#13093 | posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago on Learn Japanese Culture to Progress in Japanese Language

It depends on so many things so it is probably impossible to give a definitive answer. From my experience I would say that if you work hard, in a year you should be able to speak at a basic level. To become fluent it would take two years or more depending on how you study (a good teacher and good discipline will certainly accelerate the process) and whether you live in Japan or not.