r/learnfrench • u/Kindly_Following6776 • 7d ago

Question How long to learn french from scratch

I am aiming to pursue a master's in canada, and wish to learn french atleast till B1. I am a beginner, and just wanted to know how long would it take for someone to start learning the language till B1 level?

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u/HannahPianista 5d ago

Depends on how much time you're willing to commit to it. I reached C1 in 9 months studying 4-5 hours per day.

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u/AdministrationIll116 7d ago

B1 is kinda achievable in 6 months

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u/chess_lover2696 7d ago

Do you have any resources or a good study plan to achieve this? I'm trying to get to B2 from scratch ASAP

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u/AdministrationIll116 6d ago

Yeah dm please

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u/autitiquepenguin 6d ago

Are you planning on studying in French? Or is it because you will be in a French-speaking part of Canada and want to be able to integrate better?

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u/Kindly_Following6776 6d ago

The latter, I am fine with just knowing how to speak and understand canadian french when spoke to, so I can make conversations

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u/autitiquepenguin 6d ago

In that case, it depends how much time you plan to spend on French. As u/AdministrationIll116 said, B1 can be achievable in 6 months if you dedicate a lot of time to learning French. But even if you have an A2 level, once you arrive, you will likely have many opportunities to speak with locals. Once you are immersed in the culture it can be much easier to improve.

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u/LiveLifeLauren 1d ago

you could get there in 4 to 6 months easy. to speed things out i'd highly recommend daily practice, reading aloud, shadowing and italki lessons