per day, 5 days per week. Within two years, those who devote at least one hour every day to learning can achieve an intermediate level. As a result, make sure you plan and stick to your schedule.

• Method

If you put in the effort and refuse to give up, your Spanish will improve over time, regardless of the approach you utilize. But that doesn’t rule out the possibility that certain procedures are superior to others.

Other aspects of learning, such as memorizing vocabulary, are also affected by the ‘method’ component. The rote learning method that most of us learned in school is effective, but it involves a lot of repetition and is often tiresome and boring. Instead, I recommend using visual pictures to help you remember how words sound and what they mean gradually.

• Consistency

If you want to learn Spanish effectively and make progress, you should study for a short period every day rather than a longer period once or twice a week.

Because you train your brain to think in Spanish by practicing every day. You make the language a part of your life, and as a result, you’ll realize that you’re no longer translating and instead thinking in Spanish.

Another advantage of constant practice is that you won’t have to waste time relearning stuff you’ve forgotten. You’ll spend a lot of time attempting to recall or relearn what you learned the week before if you only practice Spanish once a week. If you practice every day, this doesn’t happen as often.

• Conclusion

I don’t believe that learning Spanish, or any other language for that matter, takes a specific amount of time. Everyone’s approach will be different. The time it takes you will be governed by the criteria mentioned above. It’s important to keep in mind that learning Spanish isn’t a race. It doesn’t matter how quickly you pick up a language; what matters is that you enjoy the process and get the results you want.