Introduction:
French is actually one of the easiest European languages to learn. In many ways, it’s even easier than learning English! And as French is a world language, spoken by over 220 million people, learning French can give you access to a huge chunk of the world.
In other words, it is considered one of the easiest languages to learn because it is “closely related” to English. According to the FSI, it would take an English speaker approximately 23-24 weeks or 575-600 hours of study to become proficient in the French language.