r/dele_exam

5 days until the big day!

Been studying Spanish for just over a year now, but been pretty consistent for the last 2.5 months leading up to it. It's quite hilarious to see how my Duolingo streak is now at this point. Working through the practice exams and finding a tutor on iTalki to help me with the oral exam has been really useful.

Even if I don't pass, I've seen such a dramatic improvement in my Spanish these last 2.5 months.

Does anyone have any tips for nerves or what to expect during the exam logistically? If you don't have tips—just wanted to hear how studying has been for everyone.

It's been quite a unique experience studying for this and I don't have anyone I know doing anything similar. It's honestly pretty funny being out of school now and having my friends constantly ask me what on earth I'm studying for in the evenings.

Looking forward to hearing from y'all!

Doing the test in NYC next Sat. Looks like i got scheduled for the written portion at 9am which I imagine is for everyone. My orals are scheduled for 6pm. It's going to be a drag hanging out there for 5+ hours waiting.

Hi all!

I am posting to ask a feedback from people who took the exam - I know candidates are asked to leave personal objects before the exam starts, but is small food/water allowed in the exam room? I am asking because I will do the exam next week and the temperature is expected to be 30C - so it could be an issue not to drink for 4h or something..! And for me not eating as well, as I have some issues of getting low in sugar, so I always take something with me in case I feel hungry or light headed

Thank you!

Hi, I’ve been preparing for the C1 exam for the last 3.5 months with weekly lessons from an iTalki tutor + el cronómetro, the new edelsa c1 textbook and a por el DELE. My exam is next week.

One thing I’ve found odd though is that my tutor hasn’t given me much of any explicit practice instructions for the oral exam apart from I guess interweaving the style of questioning into our lesson. He seems pretty convinced that I’ll do ok on the oral exam, and has recommend I focus more on the Writing test.

I’d like to believe him but it really doesn’t inspire confidence to have so little explicit practice this close to the test so I’m trying to cram more preparation in this week. I don’t know what to make of it honestly bc I don’t feel prepared for that test following his advice but I’ve also seen ppl here say they thought they bombed the speaking test and actually did pretty well so maybe he’s on to something…

I tried recording myself doing tarea 1 and the nerves really got to me and I don’t think I did very well. Any advice on what / if anything I can do, both mentally and in terms of concrete practice to feel more ready for the exam?

I'm scheduled for the B2 test next Saturday (10 days away). I see a lot of comments from people on the audio quality for the prueba de comprensión auditiva. Is this a serious issue ?

Doing practice tests, I don't seem to have any issues with accents or speed for the most part. Wondering if the audio quality in the exam room is decent and not a clunky old speaker that squeaks.

What are the best resources to prepare for c1 exam?

Although I just started easing into studying for November's DELE C1 exam, I'm gonna have to make a choice - a mental challenge vs a physical challenge. I learned that my fall marathon (my physical challenge) and the exam (my mental challenge) are on the same day in November. In my neck of the woods, DELE exams are offered only in Nov and May. On one hand, I probably should go with the exam since there are plenty of opportunities to run a marathon in fall 2026. On the other hand, I really want to run this particular marathon (which has the nickname America's Friendliest Marathon)...especially, since I deferred last year's marathon to this year.

After checking out another Instituto Cervantes, there is another option. I could travel to & spend the weekend in NYC (about 4 hrs by train) and take the exam in October.

Decisions, decisions, decisions 😉

Hey guys,

I’m preparing for my B2 exam and I’ve just done an oral mock exam with my Uruguayan friend who acted as the examiner.

If there’s a native speaker or a DELE examiner who would be willing to review it, I would be very grateful. I’m willing to pay if you are a certified examiner.

If there somewhere else I should be asking this, pls let me know lol.