How long does it take to learn to speak English?
It's the question every learner asks, and the honest answer is: it depends — mostly on where you start and how you practise, not on some fixed number of hours. Someone who already understands English can start speaking confidently in weeks; a true beginner needs longer.
What speeds it up more than anything is daily speaking practice. Many people study for years and still can't hold a conversation, because they trained reading and grammar, not speaking. A person who speaks a little every day, even imperfectly, gets fluent far faster than one who only studies silently.
So the useful version of the question isn't "how many hours?" but "am I speaking daily?" If you talk out loud every day with correction — which Airi makes free and easy — you shorten the timeline dramatically. Start today and the clock starts with you.
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How to get the most from it
Count days, not hours
Consistency beats total time. Speaking daily is the biggest accelerator.
Start speaking early
Don't wait until you 'know enough'. Speaking from the start shortens the path.
Measure by conversations
Progress shows in how easily you chat, not in how many rules you know.
Start speaking today
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