Romance
Languages
French 3 5 18 months*
Spanish 2 5 12 months*
Italian 2 3 12 months*
Portuguese 2 3 12 months*
Germanic
Languages
English 3 5 14 months (proficient level)
German 4 3 30 months
Norwegian 2 1 6 - 8 months
Celtic
Languages
Welsh 3 2/3 18 months
Other
Mandarin** 3-5 5 12-36 months
Esperanto 1 2 2 months
* Time needed to learn significantly reduces with knowledge of one or more other Romance Language. If already proficient in say French, your time needed to learn Spanish or another Romance Language should be approximately 6 months.
** Spoken Mandarin is relatively straightforward, simple grammar poses no real difficulties, however tones may seem daunting at first. Written Mandarin however is extremely difficult.
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