The Listening exam part

What does the exam look like?

Unlike Reading, this part is partly visual: you watch short videos (for example a conversation between two people) and also listen to spoken texts, such as a voicemail message or an announcement at a train station. After each fragment, you answer questions about what was said.

What do you need to be able to do?

You listen to everyday spoken Dutch — not necessarily slow or exaggeratedly clear — and understand the main points: who, what, where, and when. Think of understanding an appointment someone gives you over the phone, or an instruction over an intercom.

How do you practice?

inburgeren.nl offers 3 free official practice exams for Listening, in the same style as the real exam. Also listen regularly to Dutch radio, podcasts, or television at a simple level, and pay attention to common words in daily situations such as at the doctor's, the municipality, or at work. It's a skill you build mainly by hearing a lot of Dutch, not just by learning grammar.

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