FSI research indicates that it takes 480 hours to reach basic fluency in group 1 languages, and 720 hours for group 2-4 languages. How Long Does it Take to Become Proficient? A2 level (basic knowledge) 120-180 hours of … Sheila says: December 2, 2017 at 11:04 pm Hangul is the Korean alphabet, not the language. I learned the Hangul alphabet in two days, but that does not mean I can speak the language. But, with a passion to grow closer to God through His written Word, this goal is absolutely possible. This is because the Greek … Then neglected it and regressed mightily. I studied Spanish for 3 years in high school and got to a solid A2.

It might therefore take less time to learn enough Greek to read Aristotle than it would take to learn enough German to read a German-translated Aristotle, if that's the question. Kinda but not as difficult as learning an East Asian language when you only know Latin languages. It is about ROI, or return on investment.


If … Unfortunately, you will then have to wait another year to take the oath of citizenship. The FSI puts Spanish in category 1, which is the easiest languages for native English speakers to learn. It is our sincere desire that you find the resources below helpful in your journey to learn Biblical Greek. Don’t know anything about you so it’s hard to say how long.

@Bob20020 How long it would take to be fluent enough in Ancient (Homeric) Greek to read the Iliad is hard to determine as, of course, we all learn at different rates and it also depends on how much time we have. You would of course need … How long does it take to grant citizenship?

Reply. I'm just beginning French, but I'm about B2/C1 in Spanish.

For me, that article is pretty much spot on. The following ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Ratings represent levels of expected performance for language learners who complete full-time intensive and/or immersion, proficiency-based language training under the supervision of an instructor and with 1-4 students per class. That makes Russian a language of intermediate difficulty. Based on my experience I would put the total hours necessary to reach a B2 level in most languages is around 400 to 600 hours. Communicative Approaches (Learning Greek in Greek) I am not aware of any fully online communicative approaches to acquiring Hellenistic Greek. So now, take a closer look at the tables below. But back to the matter at hand. > Attention: If you want to learn or improve your Greek, please try my Interlinear Greek bilingual book.

This has given me a good general overview of the country and I think I have made a lot of my time in Greece both in experiencing the country, learning about it and learning the Greek language. Focus on speaking it first and then writing it even if it is not grammatically correct (make sure vocabulary is though)

Sure it may take some time to learn one (or both) of the biblical languages, but you also have a long life ahead of you, and fifty or so years of enhance Bible study is a good thing.
If you can spend an hour each day for 5 days each week working on your Greek, you should be able to finish beginning Greek in about 36 weeks. Now, before I say anything else, let me explain a few key points: First, the number of languages you have learned before will affect this number. Check out the entire overview here on how long languages take to learn. However, we can at least look at a couple of possible answers. There are, however, a few websites that allow you to purchase materials for a communicative approach or take a tuition based class. Now THAT is motivation.