This was a very enlightening video. My parents are immigrants, and Spanish is my first language. However, being raised in and educated in the United States my entire life has made it difficult to be exposed to native Spanish speakers. This always frustrated me because I was only able to maintain a conversational level of Spanish with a limited vocabulary. I decided almost one and a half years ago to immerse myself in Spanish as much as possible by changing all of my devices to Spanish and visiting Honduras as often and as long as possible to the point that I have achieved C1 and approaching C2 in that time. While I did not get every question correct, I got 9/12 which I think is still pretty good. I still make verb conjugation mistakes and have words that I have to look up because I've never been exposed, but while I was visiting Honduras last time, some family friends I had never met before thought I spoke Spanish so well that they couldn't tell I was from the United States. That was when it became clear that I am as close to native as I've ever been, and I am very proud of that.
Estoy también de acuerdo. A este nivel las explicaciones en inglés son completamente inútiles. Una explicación cortita en español sería mucho mejor. (Vacilar constantamente entre dos lenguas es mucho más una moléstia que una ayuda. (Soy un nativo de inglés y ya he cumplido el C2 en español).
También aquí - A partir del B1 realmente, L1, la lengua materna, debería ser el último recurso en cualquier clase. Aprendemos mucho más si intentamos tanto como podemos en nuestro L2 antes de regresar al L1. Esto es más verdad que nunca cuando faltamos solo una palabra en una frase, deberíamos las palabras en que podemos pensar para rodear el hueco en nuestro conocimiento. Y, si en esto momento, estamos hablando con un nativo, nos puede dar la palabra que faltábamos antes! Digo eso yo como profesor de inglés aquí en españa!
Soy español y al igual que yo me estoy preparando para sacarme el C2 de inglés, me alegra ver que la gente tiene ganas de aprender este idioma y sobre todo aspirar a tener el máximo nivel. Ya solo por mostrar interés en el español os doy la enhorabuena a todos. Por cierto obtuve 12/12 😜
Question number 5 was interesting. Thanks for explaining the difference between "para" and "por" in this instance. Subtle but meaningful. The rest of them were straightforward.
As a native speaker I obviously got a 12/12 but the last ones were really hard and I probably wouldn't know how to explain the reason of they being the correct ones XD tenses in spanish are really difficult for a non-native
quiz 1 (A1,A2): 12/13; quiz 2 (B1, B2): 10/12 ; quiz 3: (C1, C2) : 11/12. as I said before, learning a language is not a linear process... missed # 6, but got # 10 right on intuition.
I'm a B2 level but decided to take the quiz for fun. I got 5/12 right. Unacceptable! I'll have to start improving my Spanish skills to level up. Thank you for the great content, guys!
I wasn't sure whether I was at this level so I decided to try this quiz. i got 7/12 ( but for no.5 I wasn't sure if I did it correctly because you said 'por' but I said 'para' which is also used so if I got it right, that'll 8/12).
I got 8/12 in the B1/B2 and 8/12 the C1/C2. We've been studying a lot of subjuntivo recently, think I need to revise some B2 stuff. Never heard of the lo cuentes/sepas o no structure. Thanks guys!
Obtuve 9/12, aunque no he aprendido mucho el español de España (me equivoqué las preguntas 4 y 5, por ejemplo). No tuve ningún problema en elegir el tenso corecto para las que necesitaron el subjuntivo. ¡Este video me da confíanza en llegar al nivel C1 muy pronto!
Thank you so much for this! I did like that you explained it in English too since it is so technical, I like to be sure I am understanding it completely. Please make more of these!
I was glad to see that you allowed answer A. in number 5. Too many posters in the Spanish forum seem inflexible about certain grammar usages, I believe. (I enjoy the rapport that you have between each other.)
Quiz 1 (A1,A2) 9/13. Quiz 2 (B1,B2) 9/12 Quiz 3 (C1,C2). 6/12 Well the great part of these quizzes is I know were I need to work on. Thank you so much!! 😁
Thanks. I just bought the Kindle edition of your Por and Para book . Easy to read with lots and lots of examples, along with tests to see if you really understand. Yes, I can recommend this book for all the others struggling to solve the great Por y Para mystery.
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel Any chance of solving the other great mystery of : Lo (when to use the neuter). FYI. Your Por y Para book has been a great help in avoiding the many pitfalls of Por y Para.
As someone who is thinking about studying for C1 it was interesting to use this as a way to gauge where I’m at and have a rough idea of the things I need to cover next. I am happy to report I got 7/12 (8 if I count question 5 where I chose para, which I chose for the reasons you explained in the video). It’s actually so cool how bilingual you both are as well!
I will never forget your "por" vs. "para" lesson I watched in my early days. Especially for the line "Para is the arrow. But because I'm from the north, I can say 'para is the arrah'"
Me he encantado hacer esta prueba. Mismo que he faltaba la mitad de las preguntas, las explicaciones tienen sentido, y pronto o tarde voy llegar a esta nivela....Gracias
2 años más tarde 8/12. Pero en otoño pasado he suspendido el DELE B2 por debilidades en el escrito y el oral. Por eso podría decir que mi progreso es un verdad 'curates egg'
Me sorprendì obtuve mejores resultados en esta prueba que en la prueba B1 y B2. Obtuve ocho de doce. Solo obtuve cuatro de doce con la prueba B1 y B2 😢. No aprendì el subjuntivo hasta que escuchè tus videos. Disfruto tus videos me permiten practicar mis habilidades de escuchar, què es me càida.
I took spanish in school but it's been years since i've used it.. so i was intrigued to see where i am and took the 3 quizes on the channel... (A1,A2): 13/13; (B1, B2): 10/12 ; (C1, C2) : 11/12. so yeah i'd say i'm still somewhere around B2 if i would find myself having to use it on a daily basis i am sure that i would get even better.. reading and listening (understanding) is not a problem.. speaking without overthinking every word is something else
Well, I'm a little late to this party, but I gotta say that I really enjoyed this and also listening to your beautiful Spanish! (I love the gorgeous Spanish from Spain accent.) And, wow, after 30 years of speaking Spanish, I'm still learning. I'm not going to forget "lo cuentes o no" either. Thanks and I just subscribed. -from a Kentuckian who began learning Spanish 30 years ago from the best high school Spanish teacher ever ❤)
Soy hablante nativo (argentino) y dije 《Estoy para ir a tomar un café》 porque yo entendí que estaba al punto de salir, no que tenía ganas. Me alegro que aceptaron las dos respuestas como correctas
Estar para (al menos en España, porque he visto que hay diferencias en otros países) significa que uno está a punto de hacer algo. Estar por sería que tienes ganas de hacer algo. :)
For anyone who’s struggling about this… don’t worry. There were few questions whatever you say is good. There’s a good way of speaking and there’s a way we really speak. Native speakers don’t pay too much attention to this details
But we want them to learn the right way. Once they learn the right way very well, they'll have time to learn what people say, which could be grammatically incorrect.
I was nervous for this one, but I did well! I only missed two! However I missed 3 on the previous B2 test. I'm not sure what level that would mean for me, but I'm proud of myself. BTW, the subjunctive questions were so easy after working through your book twice. Thanks guys!
Yall are adorable. I've tested C1 in other tests, but I didn't know any of the -ese endings that were in several of these questions. I looked them up and learned they are used mainly in Spain instead of hubiera. Ahh, ahora entiendo. Aprendí en EEUU, CRica y Mexico. I hope to spend more time in Spain tho, so is good for me to learn some Spanish Spanish! I actually got "lo cuentes o no" question correct tho!
I'm intermediate level. I got 5 correct answers but they're honest and well fought.😂 Now i'm excited to really dive deeper en mi viaje de aprendizaje del Español. I really enjoyed this video. Gracias!
Surprised I got 6/12 after not taking Spanish for many years. (Took 4 years in high school, but never became fluent) A couple others I was really close (I knew exactly which tense I wanted, but I just couldn’t remember which conjugation that actually corresponded to) Proud that I managed to get #10 “Lo cuentes o no”… It just sounded the best, after thinking in Spanish for a bit Gracias por su vídeo!
9/12 me voy a llorar 😥 Estudio el castellano desde solo 2 años. (Aquí en el cole tenemos que estudiar dos idiomas, para mi el inglés y el alemán). El francés seguramente me ayudó!
I got 8 right. 6 because I knew and 2 from guessing out of the other 6 (statistically "regression to the mean" for the unknown 6). I find reading / writing much easier than listening / speaking because my brain is just not fast enough. I reckon I am a spread from B1 through to C1 but slow on the uptake. I need a holiday in Spain!
To anyone that feels discouraged by their ability to answer these questions: I have a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, but then I went almost 7 years without speaking/using Spanish. I've forgotten a lot of the more complex or less frequently used grammar rules (especially subjunctive rules). I'm now almost done with a Masters program in project management at a Mexican university with all but 2 of the courses taught in Spanish. I have around a 98% average in the program with just a few courses left. Never let forgetting more obscure grammar rules keep you from jumping into conversations or learning opportunities. While it's good to try to speak completely proper Spanish, you'll be able to understand and be understood if you're close enough.
This test was mostly done so that the students can see the things that need improving and how to improve them. A test is never a done deal in terms of telling you what level of Spanish you have. Cx
I've learned spanish from "las novelas" , years ago, when I was a kid. Spanish is such a beautiful language! I've got 6 out of 12, it's not bad. Gracias, Fernando Colunga! 😅 Great video, by the way!
I got 10/12 for fun but I did better here than on the B1-B2 test!! I think because here it focuses on the subjunctive and I know that very well. I need to revise Ser v Estar and Por v Para though. Can be confusing.
9/12 but the 9 correct were educated guesses. I would have been 0/12 if the questions were fill in the blank instead of multiple choice. I'll grade myself somewhere in the B1-B2 range.
Wow .. Otra Video maravilloso!! Me ha gustado muchísimo aunque no salió muy bien para mi , pero bueno he aprendido un Montón de cosas nuevas :) Awesome , awesome teaching guys, thank you so much for your great work!! Saludos de Canada ;)
This is so good! I'm struggling but the explinations of each question is so helpful because I find this to be such unique grammar it is difficult to study
Can we have more of the same? I’m desperate to get my C1 or C2 and just feel like I’ve hit a block. Do you have a checklist of things to focus on if we want to succeed ? Gracias chicos
9 out of 12 so can't be bad..some of them I had to use my gut instinct, which turned out right. Thanks guys I really enjoyed that! Cant wait to check out the book!
Me gusta la forma de este video. Bien hecho uds y gracias...aunque respondí incorrecto mas veces que queria, uds me ensanaron por que yo no era correcto. :)
I wasn't sure whether I was at this level so I decided to try this quiz. i got 7/12 ( but for no.5 I wasn't sure if I did it correctly because you said 'por' but I said 'para' which is also used so if I got it right, that'll be 8/12).
Hola, como nativo de la variante de Español de Nicaragua, puntué 11/12. La número 4 está difícil y para mí suena poco natural, para mí le falta la preposición "al". Ah también he aprendido Inglés nivel C1, me alegra ver que también les interesa nuestra lengua. Muchos saludos!
muchisimas gracias. Me parece muy poco el examen de solo 12 preguntas. Preferimos hacer todos los 50. Perdoneme. Si fuera asi tardaría horas con explicaciones. Soy un viejo de Birmania.
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel Probably! I don't have the tools to analyse the more complicated stuff, it either feels right or it doesn't. But boy can I argue with myself over the B level questions!
As a Spanish native speaker I have to admit that I struggled with the question 6, I don't really know why, both A and B sounded good for me but at the end B sounded better
Grammatically, quiere is incorrect. But I've honestly heard subjunctive used incorrectly by natives. My fiancé is native Colombian and sometimes he says things incorrectly. He has lived in Colombia his whole life (other than some time in Spain) and Spanish is his only language (he knows very little English). At least in South America, people sometimes say things incorrectly (just as we native English speakers do). Like, "who did you call?" instead of "whom did you call?" "Who" in this context makes no sense, it's like saying "you called he", but people still say "who". I've heard things like: Me alegra que has venido (instead of "hayas") even by native speakers.
@@JohnRobsonBeInspiredgramaticalmente dudo que este mal como dices aqui tambien cuenta el español que se usa hoy en dia y si decimos quiere estaria bien igualmente
I got very depressed when I missed 4,5,6 in a row! I actually got a little pissed off. However, I collected myself and just kept going and damn if I didn't get all the rest correct! Again, we learn more with our mistakes although I would most likely gut someone if they said that to me when I failed the exam. "Well, we learn more--" STFU!
I done great at the b1/B2 video you done but this one is a 50/50 with correct answers I'm getting. Not at all confident here hahaha but I'll keep going
En Argentina también usamos "para" en la 5 pero con otro significado. Sería algo como: "Estoy para ir a tomar un café" = tengo ganas de tomar un café. "Estoy por ir a tomar un café" = en este instante saldré a tomar un café. la 11 me costó porque no hablamos así en mi país, es muy de España esa expresión. Acá diríamos algo más largo, por ej: "Si querés una buena fiesta, andá a la de Sandra" o "Una buena fiesta es la de Sandra" o algo así.
Exacto. También soy argentina, y si bien ambas las contesté bien, para mi el uso de "por" y "para" en ese contexto de la 5 es tal cual lo descripto por vos. "Estoy por...." seguido de una acción significa que estoy a punto de hacer eso, en breve. "Estoy para ir a tomar un café" sería una expresión muy coloquial que usaría con mis amigos para expresar que tengo ganas de ir a tomar a un café y que, si al resto también le parece una buena idea, me acompañen. Es una manera amistosa de proponer un plan para compartir con los demás. Otro ejemplo sería el típico "estoy para la birra". 😅 En la 11, no hay otra opción posible que "para", pero la verdad es que me suena muy extraña. Definitivamente no hablamos así por estos lares. Saludos!
Estoy aprendiendo neerlandés como mi tercer idioma y me está costando mucho trabajo. Solo vine aquí para pasar todar las preguntas para sentirme mejor jajaja (obvio español es mi lengua materna)
Never studied spanish, learned it from latin american family and I got 7/12. I don't think it's too bad but I wasn't familiar with some of the words but I still consider myself a fluent speaker
In the process of preparing for C1 exam in Spanish I've made mistakes in questions 5,6 and 11. I think for people at my level questions from 1 to 4 are very easy. I would say that 9 and 11 were most tricky. And yes, question 12 seemed tricky but due to grammar tense difference my choice was quick and obvious. I would like to see more tests like this from Your channel. I would also love a test in idioms , perfrasis verbales and frases echas for both C1 and C2 levels. As for "Para buena fiesta, la de Sona" wouldn't "PARA" wrok just like English "In order to "? Just a random thought. And I had to admit You have taught me 2 new things with this test. First that PARA IR means to be at the point of leaving. And that "porque and no porque" has to be followed by subjunctive. Somehow until watching this video I have never encountered these structures and I have spent a lot of time on learnng Spanish so far. So yes, these two structures are probably neglected in many books and videos on Spanish grammar.
The keys slipped out of my hands. (a nice way to shift the blame of course, as if the keys had a life of their own, and they themselves decided to do that). I got 9 out of 12 correct, but in actually one of them I got the meaning incorrect, so maybe 8 out of 12 is more correct. Not an easy test for once, but that's good. In other tests I often get 50 out of 50, which gives the impression I always choose the right answer. In one of the questions I did not understand the meaning of the phrase, I though they were doing a toast, not sure if my answer would have been correct if that is what you meant with the phrase. The problem with that question is that there was no context whatsoever. Of course, all these tests only measure a small part of what it means to be fluent in a foreign language. As they are multiple choice, this allows you to eliminate some of the answers, and it avoids those cases where you might know you need to use a subjunctive, but don't know how to correctly make one. Also, these tests mostly focus on a small part of the grammar and vocabulary. They do not measure whether you can form your own sentences correctly, whether you have difficulty in understanding written Spanish, nor do they test whether you can understand native speakers well. That means they should be taken with a grain of salt. Because I speak French, Spanish and Portuguese, I can easily take an Italian test, and get almost up to level A2 in case only grammar and vocabulary are being tested with multiple choice questions, yet I cannot make my own phrases in Italian. Took this test of Italian, Level A1: 8/10, Level A2: 6/10 (needed 7/10 to pass). So if I would show this result to an Italian teacher, they would think I would be able to have a basic conversation in Italian, yet I never took any courses in that language, and it would probably be very hard to produce some meaningful phrases in that language.
12/12 I too almost said "se puso a llorar" at first glance. I'm not a native speaker, but I thought these questions were too easy for C1/C2. Some questions were good tho :) my fiancé is native Colombian, and I will say that in my time in South America and Central America, I've never heard the -ese (fuese) form used in spoken language, only in certain literature.
Yes, it's possible that they don't use the -ese ending as much as we do. Still, good to know it just in case :P :) ¡¡Buen trabajo!! PS: 'Ponerse a llorar' is correct. Cx
¿Es correcto el uso de «desafortunadamente» o es «infortunadamente»? Sí, el uso de desafortunadamente es correcto. Los adverbios infortunadamente y desafortunadamente -ambos recogidos en el DLE- son igualmente válidos y de sentido equivalente.
Hola! Soy brasileño y estoy aprendiendo español, I would appreciate it if u guys could make more videos teaching slang, vou acompanhar o canal de vcs pq parece ser um dos melhores para aprender espanhol... Gracias, thanx, obrigado 😁✌️
This was a very enlightening video. My parents are immigrants, and Spanish is my first language. However, being raised in and educated in the United States my entire life has made it difficult to be exposed to native Spanish speakers. This always frustrated me because I was only able to maintain a conversational level of Spanish with a limited vocabulary. I decided almost one and a half years ago to immerse myself in Spanish as much as possible by changing all of my devices to Spanish and visiting Honduras as often and as long as possible to the point that I have achieved C1 and approaching C2 in that time. While I did not get every question correct, I got 9/12 which I think is still pretty good. I still make verb conjugation mistakes and have words that I have to look up because I've never been exposed, but while I was visiting Honduras last time, some family friends I had never met before thought I spoke Spanish so well that they couldn't tell I was from the United States. That was when it became clear that I am as close to native as I've ever been, and I am very proud of that.
¡Fantástico trabajo, R! :) Tienes una estupenda motivación para seguir. Cx
Estoy de acuerdo con cynthia. Si es un video en nivel avanzado no necesitamos más ingles, sino más oportunidades de practicar español!
Estoy también de acuerdo. A este nivel las explicaciones en inglés son completamente inútiles. Una explicación cortita en español sería mucho mejor. (Vacilar constantamente entre dos lenguas es mucho más una moléstia que una ayuda. (Soy un nativo de inglés y ya he cumplido el C2 en español).
Exacto
También aquí - A partir del B1 realmente, L1, la lengua materna, debería ser el último recurso en cualquier clase. Aprendemos mucho más si intentamos tanto como podemos en nuestro L2 antes de regresar al L1. Esto es más verdad que nunca cuando faltamos solo una palabra en una frase, deberíamos las palabras en que podemos pensar para rodear el hueco en nuestro conocimiento. Y, si en esto momento, estamos hablando con un nativo, nos puede dar la palabra que faltábamos antes!
Digo eso yo como profesor de inglés aquí en españa!
Soy español y al igual que yo me estoy preparando para sacarme el C2 de inglés, me alegra ver que la gente tiene ganas de aprender este idioma y sobre todo aspirar a tener el máximo nivel. Ya solo por mostrar interés en el español os doy la enhorabuena a todos. Por cierto obtuve 12/12 😜
¡Hola, Birush! ¡Muchas gracias y... enhorabuena por ese 12 de 12! jajaja
C2 en ingles es increible! yo aun sigo entrando a B1
¡Tú puedes, Juan José!
Question number 5 was interesting. Thanks for explaining the difference between "para" and "por" in this instance. Subtle but meaningful. The rest of them were straightforward.
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As a native speaker I obviously got a 12/12 but the last ones were really hard and I probably wouldn't know how to explain the reason of they being the correct ones XD tenses in spanish are really difficult for a non-native
No los subestimes, que son muy listos, la verdad :) Cx
a bueno
Yo también soy nativa y fallé una 😭😭
@@hxnybbu xd
@@hxnybbu CUAL FALLASTE
quiz 1 (A1,A2): 12/13; quiz 2 (B1, B2): 10/12 ; quiz 3: (C1, C2) : 11/12. as I said before, learning a language is not a linear process... missed # 6, but got # 10 right on intuition.
I'm a B2 level but decided to take the quiz for fun. I got 5/12 right. Unacceptable! I'll have to start improving my Spanish skills to level up. Thank you for the great content, guys!
Come back to it in a dew weeks! :) Cx
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i got 12/20 , i've been studying for 17 years ago XD
I wasn't sure whether I was at this level so I decided to try this quiz. i got 7/12 ( but for no.5 I wasn't sure if I did it correctly because you said 'por' but I said 'para' which is also used so if I got it right, that'll 8/12).
si este ejercicio es de nivel c1/c2, me hace muy feliz porque les he adivinado todas 😉
¡Olé! :)
I got 8/12 in the B1/B2 and 8/12 the C1/C2. We've been studying a lot of subjuntivo recently, think I need to revise some B2 stuff. Never heard of the lo cuentes/sepas o no structure. Thanks guys!
Obtuve 9/12, aunque no he aprendido mucho el español de España (me equivoqué las preguntas 4 y 5, por ejemplo). No tuve ningún problema en elegir el tenso corecto para las que necesitaron el subjuntivo. ¡Este video me da confíanza en llegar al nivel C1 muy pronto!
¡Olé! :)
¡Ombe!
Thank you so much for this! I did like that you explained it in English too since it is so technical, I like to be sure I am understanding it completely. Please make more of these!
¡Muchas gracias! Claro :)
I can´t believe I founded you in TH-cam, I do recognice your voice from your podcast!! Loved your face!!
¡Gracias, Juliana! Cx
Me encanta este video. He estado aprendiendo español por muchos años pero todavía esas preguntas eran difíciles. ¡Muy bien!
Gracias, Seth :)
Demasiado Fácil, gave me more difficult TESTS
I was glad to see that you allowed answer A. in number 5. Too many posters in the Spanish forum seem inflexible about certain grammar usages, I believe. (I enjoy the rapport that you have between each other.)
¡Gracias! Cx
Quiz 1 (A1,A2) 9/13.
Quiz 2 (B1,B2) 9/12
Quiz 3 (C1,C2). 6/12
Well the great part of these quizzes is I know were I need to work on. Thank you so much!! 😁
Te felicito.
Great examples. I’ve been looking for some more advanced quizzes and lessons.
¡Gracias! :)
Quiz 1: 13/13, quiz 2: 10/12, quiz 3: 9/12
I'm certainly not at a C level but this was fun! Would love some more
Thanks. I just bought the Kindle edition of your Por and Para book . Easy to read with lots and lots of examples, along with tests to see if you really understand. Yes, I can recommend this book for all the others struggling to solve the great Por y Para mystery.
¡Gracias, Albert! Cx
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel Any chance of solving the other great mystery of : Lo (when to use the neuter). FYI. Your Por y Para book has been a great help in avoiding the many pitfalls of Por y Para.
@@albertroundtree299 We'll add it to our list of sugestions for the videos. Thanks! :)
Yes! I have just returned to this after about a year and got just one wrong ! I am thrilled !
¡Muy bien! :)
As someone who is thinking about studying for C1 it was interesting to use this as a way to gauge where I’m at and have a rough idea of the things I need to cover next. I am happy to report I got 7/12 (8 if I count question 5 where I chose para, which I chose for the reasons you explained in the video). It’s actually so cool how bilingual you both are as well!
¡Buen trabajo! ¡Y muchas gracias! :) Cx
Love those test videos! Please do more videos like these. They will go viral like crazy! Muchas gracias!
Gracias, Bond, James Bond! Cx
I will never forget your "por" vs. "para" lesson I watched in my early days. Especially for the line "Para is the arrow. But because I'm from the north, I can say 'para is the arrah'"
¡Estupendo, Mike! :) Muchas gracias :) Cx
Me he encantado hacer esta prueba. Mismo que he faltaba la mitad de las preguntas, las explicaciones tienen sentido, y pronto o tarde voy llegar a esta nivela....Gracias
¡Genial! :)
2 años más tarde 8/12. Pero en otoño pasado he suspendido el DELE B2 por debilidades en el escrito y el oral. Por eso podría decir que mi progreso es un verdad 'curates egg'
Me sorprendì obtuve mejores resultados en esta prueba que en la prueba B1 y B2. Obtuve ocho de doce. Solo obtuve cuatro de doce con la prueba B1 y B2 😢. No aprendì el subjuntivo hasta que escuchè tus videos. Disfruto tus videos me permiten practicar mis habilidades de escuchar, què es me càida.
¡Buen trabajo, Jacqueline! ¿Cómo vas con el subjuntivo? :) Cx
Necesito practicar màs
I took spanish in school but it's been years since i've used it.. so i was intrigued to see where i am and took the 3 quizes on the channel... (A1,A2): 13/13; (B1, B2): 10/12 ; (C1, C2) : 11/12. so yeah i'd say i'm still somewhere around B2 if i would find myself having to use it on a daily basis i am sure that i would get even better.. reading and listening (understanding) is not a problem.. speaking without overthinking every word is something else
Well, I'm a little late to this party, but I gotta say that I really enjoyed this and also listening to your beautiful Spanish! (I love the gorgeous Spanish from Spain accent.) And, wow, after 30 years of speaking Spanish, I'm still learning. I'm not going to forget "lo cuentes o no" either. Thanks and I just subscribed. -from a Kentuckian who began learning Spanish 30 years ago from the best high school Spanish teacher ever ❤)
¡Hola! ¡Pues, te damos una calurosa bienvenida a nuestro canal! Esperamos poder ayudarte con nuestros vídeos :) Cynthia x
Got them all right!
¡Toma ya! Cx
The new one for me was the 'para algo, lo de algo' structure which is actually quite useful!
Ha sido interesante comprobar mi nivel a través de este test. He fallado una ( la 11). Los detalles de por y para siempre me han costado un pelín.
¡Eso está fenomenal! Tenemos vídeos sobre Por y Para y tenemos un libro en Amazón también, que se llama Pocket Por and Para :) Cx
Gracias Chicos! Son lo más! Cometí un par de errores, lo de “ser capaz” y “también con “para buena fiesta…” pero me encantó el examen. Gracias ☺️
¡Muy bien! Cx
Gracias para todo
well im B2 and i was afraid to take it but i brought half of them right and i learned alot thank u so muvh for sharing
Gracias a ti :)
Soy hablante nativo (argentino) y dije 《Estoy para ir a tomar un café》 porque yo entendí que estaba al punto de salir, no que tenía ganas. Me alegro que aceptaron las dos respuestas como correctas
Estar para (al menos en España, porque he visto que hay diferencias en otros países) significa que uno está a punto de hacer algo.
Estar por sería que tienes ganas de hacer algo. :)
DIOS MIO, QUE ESPANOLA TAN CALLIENTE !!! ❤️😍😍😍 COMO ELLA HABLA TAN BONITO E SENSUAL😍😍😍😍QUE VOZ SENSUAL 😍😍😍😍
Pues, muchas gracias :)
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I'm pretty happy, I got 10/12 as a second language speaker, which is much better than I expected and helped me be a bit more confident!
¡¡Excelente!! Cx
For anyone who’s struggling about this… don’t worry. There were few questions whatever you say is good. There’s a good way of speaking and there’s a way we really speak. Native speakers don’t pay too much attention to this details
But we want them to learn the right way. Once they learn the right way very well, they'll have time to learn what people say, which could be grammatically incorrect.
POR Y PARA -¡Menudo libro tan útil!
¡Gracias, Peter! Cx
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel De na C. X
I was nervous for this one, but I did well! I only missed two! However I missed 3 on the previous B2 test. I'm not sure what level that would mean for me, but I'm proud of myself. BTW, the subjunctive questions were so easy after working through your book twice. Thanks guys!
¡Qué bien! Cx
What book is this please? I am in Panamá trying to better my spanish. Thankyou
@@elcartero6897 lightspeedspanish.co.uk/books/
Yall are adorable. I've tested C1 in other tests, but I didn't know any of the -ese endings that were in several of these questions. I looked them up and learned they are used mainly in Spain instead of hubiera. Ahh, ahora entiendo. Aprendí en EEUU, CRica y Mexico. I hope to spend more time in Spain tho, so is good for me to learn some Spanish Spanish! I actually got "lo cuentes o no" question correct tho!
¡¡Muy bien, Kayse!! :) Muchas gracias ;)
I got 10/12! I'm so grateful for your vids, greetings from Italy! ❤️
¡Buen trabajo! :) ¡Gracias!
Logré 8 de 12 correcto. No sé si debería sentir feliz o frustrado. Me tropecé por número 4, 5, 9, 11.
I'm intermediate level. I got 5 correct answers but they're honest and well fought.😂 Now i'm excited to really dive deeper en mi viaje de aprendizaje del Español. I really enjoyed this video. Gracias!
¡Estupendo! ¡A por ello! :)
Surprised I got 6/12 after not taking Spanish for many years. (Took 4 years in high school, but never became fluent)
A couple others I was really close (I knew exactly which tense I wanted, but I just couldn’t remember which conjugation that actually corresponded to)
Proud that I managed to get #10 “Lo cuentes o no”… It just sounded the best, after thinking in Spanish for a bit
Gracias por su vídeo!
¡¡Buen trabajo!! :)
Muy guay ! Que bien ! Me ha gustado mucho vuestro clase .
¡Gracias, Julia! :)
9/12 me voy a llorar 😥 Estudio el castellano desde solo 2 años. (Aquí en el cole tenemos que estudiar dos idiomas, para mi el inglés y el alemán). El francés seguramente me ayudó!
9 de 12 es fenomenal :)
That's a really good , challenging test.
I got 9. You really stumped me on a few.
¡Buen trabajo!
I didn't do very well, but that's some GREAT teaching there!
Thanks a lot for making it!
I got 8 right. 6 because I knew and 2 from guessing out of the other 6 (statistically "regression to the mean" for the unknown 6). I find reading / writing much easier than listening / speaking because my brain is just not fast enough. I reckon I am a spread from B1 through to C1 but slow on the uptake. I need a holiday in Spain!
Qué buena idea :)
To anyone that feels discouraged by their ability to answer these questions: I have a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, but then I went almost 7 years without speaking/using Spanish. I've forgotten a lot of the more complex or less frequently used grammar rules (especially subjunctive rules). I'm now almost done with a Masters program in project management at a Mexican university with all but 2 of the courses taught in Spanish. I have around a 98% average in the program with just a few courses left.
Never let forgetting more obscure grammar rules keep you from jumping into conversations or learning opportunities. While it's good to try to speak completely proper Spanish, you'll be able to understand and be understood if you're close enough.
This test was mostly done so that the students can see the things that need improving and how to improve them. A test is never a done deal in terms of telling you what level of Spanish you have. Cx
I've learned spanish from "las novelas" , years ago, when I was a kid. Spanish is such a beautiful language! I've got 6 out of 12, it's not bad. Gracias, Fernando Colunga! 😅 Great video, by the way!
Ay, las telenovelas :) ¡Gracias! Cx
I got 10/12 for fun but I did better here than on the B1-B2 test!! I think because here it focuses on the subjunctive and I know that very well. I need to revise Ser v Estar and Por v Para though. Can be confusing.
That's great! Now you know what you need to focus on ;) Cx
9/12 but the 9 correct were educated guesses. I would have been 0/12 if the questions were fill in the blank instead of multiple choice. I'll grade myself somewhere in the B1-B2 range.
so I just re-watched this video and got 8/12......
Wow .. Otra Video maravilloso!! Me ha gustado muchísimo aunque no salió muy bien para mi , pero bueno he aprendido un Montón de cosas nuevas :) Awesome , awesome teaching guys, thank you so much for your great work!! Saludos de Canada ;)
¡Genial! :)
Me ha gustado este test! Completé 10 de las 12 frases de forma correcta.
Miraculously, I got 11, but I couldn't give a grammatical reason-despite being an English teacher!
¡¡Pues, buen trabajo con ese resultado!! :)
This is so good! I'm struggling but the explinations of each question is so helpful because I find this to be such unique grammar it is difficult to study
We're glad that the explanations help, Joseph :)
Can we have more of the same? I’m desperate to get my C1 or C2 and just feel like I’ve hit a block. Do you have a checklist of things to focus on if we want to succeed ? Gracias chicos
Question 5: por/para. Para mi para no es incorrecto, eso significa que yo estoy listo ir a tomar un café ¿Quires venir conmigo?
I've been learning Spanish for 5 yrs and got 10/12
muchisimas gracias por este video, he aprendido algo nuevo
¡Gracias a ti! :)
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@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel
9 out of 12 so can't be bad..some of them I had to use my gut instinct, which turned out right. Thanks guys I really enjoyed that! Cant wait to check out the book!
:)
Latinos : Sé me callo la llave
Españoles : Oh dios mio y la virgen María, las llaves se me han caído!!
jajajaja te faltó "y todos los santos" Cx
By question 2 I realized I really could use a class. Very cool video :)
¡Gracias, Vincent! Cx
9 Muchísimas gracias. ¡Hay que practicar más!
9/12. Aprendi algunas cosas que no sabias. gracias!
I only missed two. Thank you for the video and for the test.
Me gusta la forma de este video. Bien hecho uds y gracias...aunque respondí incorrecto mas veces que queria, uds me ensanaron por que yo no era correcto. :)
¡Gracias! :)
Me faltan 2 😆 me ha encantado!
Muy bien hecho, Noemie:)
Me encantó este examen pequeño, yo tuve todo correcto menos el número C
¿Número C?
¡Hola! Me encanta este método de aprender. Muy bien hecho - ¡muchísimas gracias!
¡Gracias! :)
I wasn't sure whether I was at this level so I decided to try this quiz. i got 7/12 ( but for no.5 I wasn't sure if I did it correctly because you said 'por' but I said 'para' which is also used so if I got it right, that'll be 8/12).
Buen trabajo :)
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel Gracias.
Hola, como nativo de la variante de Español de Nicaragua, puntué 11/12. La número 4 está difícil y para mí suena poco natural, para mí le falta la preposición "al".
Ah también he aprendido Inglés nivel C1, me alegra ver que también les interesa nuestra lengua.
Muchos saludos!
Obviamente es una estructura de España, Guy :) ¡Feliz fin se semana! Cx ;)
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel ustedes también!
I found this easier than the A1/A2 test 🤦🏾♂️😂 Learnt a lot of new little things though, thank youu 🙏🏾🙌🏾
¡De nada! Un placer :)
muchisimas gracias. Me parece muy poco el examen de solo 12 preguntas. Preferimos hacer todos los 50. Perdoneme. Si fuera asi tardaría horas con explicaciones. Soy un viejo de Birmania.
50 preguntas sería un vídeo un poco largo jejeje :) Cx
Gracias por el video. Muy útil!
Fantastico
!Muy interesante! !Gracias!
My learning is all over the place. I got more of these correct off of vibes alone than I did on the B1/2 test trying to think my way through it 😂
Too much over-analising, perhaps? Cx
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel Probably! I don't have the tools to analyse the more complicated stuff, it either feels right or it doesn't. But boy can I argue with myself over the B level questions!
As a Spanish native speaker I have to admit that I struggled with the question 6, I don't really know why, both A and B sounded good for me but at the end B sounded better
También soy nativo pero ahí si no había duda era "quiera"
Grammatically, quiere is incorrect. But I've honestly heard subjunctive used incorrectly by natives.
My fiancé is native Colombian and sometimes he says things incorrectly. He has lived in Colombia his whole life (other than some time in Spain) and Spanish is his only language (he knows very little English).
At least in South America, people sometimes say things incorrectly (just as we native English speakers do). Like, "who did you call?" instead of "whom did you call?" "Who" in this context makes no sense, it's like saying "you called he", but people still say "who".
I've heard things like:
Me alegra que has venido (instead of "hayas") even by native speakers.
@@JohnRobsonBeInspiredgramaticalmente dudo que este mal como dices aqui tambien cuenta el español que se usa hoy en dia y si decimos quiere estaria bien igualmente
Nicely done!
¡Gracias! Cx
para mí en la doce pueden ser las 3 correctas dependiendo el contexto
Definitivamente la única opción correcta es la B. Las otras dos no tienen sentido en la frase.
I got very depressed when I missed 4,5,6 in a row! I actually got a little pissed off. However, I collected myself and just kept going and damn if I didn't get all the rest correct! Again, we learn more with our mistakes although I would most likely gut someone if they said that to me when I failed the exam. "Well, we learn more--" STFU!
If we don't make mistakes we just don't learn! Mistakes aren't bad at all. They show us where to improve :) Cx
Realmente estoy haciendo esta prueba y presiento que no se español, siendo mi lengua materna. Por ahora voy varias mal por bobo
jajajaja yo creo que aprobarás, Bromo ;)
I done great at the b1/B2 video you done but this one is a 50/50 with correct answers I'm getting. Not at all confident here hahaha but I'll keep going
It's just a test. Try again in a few days :) Cx
En Argentina también usamos "para" en la 5 pero con otro significado. Sería algo como: "Estoy para ir a tomar un café" = tengo ganas de tomar un café. "Estoy por ir a tomar un café" = en este instante saldré a tomar un café.
la 11 me costó porque no hablamos así en mi país, es muy de España esa expresión. Acá diríamos algo más largo, por ej: "Si querés una buena fiesta, andá a la de Sandra" o "Una buena fiesta es la de Sandra" o algo así.
¡Gracias! ;) cx
Exacto. También soy argentina, y si bien ambas las contesté bien, para mi el uso de "por" y "para" en ese contexto de la 5 es tal cual lo descripto por vos. "Estoy por...." seguido de una acción significa que estoy a punto de hacer eso, en breve. "Estoy para ir a tomar un café" sería una expresión muy coloquial que usaría con mis amigos para expresar que tengo ganas de ir a tomar a un café y que, si al resto también le parece una buena idea, me acompañen. Es una manera amistosa de proponer un plan para compartir con los demás. Otro ejemplo sería el típico "estoy para la birra". 😅 En la 11, no hay otra opción posible que "para", pero la verdad es que me suena muy extraña. Definitivamente no hablamos así por estos lares. Saludos!
Estoy aprendiendo neerlandés como mi tercer idioma y me está costando mucho trabajo. Solo vine aquí para pasar todar las preguntas para sentirme mejor jajaja (obvio español es mi lengua materna)
jajajajajajaja para subirte la moral :)
Never studied spanish, learned it from latin american family and I got 7/12. I don't think it's too bad but I wasn't familiar with some of the words but I still consider myself a fluent speaker
Muy bien, Andrew :)
Como molaría irme a Londres y presentarme a un examen de c2 de español, siendo español que soy :DDD
jajajaja la notaza que sacarías jajaja :P
Muchas gracias ❤️🙏🏻🤗
In the process of preparing for C1 exam in Spanish I've made mistakes in questions 5,6 and 11. I think for people at my level questions from 1 to 4 are very easy. I would say that 9 and 11 were most tricky. And yes, question 12 seemed tricky but due to grammar tense difference my choice was quick and obvious. I would like to see more tests like this from Your channel. I would also love a test in idioms , perfrasis verbales and frases echas for both C1 and C2 levels. As for "Para buena fiesta, la de Sona" wouldn't "PARA" wrok just like English "In order to "? Just a random thought. And I had to admit You have taught me 2 new things with this test. First that PARA IR means to be at the point of leaving. And that "porque and no porque" has to be followed by subjunctive. Somehow until watching this video I have never encountered these structures and I have spent a lot of time on learnng Spanish so far. So yes, these two structures are probably neglected in many books and videos on Spanish grammar.
De 12 preguntas, sólo me equivoqué en una! Gracias por la prueba 😊
Saludos
¡¡Fantástico!! :)
The keys slipped out of my hands. (a nice way to shift the blame of course, as if the keys had a life of their own, and they themselves decided to do that).
I got 9 out of 12 correct, but in actually one of them I got the meaning incorrect, so maybe 8 out of 12 is more correct.
Not an easy test for once, but that's good. In other tests I often get 50 out of 50, which gives the impression I always choose the right answer.
In one of the questions I did not understand the meaning of the phrase, I though they were doing a toast, not sure if my answer would have been correct if that is what you meant with the phrase.
The problem with that question is that there was no context whatsoever.
Of course, all these tests only measure a small part of what it means to be fluent in a foreign language.
As they are multiple choice, this allows you to eliminate some of the answers, and it avoids those cases where you might know you need to use a subjunctive, but don't know how to correctly make one.
Also, these tests mostly focus on a small part of the grammar and vocabulary.
They do not measure whether you can form your own sentences correctly, whether you have difficulty in understanding written Spanish, nor do they test whether you can understand native speakers well.
That means they should be taken with a grain of salt.
Because I speak French, Spanish and Portuguese, I can easily take an Italian test, and get almost up to level A2 in case only grammar and vocabulary are being tested with multiple choice questions, yet I cannot make my own phrases in Italian.
Took this test of Italian, Level A1: 8/10, Level A2: 6/10 (needed 7/10 to pass).
So if I would show this result to an Italian teacher, they would think I would be able to have a basic conversation in Italian, yet I never took any courses in that language, and it would probably be very hard to produce some meaningful phrases in that language.
I missed 9 and 11. But to be fair, I was not familiar with the word “apetecer” nunca la he escuchado.
12/12
I too almost said "se puso a llorar" at first glance.
I'm not a native speaker, but I thought these questions were too easy for C1/C2.
Some questions were good tho :) my fiancé is native Colombian, and I will say that in my time in South America and Central America, I've never heard the -ese (fuese) form used in spoken language, only in certain literature.
Yes, it's possible that they don't use the -ese ending as much as we do. Still, good to know it just in case :P :) ¡¡Buen trabajo!!
PS: 'Ponerse a llorar' is correct. Cx
¿Es correcto el uso de «desafortunadamente» o es «infortunadamente»?
Sí, el uso de desafortunadamente es correcto. Los adverbios infortunadamente y desafortunadamente -ambos recogidos en el DLE- son igualmente válidos y de sentido equivalente.
¿Alguna vez has oído a alguien usar 'infortunadamente'? Cx
Creo que no, pero lo que comenté lo saqué de la página oficial de la RAE.
Saque 9/12! Me resultaron mas dificiles las preguntas 5, 6, 10.
¡Buen trabajo! :)
Me ha salido muy bien, 12/12, pero desafortunadamente, me parece más bien de nivel B1/B2.
¡Buen trabajo! :)
Yippeeeeee!!!! I got ALL of these right!!!! Does this mean I'm at the C1 level? Probably more likely that the examples were relatively easy…
¡Toma ya! Cx
@@LightSpeedSpanishChannel ¡lo hizo!
Hola! Soy brasileño y estoy aprendiendo español, I would appreciate it if u guys could make more videos teaching slang, vou acompanhar o canal de vcs pq parece ser um dos melhores para aprender espanhol... Gracias, thanx, obrigado 😁✌️
Oi! Temos vídeos sobre coloquialismo em espanhol :) Obrigada!!! Cynthia x
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Muy bien ring Skår👏