Introduction:

Italian is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family and it is the closest language to Latin. It is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, and Vatican City and also has official minority status in western Istria.

So if you decided to learn this language, there a question arises in your mind as to how long will it take you to learn Italian. 

In the Italian language, there are six “levels” and for this, you will need totally between 80 and 120 hours of lessons to pass from one to the next. If you learn with a “full-time” Italian course, then you need study of 4 hours each morning. So you need between four and six weeks to complete a level.

If you need to complete A2 level then you will need 8-12 weeks of study, if you started as a complete beginner and with this level, you will get residence in Italy

For the sixth and final one, you need between 24 and 36 weeks of lessons to get that far, with this level you will get a job in Italy

Thus you need six to eight months to learn Italian from zero to working-in-an-office level.

In even a couple of weeks, you can give a great feeling of progress, and in a month or two you will really transform your ability to communicate in Italian.
In addition to these, the amount of time for learning any language depends on you and it is based on many factors. Learning Italian is much easy if you follow these methods

If you want to learn Italian faster then you should spend most of your time daily learning the language. Make sure you’re not distracted when you dedicate time to studying Italian, as that could also slow you down. Switch off your cell phone and social media when you study Italian to ensure that you can be free of distractions. 

In addition, it is a better idea to go force you fully into learning Italian for the first three months to really give yourself a solid boost. The faster you learn you can stop being a beginner and can enter the intermediate stage in Italian and with this stage Italian speaker, you will probably never forget the language and you will remember how to hold a conversation

• The balance between listening, speaking, reading, and writing 

Some people will learn faster than others. To keep yourself accountable you should balance between listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Make sure to listen to Italian outside of your lesson time and make it more interesting.

Spend some time speaking. Practice making a recording of your voice and listen to the recording to see what to improve on by comparing it to native speakers

Search for things to read that match your reading level. For all levels, LingQ is a good source for Italian reading materials 

Practice Italian writing. Have a written homework in your Italian class and force yourself to practice writing.

• Study in the classroom or with your teacher

There are many groups such as the Add One Challenge, or LingQ language challenge that can help you to improve your basic level as fast as possible. The Add One Challenge hold a 15-minute conversation with a native speaker after three months of studying Italian and LingQ tracks the Italian vocabulary and expressions that you learn 

• Spend time using the language during your free time 

Spend your time by Listening to the news, podcasts, and YouTube videos in your free time. Look for material that interests you and observe the conversation style of native Italians. 

Write down notes to remember new Italian words and expressions. Take a note of your daily and weekly routines, it will be easy for you to slip in some Italian.