Learning a new language takes time. But according to US diplomatic training guides, there are many languages that Americans should be able to learn in under a year.
The map below shows how long it takes to learn almost 70 different languages, estimated by the Foreign Service Institute, which teaches these languages to would-be or current diplomats.
Countries on the map are colored according to how much time it takes to learn the local language: The darker-colored the country, the longer it takes.