AUDAZ REVISTA
750 hours, not 600
How long Spanish really takes. We took the hours the institutions publish and turned them into calendar time.
01 / 08
30 weeks
What the US diplomats' language school lists for Spanish. It sits at the top of the famous 600 to 750 hour range.
Only French shares that figure. The other seven Category I languages are listed at 24 weeks.
02 / 08
750 hours
FSI teaches 25 class hours a week. Thirty weeks of Spanish is 750 class hours.
Our own earlier piece quoted the whole range for Spanish. That correction is ours to own.
03 / 08
7.1 weeks
One FSI week is 25 class hours. At 30 minutes a day, that single week takes you 7.1 weeks.
Twenty-five hours a week is close to a part-time job. An adult with a job might manage 3.5.
04 / 08
360 or 540
Instituto Cervantes' hours to finish B2. Its online course counts 360. Its Los Angeles classrooms count 540.
Same institute, same level, 50% apart. Neither page explains the difference.
05 / 08
Plan on 540
If you want one planning number, use the classroom count. It is written for Spanish.
Cambridge publishes hours for English learners. Its figures land in the same place.
06 / 08
2 to 3 years
To finish B2 at 30 minutes a day, every day. At one hour a day, it is 12 to 18 months.
Double your daily time and you halve the calendar.
07 / 08
16 months
The fastest a 15-minute daily habit reaches the end of A2. The slowest is 2.3 years.
That is real progress. It is also why a long app streak can still feel like very little Spanish.
08 / 08
4 hours a day
What B2 in 90 days would take, even at the lowest count of 360 hours.
If a course promises B2 in three months, ask to see its hour count.
WHAT TO DO
Log hours, not days
A streak counts days. Every institution in this piece counts hours. Track the thing they count.
Every three months, add up your hours and divide again. If you are behind, change the daily number and keep the goal.
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