Indonesian Level Self-Test (A1-C1 Guide)

Level: Beginner and up. No login, no score to submit — just a quick, honest way to find where to start in Indonesian.

By the end of this page you can…

…place yourself on a familiar A1-to-C1 scale, understand what each band means in real terms, and open the right first lesson.

How to use this self-test

Read each level from the top. For each can-do statement, ask whether you could do it right now, unprepared, without looking anything up. Your level is the highest band where you can honestly tick every line. The moment a band has even one line you cannot do, stop — that band is your current target, not your current level.

A1 — Beginner

• I can use greetings and very basic phrases (halo, terima kasih, tolong).
• I can introduce myself and say where I am from.
• I can ask and answer simple questions about personal details, very slowly.
• I can understand familiar everyday words when people speak clearly.

A2 — Elementary

• I can handle short social exchanges: shopping, ordering food, asking directions.
• I can describe my family, job and daily routine in simple sentences.
• I can understand the main point of short, clear announcements and notices.
• I can talk about the past with time words (kemarin saya pergi…, yesterday I went…).

B1 — Intermediate

• I can cope with most situations while travelling in Indonesia.
• I can describe experiences, plans and opinions and give short reasons.
• I can follow the main points of clear standard speech on familiar topics.
• I can write simple connected text about things that interest me.

B2 — Upper intermediate

• I can hold a fluent, spontaneous conversation with native speakers without much strain.
• I can understand the main ideas of complex texts and most TV news.
• I can write clear, detailed text and argue a point of view with pros and cons.
• I can recognise and use the di- passive and common affixes comfortably.

C1 — Advanced

• I can understand long, demanding texts and catch implied meaning.
• I can express myself fluently without obviously searching for words.
• I can use Indonesian flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes.
• I can produce well-structured, detailed writing on complex subjects.

Try a sentence at each level

Can you read and understand these without help? Comfort with each one roughly matches that band.

Where to start based on your result

• A1: open Start Learning Indonesian Here and begin the grammar backbone in order.
• A2–B1: jump into the Indonesian grammar section at the first point you feel shaky, such as basic word order.
• B2–C1: use the grammar pages as a reference to plug specific gaps, and focus your time on reading, listening and writing practice.

Quick recap before the quiz.

Practice

Quiz

Next

• Begin at Start Learning Indonesian Here
• Browse the Indonesian grammar section