Speaking (Spreken)
The 78 questions and 452 sentences of the oral exam. Listen, answer aloud, record yourself and get tips with accepted answers.
Preparation course for the civic integration exam at the Dutch embassy — the Basisexamen inburgering buitenland at A1 level, required for the MVV visa (provisional residence permit). Speaking (Spreken), reading (Lezen), knowledge of society (KNS) and vocabulary, with timed official mock exams and AI-powered practice.
The four parts of the exam, plus the tools that speed up learning.
The 78 questions and 452 sentences of the oral exam. Listen, answer aloud, record yourself and get tips with accepted answers.
Short texts and comprehension questions in the real exam format, scored 1 to 10.
The 100 official KNS questions about life in the Netherlands, with the photos from the official book and A/B choice.
591 essential words, Dutch ⇄ your language, with native audio.
Word-level practice: hear and pick the spelling, see and pick the pronunciation.
Chat in Dutch with an AI tutor that corrects grammar, vocabulary and speaking — and explains in your language.
The system decides what to review and when, to lock it into long-term memory with minimal effort.
Timed replicas of KNS, Lezen and Spreken — number of questions, time and pass criteria just like exam day.
A clear path, from sign-up to exam day.
In seconds. Your progress is saved and syncs between computer and phone.
A little, regularly. Record your voice, complete sentences and let spaced repetition guide you.
Test yourself in the real format and time. See your likely score per section.
When your mastery is in the green, book at DUO with confidence.
The AI practice module talks with you in simple Dutch about introductions, family, work and descriptions — corrects your mistakes and explains in your language. Combine it with voice recording to gain real fluency.
Try it in the app →Real testimonials from our students — published with their permission.
“I practised Spreken (speaking) every day recording my voice. At the exam I felt ready.”
“The timed mock exams took away my nerves. I knew exactly what to expect.”
“The explanations in my language finally made the grammar make sense.”
Articles from the team about the Dutch A1 exam, the MVV visa and studying.
It's the Basisexamen Inburgering, taken digitally at embassies/consulates, with three parts: Speaking (Spreken), Reading (Lezen) and Knowledge of Society (KNS). It assesses basic communication for the residence visa.
No. You start from scratch, with translation in your language and native audio on every item.
Yes. It's a web app — study on your computer and continue on your phone, with progress synced to your account.
You record your answer to hear yourself, and AI practice chats with you in Dutch and corrects grammar, vocabulary and speaking, explaining in your language.
Yes: they replicate the number of questions, the time and the pass criteria of each part (KNS, Lezen, Spreken).
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