C1
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You understand long, demanding texts and express yourself fluently without hunting for words. Often required in fields such as medicine and law.
- Approximate guided hours
- 700–800
- Matching exams
- Goethe C1 · IELTS ~7.0–8.0
Read this as an order of magnitude, not a target: real time varies with how close your first language is and how consistent you are.
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