For me , it is about 7 to 10 months ( this of course when you revise what you have learnt and practice a lot ) for instance , when i began to learn Japanese language , it took me 3 month to learn common new words and common phrases + Japanese character ( except for kanji ) The other 3 month to read Japanese and understand what i hear on TV . After that i began to speak to other people . it depend mostly on you , if you focus to learn one language and practice a lot you can achieve medium level in 7 - 10 months but if you want to understand the language and use it as the native speaker , it will take years ( because many new words enters the language and idioms too ) Good Luck ^_^

If you try to learn a language on italki, it'll probably take you 50 years.

2-4 months but language immersion is required

Hi it depends on how much time you devote to learning. You can learn English using the Russian language here at Italki: http://www.italki.com/knowledge/Learn-english-russian.htm Here are English teachers who speak Russian at Italki: http://www.italki.com/teachers/1-3-English-Russian0-999999-0-0-1.htm You can find an English language partner who speaks Russian. Send them a message and ask them to be a friend, then you can arrange to talk on skype or msn etc. http://www.italki.com/partners/1-Russian-English200-0--0-0.htm Here You can order American Movies Translated on Russian with subtitles. Movies On Russian DVD http://www.russiancddvd.com/movies.html You can select English audio with Russian Subtitles or turn to Russian audio and English Subtitles. Or Russian Audio and Subtitles.

I believe with hard study in 3-5 years!! A year works only for a genious or if you got the chance to live with\speak to a native, everyday