Is your Spanish A1 or A2?

Try each task without a translator, script or answer key. You can use a dictionary afterward. Record your speaking answers.

Use a slow, clear recording for listening: needing slow speech is normal at this stage.

1. Introduce yourself for 45 seconds

Cover name, city, work, languages, interests, one plan. A memorised script is A1; flexible detail is A2.

2. Ask and answer personal questions

Ask six questions, then answer them in shuffled order. If you can vary your answers without a script, that points toward A2.

3. Find details in an everyday text

Use a menu or timetable; find date, time, place, and price. Familiar words are A1; the main point is A2.

4. Write a personal message

Introduce yourself, describe a day, suggest a plan: word count doesn't matter. Can you connect the ideas?

5. Describe a room or neighbourhood

Say what exists with hay, then where things are with estar. Only naming objects? Review A1.

6. Explain your routine

Describe a weekday, morning to night, with times and present-tense verbs.

7. Express preferences and give a reason

Compare two options with gustar and give a reason. Add a reason after me gusta to give a fuller answer.

8. Tell a simple past event

Say what you did yesterday, linking a few actions. No past reference at all? Consolidate A1 first.

9. Understand a short recording

Listen to a slow one-minute exchange: who, where, what they need, then two details.

10. Manage a simple transaction

Role-play a purchase: greet, request, confirm a number, close. Keeping going off-script is A2.

Choose A1 if you rely on isolated phrases or a script, or if listening is still difficult.

A2 may be the better study choice if you handle routine exchanges, connect ideas, and follow slow, clear speech. Errors are normal. Check whether you can keep the exchange going.

You may be between A1 and A2 if some tasks feel easy while others are difficult. For self-study, pick the lower level when core verbs, questions, or listening are shaky.

Don't score it like a test. Look for the pattern across all ten tasks.

Recognising a tense in a workbook is one skill. Try using it in your own sentence as well.

Instituto Cervantes lists functions per level; the CEFR links levels to performance. Practise using the grammar in speaking and writing tasks.

If A1 fits, the 30-day A1 study plan gives you daily beginner exercises.

If A2 fits, practise talking about past events and connecting ideas. Use the tasks above to check your progress.