Spanish
Spanish is an FSI Category I language, one of the quickest for English speakers. That makes it a good language to measure in hours. These guides cover hours per level, the Dreaming Spanish input roadmap, DELE prep, and a year of tracked Spanish study.
Spanish in numbers
- FSI difficulty
- Category I
- FSI class hours
- 690
- Hours to B1
- ~345
- Hours to B2
- ~552
For a native English speaker. Work out your own finish date or log your Spanish hours free.
Time & Hours 2
Dreaming Spanish Roadmap: Hours per Level, Explained
Dreaming Spanish puts its 7 levels at 0 to 1,500 input hours. What each level means, how long it takes at 30, 60 or 120 minutes a day, and the caveats.
Time & HoursHow Long Does It Take to Learn Spanish?
690 class hours, says FSI, for an English speaker to reach professional Spanish. Hours per CEFR level, timelines at 30 min to 2 h a day, and a calculator.
Language Guides 2
Learning Portuguese as a Spanish Speaker: What Transfers and What Trips You Up
Spanish gives you a huge head start in Portuguese, but research shows listening lags far behind reading. Where the gaps are and how to plan your hours.
Language Guides
Tracking Your Spanish Learning Progress: A Practical Guide
How to track your Spanish learning the right way: hours, activities, streaks, and milestones.
Polyglot 2
Managing Language Interference: When Spanish Leaks Into Italian
If you learn related languages, interference is inevitable. The diagnostic + tracking approach.
PolyglotOne Year of Tracked Spanish: 367 Hours, A1 to B1
367 tracked hours, A1 to B1 in Spanish. The data, the lessons, the plateaus.
Spanish FAQ
How long does it take to learn Spanish?
The U.S. Foreign Service Institute puts Spanish in Category I: about 30 weeks, or 690 class hours, for a native English speaker to reach professional working proficiency (ILR 3). FSI students also self-study about 17 hours a week on top of class.
How many hours to reach B1 in Spanish?
About 345 hours from scratch for a native English speaker, by this blog's rule of thumb (half of FSI's class hours). At one hour a day that is about 11 months. A1 is about 86 hours, A2 about 173 and B2 about 552.