How long did it take you to learn another language?

I started to learn italian an then I stopped because my tutor went on maternity, therefore there were nobody to replace her. I tried to do it on my own, but I could not do it as I was very lazy at times.

How long did it take you to learn your own language? Look around you at native speakers, most of them don't even speak their own language perfect. If you really want to learn a language very well, it's practising it daily, you need to know/feel (!) what is mend with a word/expression. At school we have to learn besides of our own language (dutch) also English plus 1 other foreign language (german or French in most cases, some schools nowadasy also teach Spanish or some other languages). I studied more languages but also forgotten some (never used them anymore plus also lost my interest in it). There is no easy way.. although the easiest way is to live in between people who speak the language you like to learn and not being able to speak any other language next to it. So you are forced to understand it, to speak it (with some extra books it will might go way faster).

I only used three month to pass the Japanese test, but it really takes more than 5 years to accumulate the vocabulary. Grammar is very important in learning a new language, but without enough vocabulary, it is impossible to use the language. As a Chinese, I try to consider Japanese a kind of accent not a language, so I learn it through watch Japanese TV series and cartoon animation.

It'll took you a while to really master a language,since you have to know their culture and also to experience life of local people.However,experience makes perfect.Therefore i can't really say how long it will take you to do that thing.,good luck.

Can you imagine that you resite the words everyday?That's terrible because you are trying to master a new language.However,I don't know how long it takes,but you have to admit that the fastest way to master a new language is to use it!

I have learn Hindi and it took some months for me to learn, I have heared if you learn more than 4 languages then 5th language learning will be in so short time.

listen. i grew up around latino people and took spanish in high school. still! i don't know the language all the way. so, i don't know what to tell you. just think. i took you a life time to learn english, so....

I learned Czech by moving there for a couple of years. I can speak it as well as my native language. So the best way to learn a language is to move to a country or spend a lot of time with people speaking it. They taught me English in school but I actually learned the most of it through movies and video games. Later I improved by getting a job that involved a lot of talk with tourists from all around the world. I visit US every 2 years. In school I was also learning German for a couple of years but I never learned it good and forgot most of it because I never actually used it. So that's the "secret". You learn language by using it.

Hi, I can speak, read and write three languages. First there was my native Cebuano language spoken in many islands around my place, then I learned the national Filipino language in primary and English in secondary and college. I took up Latin and Spanish during my college days but lost the dexterity for years of not using them. Maybe I should be taking them seriously as a diversion, may not take long to relearn it. Then, that makes it five in all which is not bad considering the circumstances where most people can speak, read and write ten or more language like a native speaker.

Hi cutepenguin. The best way to learn a language is by speaking. Try talking to others in that language as much as possible. You should not feel shy if you are wrong. Eventually depending upon how frequently you meet people who speak that language will decide how fast you will learn . If you are living in that country itself like in your case Japan then you should be able to feel comfortable speaking in Japanese within four to six months at maximum. Have a nice day !! SuperShames

Hello cutepenguin, I've been living in my province since i was 2 months old until i was 3 years old because we moved, but then i went back when i was 6 and i live here up to today. And i still cannot speak our dialect. I can only speak only two languages and that is Filipino and English. But i dont think i can ever learn "pangasinense" (our province's dialect)

Learning a new langauge can be very difficult once you're past schooling age, so it is great they you're teaching your son at a young age! I know that it's not very practical, but the best way to learn a language is to go to a country which speaks it: you'll be forced to use it constantly and this will help you to process and learn it. Alternatively, I find that repetition out loud is VERY useful for learning new lanaguages as if you hear it as well as think about it you will be able to remember a greater amount. I would also recomend classes if possible as you will be given a structured way of learning with a teacher - an invaluable resource!

i am like you i just moved to mexico and after 7 months only a few words

It took me 2 years to fully speak and ride Russian. I usually practice any time i get a chance. Best thing to do when you are trying to learn a language is to practice and try to talk to people even if you are just started, it will make you more comfy and you will learn it much faster. Don't be shy, practice make it all better.

In high school I took French for 5 years and Spanish for 2. I don't feel as if I ever learned enough of either language to be fluent. A little more than 10 years later I don't remember a single word of either language. I would probably try one of those Rosetta Stone things, they supposedly work well.. although I think they're expensive. Your local library might have something useful, some books or tapes you can borrow.

I learned Spanish since high school but it was on and off. I only studied bits and pieces of the language that so little retained in me. When I graduated from the university, I took up studying Spanish again and the main thing that helped me was an old Learn Spanish book from the 80s. I also tried to watch some Spanish telenovelas. By 2003 I got into a project for research on thermoplastics companies in Spain. That was the first time I ever practiced the language that I only learned in books. From then on I would work in Spanish projects exclusively until 2012.

Well, I have to admit that I am definitely not bilingual by any degree, however, I do know enough Spanish that I am still able to help my six-year-old with his homework. You see I took Spanish in school from the time that I was in seventh grade through the time that I was in tenth grade. For my son, he is lucky enough to be in a Spanish Immersion Program at school. This means that he spends half the day speaking Spanish and half of the day learning in English. I honestly think that starting younger is a much more effective way of getting someone to speak a second language.

Hi for me I"m learning Hebrew Israeli style. at one part the easy part I all ready know the Hebrew Aphbet from High school . what i found out if you do not use what you learn you will for get so what I did is find find who i can see a few time a week.this way im using it and will remmber it.what you should find some Japanese people you can meet and tell them what you want to do. that a hard alpbet to learn ok haVE GOOD DAY.

I can speak English after I had been learned English for 6 years. I was graduated from a University that uses English as the intermediary language in teaching. Before I started my college, I was studying English in senior high school for about 3 years. I think the easiest way to learn language is watching movies with its translation text and practice by doing.