CEFR Framework

Understand your level. Master your language.

The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is the internationally recognised standard for language proficiency, used by universities, employers, and immigration authorities worldwide.

A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
BeginnerElementaryIntermediateUpper-Int.AdvancedMastery

CEFR levels for all our languages

The level descriptors below apply across all Linguaverse languages. Take a language-specific test to get your personalised placement.

A1

A1 — Beginner

60–100 hours of study

You can understand and use very basic expressions to satisfy concrete needs.

At this level you can:

  • Introduce yourself and others
  • Ask and answer basic personal questions (name, age, address)
  • Interact simply when the other person speaks slowly and clearly
  • Understand familiar words and simple phrases
  • Fill in a simple form with personal details
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A2

A2 — Elementary

100–200 hours of study

You can communicate in simple and routine tasks on familiar topics.

At this level you can:

  • Describe your background, immediate environment, and matters of need
  • Handle short social exchanges (shopping, transportation, simple services)
  • Understand sentences related to areas of immediate relevance
  • Write short, simple messages and notes
  • Talk about past events and future plans in simple terms
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B1

B1 — Intermediate

200–350 hours of study

You can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling.

At this level you can:

  • Understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters
  • Travel without difficulty in areas where the language is spoken
  • Produce simple connected text on familiar or personally interesting topics
  • Describe experiences, events, dreams, hopes, and ambitions
  • Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
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B2

B2 — Upper-Intermediate

350–500 hours of study

You can understand complex text and interact with native speakers fluently.

At this level you can:

  • Understand the main ideas of complex text on concrete and abstract topics
  • Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers
  • Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects
  • Explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving advantages and disadvantages
  • Write clear, detailed text on various topics in your field of interest
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C1

C1 — Advanced

500–700 hours of study

You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously for social, academic, and professional purposes.

At this level you can:

  • Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts including implicit meaning
  • Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching
  • Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes
  • Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects
  • Follow extended speech even on abstract topics without difficulty
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C2

C2 — Mastery

700–1,000+ hours of study

You can understand virtually everything heard or read with near-native proficiency.

At this level you can:

  • Understand virtually everything heard or read with ease
  • Summarise information from different spoken and written sources
  • Express yourself spontaneously, very fluently, and precisely
  • Differentiate finer shades of meaning in complex situations
  • Produce sophisticated writing — academic, professional, or creative
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