Hear the Dutch, type what you hear. Train your ear and your spelling at the same time.
Needs sound on. Native Dutch voice, with a slower replay.
Dictation forces you to map Dutch sounds to spelling — the exact skill the listening exam tests.
ei vs ij, ou vs au, the hidden g and sch — you only learn them by writing what you hear.
Stuck? Play it again at a slower pace to catch every syllable, then check your spelling.
A dictation is a listening exercise where you hear spoken Dutch and write down exactly what you hear. It trains two skills at once — understanding the sounds and spelling them correctly — which is why it's such an efficient way to prepare for the listening part of the inburgeringsexamen.
You type what you hear and the trainer checks it against the correct Dutch, ignoring capitals and punctuation. An exact match is marked correct; otherwise you get a similarity score and the right answer so you can see exactly where you went wrong. There are 150 items across words, phrases and sentences.
Yes. Every item has a normal-speed play button and a slower replay, spoken by a natural Dutch voice, so you can catch every sound before you type.
Very. The listening (luisteren) part of the A2 inburgeringsexamen rewards accurate sound recognition, and writing (schrijven) rewards correct spelling. Dictation builds both together, which is why teachers use it so often.