This is a common question, and the answer is never straightforward. We compare 10 hours of private classes to a full semester at a university or college. We have had many students become fluent in under a year. On the other hand we have had students that only take a few hours of language classes per month and have much slower results. Many companies and apps promise that learning a language is easy, the truth is, its not. But learning a language would not be rewarding if it was easy. Our goal is to make it fun, and efficient, so at least it will seem less hard! If you love the language, we recommend signing up to something like our French foundation class, or scheduling a private French tutoring session to get started. Learning a language takes time and effort, but if you never start with classes then it will take even longer!