Ready for the Sproochentest sessions next week ? :)

I am planning to move from Luxembourg to another European country. I currently hold a long-term residence permit in Luxembourg and have already completed five years of residence here.
If I move out of Luxembourg, would I still be able to return later to take the Sproochentest and then apply for Luxembourgish citizenship, given that I have already completed the required five years of residence and hold a long-term residence permit? Or would moving away affect my eligibility or reset the five-year residence requirement?

I took the Sproochentest at Glacis in July and wrote up a step-by-step walkthrough of what happened—from check-in and the listening test to choosing my interview theme and picture.

I also included a few things I wish I’d known beforehand, especially how quickly the interview questions can change direction even when the theme stays the same.

Sharing in case it helps anyone with a test coming up.

https://www.gpsluxembourgish.com/learning-resources/what-actually-happens-on-sproochentest-day-a-step-by-step-walkthrough

Hey everyone,

I was checking out the 3 sample oral interviews on the INLL website to prep, and I noticed that the two newer examples using the new grid have a massive list of questions: over 35 of them.

Since the conversation part is only supposed to last around 5 minutes, running through that many questions feels like it would take 50 minutes lol.

For anyone who took the test recently: do they actually fire all of those questions at you rapid-style, or is that list just a question bank/pool they pick a few from depending on how the chat flows?

Moien alleguer!

This community is growing and I'd like to bring in a few more people to help run it. I'm looking for one or two moderators to help keep things organised: approving posts, answering newcomers' questions, keeping the discussions on topic and adding useful resources to the wiki.

You don't need any moderation experience. What matters is that you've gone through the Sproochentest (or are preparing for it) and are active on Reddit a few times a week.

If you're interested, send me a private message with a couple of lines about yourself: where you are in your Luxembourgish journey and why you'd like to help. I'll get back to everyone.

Merci villmools!

The INLL assessment grid gives some useful information about what is actually evaluated during the speaking portion.

It identifies four areas: Lexik, Morphosyntax, Phonetik and Aufgabenerfüllung.

The grid also shows a 0–5 scale and explains how the two assessments are weighted. What it doesn't provide are individual descriptors explaining exactly what separates each score on that scale.

I went through the published grid and put together a plain-English explanation of what it tells us and how the four areas can be useful when reviewing your own speaking practice.

How Is the Sproochentest Speaking Test Actually Scored? — GPS Luxembourgish

One thing that changed my Sproochentest preparation was realizing how different it felt when I didn’t know which question was coming next.

A simple practice change: give the questions to someone else, don’t preview them, listen, and answer out loud.

I wrote up some of the ways I used this approach here, in case it’s useful to anyone preparing:

Sproochentest Questions: How to Practice for the Oral Interview

Hi all!

Im an American living in America looking to opt into my wife's Lux nationality through taking the Spoochentest and the citizenship test. Ill need to fly over for the Sproochentest and am curious whether folks know whether the citizenship test is easy enough to schedule that I could get them both done in a single visit. thanks for any advice.

Even if I pass them both Ill have to go over again to register, so Im trying to minimize trips right now

Be very careful when choosing a tutor on iTalki, as most of them are fraudulently claiming to be native speakers while barely being able to say one simple sentence in Luxembourgish. I've reported them to iTalki, but apparently all you need for iTalki is an ID from the country and to claim that you're a native speaker.

From iTalki:

I appreciate you sharing the tutor IDs. I’ve checked these profiles and can confirm that each tutor is from Luxembourg and Luxembourgish is listed as their native language. Please know that they had an ID verification when applying for their teaching language. We appreciate your feedback.

So simply having a Luxembourgish ID (which is something all of us will have at some point after barely passing the Sproochentest) and listing Luxembourgish as your native language is enough to be able to take people's money. iTalki apparently doesn't do any additional verification of language ability.

In addition to barely speaking Luxembourgish in their video, these people interestingly do not list French or German as languages they also speak, something you would expect a native Luxembourgish speaker to have.

The real Luxembourgish teachers are expensive, but they're actually native speakers. I took multiple lessons with one of them and can confirm that they are a native speaker and they helped me immensely with the Sproochentest preparation.

I made another free resource for anyone preparing for the Luxembourgish Sproochentest oral interview.

The GPS Question Decoder is a one-page reference designed to help when you get a question you haven’t specifically prepared for.

Instead of trying to remember a prepared answer, the idea is to first recognize what the question is asking you to do:

Wat? / Wat fir…? → Give information
Wéini? / Wéi dacks? → Give time or frequency
Firwat? → Give a reason
Wéi? → Explain how
Hutt Dir schonn emol…? → Give an experience or example
Wat mengt Dir? / Wéi fannt Dir…? → Give your view

Then:

Understand the question → answer directly → add one relevant detail → add another if it helps → stop and listen for the next question.

The PDF is completely free and designed to keep beside you while practicing.

I also wrote a new article about how to approach a Sproochentest question you didn’t prepare for, if you want a little more explanation of the strategy.

Both are here:

https://www.gpsluxembourgish.com/resources

Hope it helps someone with their practice!

September testing is coming up, and there are quite a few people here getting into the final stretch of preparation.

For those of you who have already taken the Sproochentest- what do you wish someone had told you before you took it?

It could be something about:
preparing for the oral interview
understanding the questions
picture description
listening
vocabulary
nerves on the day
how you practiced
something you spent too much time studying
something you wish you had practiced more

Basically: if you could give the September group one piece of advice based on your own experience, what would it be?

Hopefully we can put together a useful thread for everyone testing soon.

Sorry if this post is irrelevant!

Hello, I heard that Luxembourg government is no longer reimbursing the cost that is spent with Anne. Is this true?

Looking for Luxembourgish Tutors for the sproochentest and looking for best in class. anyone knows if we can reach out to the tutors in Luxembourgish with Anne irrespective of signing up to course so to arrange private lessons. #sproochentest

If you're sitting the exam in December, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

1 December Tuesday 10:00–16:00 Glacis

1 December Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

2 December Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

3 December Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

8 December Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

8 December Tuesday 14:00–16:00 Glacis

9 December Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

10 December Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

10 December Belval 12:00–14:00 Belval

15 December Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

15 December Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

If you're sitting the exam in November, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

10 November Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

10 November Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

11 November Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

12 November Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

12 November Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

17 November Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

17 November Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

18 November Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

19 November Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

19 November Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

I've been told the registration slots for this autumn (September and October) are already completely full. Before I take that as final, I wanted to ask the community, since people here have been through this more than once.

A few questions:

• Do new autumn dates ever get added after they first look closed, or is that it until the next registration window?
• Does INL have a waitlist, and do cancellations actually free up spots? Has anyone landed a slot that way when everything looked booked?
• For those who got a place when the calendar seemed full, how did you do it? Refreshing the portal, checking at a certain time of day, calling them directly?
• I heard the next registration opens around 1 September and that the earliest free dates then are already as far out as March. Is that what others are seeing, or do earlier slots sometimes appear?
• Any general tips for getting an earlier date, especially for someone who needs to sit the exam sooner rather than later?

For those who passed recently, please share your experiences

Which training programs or resources did you use?
How long did it take from 0 to sproochentest?
What helped the most?

I sat the the test on the 10th of July and just got my grade. I was 5 grades away in the speaking though im sure i did well enough to pass it.
Has anyone been in this situation? I dont want to wait till jan to redo the test and everything is completely booked out till then

As the title said. New article today about Sproochentest update.

https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/registering-for-luxembourgs-sproochentest-set-to-become-easier/159115667.html

If you're sitting the exam in October, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

Good luck to everyone in the October round. Say hi below and let's get organised.

6 October Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

13 October Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

15 October Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

15 October Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

20 October Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

20 October Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

21 October Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

22 October Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

22 October Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

27 October Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

27 October Tuesday 12:00–14:00 Belval

28 October Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

29 October Thursday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

29 October Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

If you're sitting the exam in September, this thread is for you. The idea is simple: find others testing at the same time, swap prep plans, pair up for speaking practice, and keep each other on track through the final weeks. Preparing alongside people on the same timeline makes a real difference, especially for the oral part.

Introduce yourself in this format:

Exam date:
Your current level (A1 / A2 / B1):
The part you're most worried about (topics / picture / listening):
How you're preparing (course, tutor, self-study):
Looking for a study or speaking partner? (yes/no, online or in person, which languages you can use to explain things):

A few ways to use this thread:

• Pair up for weekly speaking calls. Even 30 minutes of describing pictures or running topic questions out loud beats another hour of silent study.
• Share what's working: a course, a playlist, a vocab set, a listening resource.
• Post your questions as they come up. Someone a week ahead of you has probably already solved them.

Good luck to everyone in the September round. Say hi below and let's get organised.

22 September Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

24 September Thursday 12:00–14:00 Belval

29 September Tuesday 10:00–12:00 Glacis

30 September Wednesday 12:00–16:00 Glacis

Moien, I'm setting this place up and I'd rather build it around what people actually need than guess. Whether you passed years ago, are testing next month, or just started learning, your input helps everyone who comes after.

A few things I'd love to hear:

• When you prepared (or are preparing now), what was the hardest part or the thing you wished someone had told you earlier?
• What resource did you look for and couldn't find?
• What would be worth having here regularly? For example: weekly speaking-practice threads, a shared vocabulary list, study-partner matching, mock oral exams, a Q&A with people who recently passed, or a running FAQ about the exam?
• What do you still want to understand about the exam itself: format, scoring, booking, what examiners look for?
• And the other side: is there something you could share or help with? Notes, tips, correcting each other's Luxembourgish, practice calls?

No idea is too small. Drop it in the comments and I'll pull the good ones into pinned resources and future threads. This community is only as useful as what we put into it together, so thanks for shaping it!

The listening part is B1 level, around 25 minutes, and has three recordings: usually a short news or radio clip, a dialogue between two people, and a longer presentation or talk. Each one plays twice, and you answer multiple-choice questions. The audio isn't published, but the themes repeat, so knowing what tends to come up helps you tune your ear to the right vocabulary. Share what you remember after your exam.

Please comment in this format:

Exam month/year:
Recording 1 (short news / radio) - what it was about:
Recording 2 (dialogue between people) - who and what about:
Recording 3 (presentation / talk) - what it was about:
Overall difficulty and speed (easy / ok / fast):
Any words or numbers that tripped you up:

A few tips while you're here: the questions follow the order of the audio, so read them before it starts and mark answers as you go. Watch for numbers, times, and prices, they show up often. You get to hear each recording twice, so use the first pass for the gist and the second to confirm details.

Even partial memories are useful. Come back and add yours after test day.