When someone can speak a language very well, they are fluent. Is there a word to describe a situation where you can understand the language when spoken to you perfectly, but just can't speak it as well? I'm looking for a word or phrase to describe it.
Learn English – When someone can speak a language very well, they are “fluent”. What if you can only understand it
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You could consider using passive speaker as defined in Wikipedia:
As it is not a broadly used term, you might have to add something after saying it for example: