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by 082349872349872 791 days ago
For the other direction, based on a couple of centuries of data: https://www.state.gov/foreign-language-training/

Some languages take english L1 speakers 3x as long to learn as others.

I agree with GP's 2 years for Cat I-II languages (assuming you're mostly living there and learning the language in your spare time, not intensively).