Planning
How many hours a day should you study a language?
Short and daily beats long and rare.
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Step 4Estoy cansado.
I am tired.
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Estoycansado.
Say it out loud. Green landed, yellow was close.
Start freeA sensible split for 30 minutes
- 15 minutes: speaking and sentence practice.
- 5 minutes: review of yesterday.
- 10 minutes: listening.
Is 10 minutes a day enough?
It keeps the habit alive and builds progress slowly. Raise it when you can.
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How to build a daily language learning habit
Small, fixed daily sessions beat occasional long ones. Set a time, a minimum and a streak so practice happens even on busy days.
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How long does it take to learn a language?
About 700 hours for the easiest languages and 2,200 for the hardest, for English speakers. See the timeline at 15, 30 and 60 minutes a day.
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