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The Sproochentest

The Sproochentest is the Luxembourgish language test that most applicants for Luxembourg nationality have to pass. It is run by the national language institute, the INLL, and what it asks is precise: speaking at level A2 and understanding speech at level B1. This page explains what happens in each part, how to register, and which lessons here cover what it asks. Moien has no connection to the test or to the INLL.

Two parts, two levels

A speaking part at A2 and a listening part at B1; there is no reading and no writing. Speaking at A2 means introducing yourself and talking in simple terms about your family, other people, how you live, your education or your work. Listening at B1 means following the main points of clear speech on familiar subjects, and of radio or television on current affairs or matters that concern you. The test is held in Luxembourg City (Glacis) and in Belval.

Speaking: ten minutes with an examiner

First about five minutes of conversation on an everyday subject such as work, family or hobbies, where you choose one of two subjects offered. Then about five minutes describing a picture, chosen from three. You are judged on range, fluency, clarity, grammar, coherence, how well you are understood and how you take part in the exchange. You need at least half the points in this part, though a lower mark here can be made up by the listening part.

Listening: 35 minutes, three recordings

A radio message, a conversation on an everyday subject, and an exchange or a presentation on a given subject. For each you tick the right answers on a tablet. Spoken Luxembourgish is fast and the n at the end of words comes and goes, so this is the part to practise by ear rather than on paper.

Registering

Registration is online, on the INLL’s MyINL platform, and costs €75. More than 800 places are offered each month and they go quickly, and not every date is published at once, so check back often. You can take the test as many times as you need, but you can register again only once you have the result of the previous one. Missing it without a valid reason loses the fee. The certificate does not expire, and the fee can be refunded by the Ministry of Justice, under conditions, after you have filed your nationality application at the commune.

What else nationality asks

The language test is one condition among several. Applicants also present the “Vivre ensemble au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg” certificate, from a 24-hour course or an exam on rights, institutions and history. If you are 18 or over, have lived in Luxembourg for at least 20 years, the last twelve months without a break, and acquire nationality by option, a lighter route applies: 24 hours of Luxembourgish lessons instead of the test. Someone whose health does not allow them to learn the language can ask the Minister of Justice for an exemption, with a certificate from a specialist. Guichet.lu has the details.

What this course covers, and what it does not

The speaking part asks for A2, and the subjects it names (yourself, your family, how you live, your work) are A1 and A2 lessons here, with the B1 lessons on work, the doctor and finding a home one step beyond. Describing a picture uses colours, places, the weather and what people are doing. The listening part asks for B1: most lessons end with a listening round built on real LOD recordings, and every recorded word has a listen button. What Moien does not have is a mock exam, an examiner or anyone to talk to. For the speaking part nothing replaces practice with a person, and the INLL and many communes run courses for exactly that.

Lessons to start with

Not sure where you stand? The placement test puts you at a level in twelve questions.

The official pages

Moien is not affiliated with the INLL or the Sproochentest, and lessons passed here count for nothing with them. This page was checked against the official pages on 26 September 2026. Rules, fees and dates change: if an official page says something different, it is right and this page is wrong.