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One of my friends has been making a real effort talking to me in Japanese
every day. I wanted to say something like "If we continue at this rate I will
be able to speak by Christmas". The dictionary thinks that at this rate is
この分。

So my question is, is it natural correct Japanese if I say

> この分に続いたら、クリスマスまで話せるようになるわよ

?

I suspect that not. It feels like there is a word missing like この分のスピードに or
something like that.
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How to say "at this rate"?
There are many ways to say "at this rate" in Japanese but the more common ones
are:

> 「この調子{ちょうし}だと/なら」、「このペースだと/なら」、「このままいけば」, etc.

Any one of these would fit your sentence with no problem.

Regarding 「この分{ぶん}」, you could use it by adding 「なら」 or 「だと」 to it, but not
「に」 as you formed it. You cannot say 「この分に続いたら」, though it was a nice try. You
can say 「この分だと」.

Note: It is 「クリスマスまで **に** 」 and not 「クリスマスまで」.

～～まで **に** = by ~~

～～まで = until ~~

Use 「まで」 and you will be saying that you are only allowed to speak Japanese
until Christmas. You can speak Japanese after Christmas, too, you know.
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I would say

> このまま続ければ、クリスマスまでには話せるようになるわよ

for

> If we continue at this rate I will be able to speak by Christmas.

Caveat："If we continue at this rate" literally (= in a verbatim fashion)
translates into "私達がこの速さで(努力を)継続すれば". See 1.1 of this ->
<http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rate> .
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