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Key Facts: Érettségi Spanyol Exam
A current living-foreign-language subject assessed at CEFR B1 at középszint and B2 at emelt szint.
Középszint aligns with CEFR B1 (180 min written + 15 min oral, 150 points total).
Emelt szint assesses CEFR B2 (240 min written + 20 min oral, 150 points total); higher-education programmes set their own current admission rules.
The 12% minimum applies to the written and oral parts at középszint, and separately to all five skill sections at emelt szint.
Printed bilingual dictionaries are permitted exclusively during Part IV: Writing (Expresión e interacción escritas).
Grading differs by level: grade 5 begins at 80% for középszint and 60% for emelt szint.
The exam is administered nationwide twice annually: the main spring session in May–June and an autumn session in October–November by the Oktatási Hivatal.
The Hungarian Érettségi Spanish Language exam is an official secondary school leaving qualification codified in 100/1997 Korm. rendelet and NAT 2020, featuring intermediate (B1, 180 min written + oral) and advanced (B2, 240 min written + oral) tiers, evaluated on a 1–5 scale with a 25% pass threshold.
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1Read the Spanish notice: « La biblioteca cerrará a las cinco por obras. Los préstamos pueden devolverse en el buzón exterior durante todo el día. » What remains possible after 17:00?
2Read the Spanish message: « Te he dejado las llaves con Marta porque llegarás antes que yo. » Why does Marta have the keys?
3Choose the correct verb: « Ana ___ cansada hoy, pero normalmente ___ muy activa. »
4Choose the best tense combination: « Mientras yo ___, alguien ___ a la puerta. »
5Choose the correct form: « Quiero que tú ___ conmigo. »
6Complete the unreal condition: « Si tuviera más tiempo, ___ otro idioma. »
7Replace both objects correctly: « Entrego el documento a la directora. »
8Choose the correct preposition: « Estudio español ___ trabajar en Madrid. »
9In traditional careful usage, what does « Debe de estar en casa » express?
10What does embarazada mean in « Mi hermana está embarazada »?
About the Érettségi Spanyol Exam
The Spanish-language Érettségi (spanyol nyelv) assesses CEFR B1 at középszint and B2 at emelt szint through reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint has 180 written minutes plus a 15-minute oral; emelt szint has 240 written minutes plus a 20-minute oral. This independent English-language MCQ bank retains Spanish passages and answer choices where the target-language skill requires them; it is not an official translation or paper and does not replace listening, writing, or speaking practice.
Exam sponsor: Oktatási Hivatal (Educational Authority, Hungary). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Question count not published by the exam provider
Time Limit
180 minutes written (közép) / 240 minutes (emelt) + oral
Passing Score
At least 25% overall. Középszint requires at least 12% in the aggregated written part and at least 12% in the oral part. Emelt szint requires at least 12% separately in reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint grades: 25–39% = 2, 40–59% = 3, 60–79% = 4, 80–100% = 5. Emelt szint grades: 25–32% = 2, 33–46% = 3, 47–59% = 4, 60–100% = 5. The assessed CEFR levels are B1 and B2 respectively.
Exam / Certification Fees
Free for qualifying students taking examinations toward their first school-leaving certificate, including the first remedial or replacement examination before receiving it. For fee-paying 2026 entries, the per-subject fee is HUF 48,000 at középszint and HUF 81,000 at emelt szint.
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Reading Comprehension (Comprensión de lectura)
Authentic Spanish texts including news reports, cultural articles, public notices, transport announcements, advertisements, recipes, and personal or formal correspondence. Evaluates skimming for global understanding, scanning for specific factual details, recognizing coreference, and inferring communicative intent.
Grammar & Verb Morphology (Morfología y verbos)
Present indicative regular (-ar, -er, -ir) and irregular paradigms (ir, venir, salir, poner, tener, saber, conocer); the essential distinction between ser (identity, origin, inherent characteristics, passive voice) and estar (temporary states, condition, geographic and spatial location); imperative forms (affirmative and negative, informal tú/vosotros vs formal usted/ustedes); future and conditional tenses; and passive/impersonal constructions with 'se'.
Contrast of Past Tenses (Pretérito perfecto, indefinido e imperfecto)
Selection and aspectual contrast between pretérito indefinido (completed punctual past events in closed temporal units: ayer, en 2020), pretérito imperfecto (habitual actions, descriptions of physical/emotional states, concurrent ongoing background events), pretérito perfecto compuesto (recent past with present relevance: hoy, esta semana, todavía no), and pretérito pluscuamperfecto (anterior past events).
Subjunctive Mood & Uses (Modo subjuntivo: presente e imperfecto)
Governed subjunctive forms in noun clauses (verbs of volition: querer, desear; emotion: alegrarse, sentir; doubt and denial: dudar, no creer), impersonal statements (es necesario que, es conveniente que), adverbial temporal clauses referring to the future (cuando, en cuanto, tan pronto como), purpose clauses (para que), and hypothetical conditional sentences (si + imperfecto de subjuntivo + condicional simple).
Pronouns & Clitics (Pronombres de OD/OI y reflexivos)
Direct object clitics (lo, la, los, las) and indirect object clitics (le, les); the 'se lo / se la' combination where indirect 'le/les' converts to 'se'; clitic placement rules with conjugated verbs, infinitives, gerunds, and affirmative imperatives; reduplication with tonic indirect objects ('a Juan le gusta'); and psychological experiencer verbs such as gustar, encantar, doler, and parecer.
Prepositions & Periphrases (Preposiciones por/para y perífrasis verbales)
Functional distinctions between 'por' (cause, motive, approximate location, duration, means, exchange) and 'para' (destination, recipient, deadline, purpose, standard of comparison); verbal prepositional regimes (soñar con, acordarse de, invitar a, tardar en); and verbal periphrases (ir a + inf, tener que + inf, acabar de + inf, volver a + inf, llevar + gerundio, seguir + gerundio, dejar de + inf).
Vocabulary & Idiomatic Expressions (Léxico y modismos)
Thematic vocabulary drawn from the NAT 2020 syllabus (family life, environmental issues, travel and hospitality, education and future careers, health, science and technology); recognition of false friends (falsos amigos: constipado, embarazada, asistir, éxito); discourse connectors and text organizers (sin embargo, por lo tanto, no obstante, por un lado / por otro lado); and vivid idiomatic expressions.
Listening Comprehension & Hispanic Civilisation (Comprensión auditiva y cultura hispana)
Pragmatic conventions in everyday communicative situations (ordering tapas, booking train tickets through RENFE, dining etiquette); formal vs informal registers (allocution 'tú' vs polite 'usted'); Hispanic geography, festivals, and cultural traditions (las Fallas de Valencia, el Día de los Muertos, el Camino de Santiago); and comprehension of recorded announcements, voicemails, and radio broadcasts.
Preparing for the Érettségi Spanyol Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: At least 25% overall. Középszint requires at least 12% in the aggregated written part and at least 12% in the oral part. Emelt szint requires at least 12% separately in reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint grades: 25–39% = 2, 40–59% = 3, 60–79% = 4, 80–100% = 5. Emelt szint grades: 25–32% = 2, 33–46% = 3, 47–59% = 4, 60–100% = 5. The assessed CEFR levels are B1 and B2 respectively.
- Assessment: Question count not published by the exam provider
- Time limit: 180 minutes written (közép) / 240 minutes (emelt) + oral
- Exam / certification fees: Free for qualifying students taking examinations toward their first school-leaving certificate, including the first remedial or replacement examination before receiving it. For fee-paying 2026 entries, the per-subject fee is HUF 48,000 at középszint and HUF 81,000 at emelt szint. Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the structure of the Hungarian Érettségi Spanish Language exam?
At the intermediate level (középszint / B1), the examination consists of a 180-minute written test divided into four sections: Reading Comprehension (Olvasott szöveg értése / Comprensión de lectura, 60 min, 33 pts), Language in Use (Nyelvhelyesség / Uso de la lengua, 30 min, 18 pts), Listening Comprehension (Hallott szöveg értése / Comprensión auditiva, 30 min, 33 pts), and Writing (Íráskészség / Expresión e interacción escritas, 60 min, 33 pts), followed by an Oral Examination (Beszédkészség / Expresión oral, 15 min, 33 pts, making 150 points total). At the advanced level (emelt szint / B2), the written examination lasts 240 minutes and is followed by a 20-minute oral examination.
What CEFR levels correspond to középszint and emelt szint in Spanish?
Középszint (intermediate level) corresponds to CEFR level B1 (independent user threshold), requiring practical communicative competence in everyday situations and mastery of core verb tenses. Emelt szint (advanced level) corresponds to CEFR level B2 (vantage), which demands sophisticated syntactic mastery, complex subjunctive clauses, nuanced vocabulary, and confident spontaneous spoken and written argumentation.
What are the passing criteria and grade boundaries for the Spanish Érettségi?
A candidate needs at least 25% overall. At középszint they also need 12% in the written part and 12% in the oral part; at emelt szint they need 12% in each of reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint grades are 25–39% = 2, 40–59% = 3, 60–79% = 4, and 80–100% = 5. Emelt szint grades are 25–32% = 2, 33–46% = 3, 47–59% = 4, and 60–100% = 5.
Are dictionaries permitted during the Spanish Érettségi examination?
During both the intermediate (középszint) and advanced (emelt szint) examinations, printed bilingual dictionaries (spanyol-magyar / magyar-spanyol szótár) are permitted ONLY during Part IV: Writing (Íráskészség / Expresión escrita). Dictionaries are strictly prohibited during Reading Comprehension, Language in Use, and Listening Comprehension.
How are past tense choices (indefinido vs imperfecto vs pretérito perfecto) tested?
Past tenses are extensively tested in the 'Uso de la lengua' and 'Expresión escrita' sections. Pretérito indefinido is used for completed events in closed time intervals (ayer, el año pasado); imperfecto is used for habitual actions, ongoing states, and background descriptions; and pretérito perfecto compuesto is used for completed actions within an open time frame connected to the present (hoy, esta semana, nunca).
Where can official past Hungarian Érettségi Spanish exams and audio files be found?
All past examination papers, audio recordings, transcripts, and official marking schemes (javítási-értékelési útmutató) from 2005 to the present are freely downloadable from the official website of the Oktatási Hivatal at oktatas.hu.