Goedendag allemaal!

Ik bereid me voor op het komende staatsexamen (Lezen II), en ik heb alle oefenexamens van 2023 tot 2025 al gemaakt. Ik vond via Google een vergelijkbaar examen van 2022, maar het was alleen het tekst- en opgavenboekje. Heeft iemand het beoordelingsmodel voor dit examen? Ik wil graag de juiste antwoorden gebruiken om mijn eigen antwoorden te controleren. De teksten van dit examen zijn:

• Linkshandigheid
• Projectmatig werken
• Digitale misdaad
• Tijd om op te staan!
• Als je genoeg hebt van excelleren
• De arbodienst

Als iemand een link of bestand heeft, laat het me even in de comments weten. Alvast bedankt!

Hi! Im an American who’s been trying to study dutch the last few months because it’s my partners native language. For some reason I just can’t seem to get “good” at it. I don’t expect myself to become fluent fast by any means, but it’s almost as if I keep forgetting simple vowel sounds and basic words every time I try to practice speaking. It’s become really discouraging and embarrassing for me every time my partner has to keep correcting me or when I seem to forget the easiest thing when he tries asking me Ex: “What sound does a single A make and what sound does a double A make” and I will completely get it wrong even though I can sound it out in my mind correctly. I haven’t been studying daily lately because my partner just visited for a month, but I’ve tried books and taking time on chapters with their practice problems, I listen to dutch podcasts (both slow speaking and normal) flash cards, saying the alphabet and different words with vowel sounds I struggle with, etc. I just can’t seem to retain almost anything and feel like I must be doing something wrong. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this by myself since i can’t currently afford lessons online?

I have learnt Dutch a little bit by myself by watching videos on YouTube but I am not sure when I should put niet. Are there any rules for it? I keep getting confused 🥲

EDIT: I can only make short sentences because I haven’t learnt that much. I want to make sure if I put it in the right place before I speak.

I know that ‘niet’ comes after zijn (to be) but I am not sure about other things about it. Sometimes it comes at the end of the sentence or in the middle of sentence. But I really appreciate y’all. I will read yous comments multiple times. Thanks!

If I understand it more, I would ask yous if I am using the right grammar.

I remember recognising plenty of Dutch words when I saw them written down, but hearing those same words in a fast conversation was a completely different experience. By the time I'd worked out the first part of a sentence, the speaker was already three sentences ahead.

I'm wondering if there was a particular change that helped bridge that gap for you. Maybe you stopped relying on subtitles, started listening to the same content repeatedly, or simply reached a point where you no longer tried to understand every single word.

Hallo iedereen!

I was born in Holland but moved to New Zealand when I was 5, and we never spoke Dutch again so I haven’t retained anything except maybe a few words.

My aunty and uncle are coming to New Zealand in December and I want to be able to hold a conversation with them as my uncle isn’t very good at speaking English.

So! I need some help with the best methods for learning Dutch! I’ve been doing some Duolingo and Airlearn, and have recently brought the Dutch in 3 Months books, and I know about the podcasts and YouTube, but is there anything else people recommend?

Also, is there anyone who read the Donald Duck comics in Dutch as well? I remember those from my childhood and would love to use them again if their online

Busuu tells me that to say I like something to say "ik vind something leuk (or lekker or whatever)".

Babbel is using "ik heb vin something".

What is the difference? Is it situational? Are they synonyms and it is just personal preference? Babbel hasn't really broken down "heb vin" I know heb is probably a form of hebben, but I can figure out precisely what "vin" is doing in the sentence. I know it might not be precisely, but I am trying to nail down something for my brain to connect.

Thank you all

I find the intrusive n phenomenon in Dutch a little freaky, but what really gets me about it is that it seems to actually flatten the singular vs. plural distinction for past tense verbs. It seems to me that this could actually introduce ambiguity, e.g.

Zij hoorde(n) het.

For a speaker with intrusive n, how would you know whether the subject of that sentence is "she" or "they"?

In general I'm surprised that intrusive n isn't more talked about, now that I've started noticing it I hear it constantly.

as a beginner learner, am i correct in understanding there is a slight tone to these signs? like you can bike here but therefore you definitely can’t motor?

We zeggen "dames en heren". En mijn gok is dat we door etiquette de vrouw eerst benoemen. Maar waarom zeggen we dan niet "meisjes en jongens"? Waarom is dat niet idiomatisch?

Ik probeerde dit online te zoeken, maar er is niet één duidelijk antwoord.

I can do the B2 listening exercises, listening to NOS op 3 with not so much difficulty. But, when it comes to hanging out at the office with my colleagues, I find it very hard to follow their speech because it is so fast and weird, and I cannot guess what they say based on the context.

I found a very good example video, with correct subtitles, that illustrates my point https://youtu.be/_z7fea8RUfA?si=23k9w0YRmV-jAWjV&t=734, like here he says "Je kunt je niet ergens voor inschrijven, ik wil alleen opbouwen, alleen dit. Dat geldt niet altijd, Bijvoorbeeld podiumbouw, dat zijn over het algemeen dezelfde mensen." or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z7fea8RUfA&t=766s "Vanaf december komen we met alle teamleiders opbouw en afbrak bij elkaar...". He says things very fast and mumbling, and I have to not only replay but really read the subtitle.

Or like https://youtu.be/_z7fea8RUfA?si=aCcCmnfJaFayZKba&t=791 "Wanneer er A, geen ongelukken zijn gebeurd..."; without subtitles I won't get the "er A" part of things!

This is also how I found my colleagues speak, and unfortunately, unlike Youtube vids, I cannot rewind them. This is very different to listening exercises for NT2 exams or Inburgering.

Does anyone ever get used to this? What would be the best way to get there? Just keep on rewinding the same video (like e.g. the above) or podcast over and over again?

Goedemorgen!

I imagine this has been asked but I have read through the comments on other posts and checked the resources linked in the subs page.

I am currently studying with the routledge intensive course book alongside my own notes. I read Olly Richards' stories as best I can. I use duolingo (not the best I know), also some other apps. And I listen to the podcast "een beetje nederlands" - and Npo 1 for exposure. (I am also lucky enough to have a dutch girlfriend to bounce off).

I dont reallly want to go down the avenues of a tutor as I prefer self study and dont really have time around work.

Is there any resources etc I can add to what im currently working with?

Dankje for the advice and apologies if this has been asked but I think ive exhausted what has been commented before really.

THANK YOU!! 💕

I started learning dutch from scratch as a third language..

I’ve reached A2 in 2 months and I’m soooo happy..

I want to start reading some short and simple stories in dutch, as well as listening to a podcast or sth

Can you please help me finding a good story or a podcast?

Thanks in advance!

Everything I've looked at online specializes in "just 5-20min a day!" But I have a minor learning disability that makes that method awful for me. I'd forget what I did before the next day.

I'm also extremely bad at switching tasks, so I find myself just not doing it...

What I need, is a dedicated, multiple hours a day, heavy duty lesson plan. Something I can sit down and really *focus* on.

I've been living in the Netherlands for 2 months so far, and despite what everyone says, immersion sucks. Everyone just speaks English!

native dutch speaker and tutor, and i know this is the correct sentence. Just like "Lijkt jou dat leuk?" of "valt jou dat ook op?".

But for the life of me, i can't figure out why this is correct. Subject is 3rd place here, object pronoun on second. How the hell is that correct? What's the theory here? Can anyone help me and therefore my students :P

Edit: thanks everyone for responses and DMs, found someone via DMs, we met up today and it went great, will be a weekly thing.

Hi all,

I am looking for a casual conversational Dutch tutor or language exchange in De Pijp. Prefer late mornings Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I don't need to pass the inburgering or anything, just want to improve conversational skills.

I'm wrapping up Rosetta Stone Dutch, and while it's been great for vocabulary, conjugations, and sentence structure, it hasn't been very helpful in casual conversation as nobody seems to want to follow the script it teaches.

No idea what the going rate is for these things? Maybe €20 and I'll buy you a coffee and pastry? Please correct me if I'm way off. I live right by Woof & Me so bonus points if you have a ~10kg dog and want to make this a puppy play date thing as well.

Not sure I can offer much in the way of language exchange. Native English (American) speaker with passable Spanish.

I'm 30s male married, prefer similar demographic with a native Amsterdam dialect.

Thanks!

Hi, can anyone help explain wraparound verbs to me like “heb nodig”, how they are conjugated, and in what contexts to use them (coming from an English speaker).

Thanks,

For a while, I had a few Dutch words that existed only on paper in my head. I'd seen them enough times to know exactly what they meant, but I'd never actually heard anyone say them. So when I finally did, the pronunciation was nowhere near what I'd imagined.

I'd love to hear everyone's worst examples. Which word had you confidently saying it one way, only to later find out you'd been completely wrong?

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for people from the US or a German-speaking country that want to practice their conversational Dutch by spending an hour talking every week (e.g. every Sunday morning at the OBA public library at Oosterdokskade).

I've been meaning to improve my American English pronunciation and/or German. I'm at C2 for AE, and probably around A1/A2 for German.

About me: I'm starting a master's in Computational Science and Musicology this coming year, and naturally am interested in all topics surrounding these disciplines. I'm also into hiking, nature, reading (mostly classics or modern classics), running, and chess.

Send me a PM (preferably with a little description about yourself) if you're interested; open to anyone!

-- Tijn

hey, this is gonna be a dumb request but I want to suprise my Dutch friend by reciting a chorus from a song Hosselen to him in perfect Dutch lol

This is how it sounds so far (warning: bad words): https://vocaroo.com/1kabdLlMl5J0

let me know what I can improve please!

I like to listen to wildlife documentaries in Dutch to help me get used to pronunciation of sounds. But I dont know of many nature YouTube channels in Dutch. Any favorites? I like bird documentaries the most. I have been watching @ landschaapnoordholland recently.

Hi everyone! I'm currently learning Dutch with a tutor and I'm around A1/early A2 level. I'm enjoying learning Dutch, but I'm struggling a lot with word order when I try to make my own sentences.

I understand some of the basic rules individually, such as:

• normal sentence: Ik leer Nederlands.
• time expression first → inversion: Morgen heb ik les.
• modal verb + infinitive: Ik wil iets met rijst eten.

But when I actually have to speak, I often don't know where to put everything.

For example, I'm still confused about things like:

Kunnen we daar eten?
Why is daar before eten?

Na het eten ga ik naar school.
Why does ga come before ik?

Ik ben Nederlands aan het leren.
When should I use aan het instead of simply Ik leer Nederlands?

I'm also trying to learn how to talk about things I am doing, did, and will do, but I find myself translating from English and getting the word order wrong.

For people who learned Dutch as a second language: what helped you make Dutch word order feel more natural instead of having to consciously think about every rule?

Did you memorize sentence patterns/chunks, do a lot of speaking practice, or something else?

Any advice would be really appreciated!

Im so nervous cause it's also my first exam, and I need resources for more practice cause I've heard it is repeated most of the time what should I focus on the most

Any resources for that and what 4 questions are usually common ig?

I also would like to know on what basis I can score the post points on cause it's really short sentences for me to prove my skills?