Official exams

What the public exam is, who runs it, and how the result is reported. This is a description, not a prep course and not a past paper.

Staatsexamen NT2

Dutch

The Dutch state exam, in two programmes.

Read the format

Where this language is spoken

These cities are places where Dutch is official, widely used, or part of daily life for many people. It is not the only language you will hear.

Amsterdam
Netherlands
Dutch is the language of the tram, the shop, and the city office. English is common in a tourist street. It does not replace Dutch on the tram.

Who it is for

For someone who wants to get closer to Dutch, for a trip, work, study, or a conversation.

In the app

In the app you choose Dutch and a level when that language is open for study. This page does not give a lesson count and does not promise an exam course.

Words you hear every day

These are starter words from the same pack as the games. Where the spelling is not Latin, the reading next to it shows the sound. Tap the speaker to hear the word itself.

Word	In this page's language
het water	water
het brood	bread
de koffie	coffee
de thee	tea
het huis	house
de deur	door
de sleutel	key
het raam	window
het boek	book
de ochtend	morning
de week	week
de naam	name
de stad	city
de trein	train
de luchthaven	airport
de straat	street
de baan	job
het kantoor	office
het team	team
de kalender	calendar
eten	to eat
drinken	to drink
openen	to open
lezen	to read
schrijven	to write
spreken	to speak
willen	to want
werken	to work
de vriend	friend
de familie	family
de school	school
het geld	money
de dag	day
het jaar	year

100 picture words

A few phrases

Phrase	Meaning
Hallo	Hello
Dank je	Thank you
Goedemorgen	Good morning
Ik heet…	My name is…

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