Beginner

Build your foundation.

Understand and use basic words and expressions for familiar situations and simple everyday communication.

• Introduce yourself
• Understand basic expressions
• Ask and answer simple questions
• Communicate in familiar situations

Elementary

Handle everyday communication.

Build on your foundation and communicate in common everyday situations with greater independence.

• Understand common phrases
• Talk about familiar topics
• Handle simple everyday interactions
• Read short, practical texts

Intermediate

Communicate more independently.

Express yourself in familiar situations and understand the main points of clear everyday language.

• Discuss familiar topics
• Describe experiences and plans
• Understand the main points of conversations
• Write connected, straightforward texts

Upper-Intermediate

Communicate with greater confidence.

Understand more complex language and interact with greater fluency across a wider range of situations.

• Discuss a broader range of topics
• Follow longer conversations
• Express and support your ideas
• Understand more complex texts

Advanced

Express ideas with precision.

Use the language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional communication.

• Express ideas clearly and precisely
• Understand demanding texts
• Communicate fluently
• Adapt your language to different contexts

Proficient

Handle complex language with confidence.

Understand virtually everything you encounter and communicate with a high degree of precision, fluency, and nuance.

• Understand complex language
• Express subtle distinctions
• Communicate fluently and naturally
• Adapt effectively to demanding contexts