Proficiency Levels

You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and simple sentences.

You can introduce yourself and ask basic questions to others about themselves, such as where they live, what they’re like, or what they enjoy, and you can also provide your own answers to these types of questions.

You can engage in a simple conversation if the person you’re talking to speaks slowly and helps you by repeating things.

You can comprehend and convey general and simple messages.

You can manage clearly expressed information and engage in basic conversations. You are able to describe daily activities at home and work using a variety of simple expressions and phrases.

You can request and understand information related to daily activities, such as shopping, booking vacations, or hotels.

You can grasp the general essence of a conversation on familiar topics, both in social and business situations.

You can initiate, maintain, and conclude a conversation. You can engage in simple discussions, provide basic professional instructions, highlight an issue, and present a solution.

You can express congratulations, agree or disagree, or make complaints.

You can comprehend information about familiar topics in the relevant context and sustain a conversation about general subjects. You can establish professional contacts, offer advice, and make suggestions.

You can carry out more complex tasks such as exchanging goods or canceling orders. You can write notes, messages, and personal letters, for instance, to express gratitude.

You can engage in conversations about a wide range of situations and topics. You can explain or describe things in context. You can pose and respond to questions in a workplace setting.

You find it easy to provide general instructions for work processes. You feel comfortable in familiar situations with people or in a professional environment.

You can discuss the quality of a product or service, for example.

You can communicate competently and effortlessly in numerous professional and personal situations, and you can find various ways to express the same thing.

You can handle a variety of topics in an appropriate manner. You can readily engage in conversations with multiple native speakers.

You can discuss a project and articulate suggestions, opinions, or ideas, for instance. You can effortlessly conduct lengthy telephone conversations or arrange trips.

You can express various viewpoints and advocate for your ideas in a discussion. You can comprehend native speakers’ proverbs.

You can master challenging situations and, for example, resolve any differences of opinion.

You use the appropriate vocabulary and can navigate most professional situations. You can give presentations, summarize facts, and also use language in complex scenarios.

You can communicate efficiently and accurately in challenging activities and situations, effortlessly engaging in all conversations in both social and professional environments.

For example, you can deliver a professional presentation in a meeting or a sales pitch.

You can easily express yourself using various nuances and also comprehend speeches on challenging topics.

You can communicate efficiently with diverse audiences on a wide range of both new and familiar topics, meeting all language requirements in the process.

You participate in discussions and meetings with confidence and competence, able to express various viewpoints and advocate for your ideas.

You use accurate and detailed expressions. You write all texts, such as emails or business letters, without errors.

Level C1 – You can express yourself spontaneously and fluently, without searching for words. You comprehend challenging texts effortlessly and can grasp complex terms and connotations. You can use and implement language effectively and flexibly in your social and professional life. You express yourself clearly, coherently, and in detail on complex and difficult issues.

Level C2 – You understand everything you read or hear without effort. You express yourself very spontaneously, with fluency and precision. This makes subtle nuances of meaning clear, even in complex circumstances. You can produce challenging reports, articles, or specialized texts. Your language skills largely match those of an educated native speaker.