Submitted by Martin Lavallée on September 5, 2020, at 5:32
I think a few weeks is enough for learning the basic vocabulary of Interlingua and its grammar. It can be an incentive for learning a more difficult language like French afterwards. As Interlingua has international Graeco-Latin roots, you will readily understand many words in science and literature like “rotation” and “parvité” (parvity), which come from the Interlingua “rota” (wheel) and “parve” (small), respectively. But you would still have to learn the French words “roue” (wheel) and “petit” (small). I think learning Interlingua will help you in learning French, but it will still take thousands of hours to be able to write and speak the language of Molière. Bon studio! Bonne étude!