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by louhike 1638 days ago
Exactly and that’s the big problem when people talk about learning a language. For some, to learn a language is to be able to get by on a trip. Sure you can do that on 3 months. But being able to have conversations on advanced topics, read books or watch movies? Good luck, unless you spend 6 hours everyday, immerse yourselves and use good ressources. And you’ll actually probably be at the level of a middle schooler. Really learn a language is quite hard (pitch accent, new sounds, specific grammar, concepts which can’t be translated). And even experts spent years to master one.