How Long Does It Take to Learn European Languages? 🇪🇺🧠 Learning time varies based on difficulty & similarity to English. Here’s a quick guide: 🟢 Easiest (600–750 hours / ~6–9 months): Languages close to English Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish 🟡 Medium (900–1100 hours / ~1–1.5 years): Different grammar & structure German, Greek, Icelandic, Albanian, Romanian 🔴 Hardest (1500 hours / 1.5–3 years): Different alphabet, grammar, pronunciation Polish, Czech, Hungar