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I've been taking it the past 2 semesters in college and used Rosetta stone for about a month before that.
The alphabet isn't bad once you learn it and understand the sounds the letters make. Understanding and being able to make each letters sound is key.
From there pronouncing whole words isn't very difficult once you learn both the short and vowels.
I can say and understand simple functional phrases but making sentences is still difficult. My vocabulary isn't big enough and my grammar skills need work.
The grammar and conjugation has alot of similarities with Spanish when you start but after that it becomes much more in depth.
You could probably learn simple conversational phrases within a month, but don't expect to be able to make up sentences of your own.