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How do you actually pronounce "het"? Is it closer to "heht" (like English "het") or does it sound more like "huht"? I keep seeing it written phonetically both ways and I'm confused. I'm studying for the Inburgering A2 exam and want to get the basics right.. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

This will be my first exam. I have all my Inburgering exams coming up next week in Amsterdam and Zwolle, and I'm pretty nervous and confused about the exam format. If anyone has taken these exams before, I'd really appreciate you sharing your experience!

Speaking exam questions:

1. On the official practice website, you can listen to each question as many times as you want. Is it the same during the real exam? I usually need to hear a question at least twice to fully understand it.
2. Is there a time limit on per question?
3. Can you change/redo your answer as many times as you want?

Listening exam questions:

1. In the listening section, one video has multiple questions attached to it. I'd like to read all the related questions before the video starts, so I know which keywords to listen for. But I've heard you can only watch/listen to the video once — is that true?
2. During the exam, while the instructions are playing, is it possible to quickly skim ahead through 2–3 upcoming questions and then go back to answer the first one? Or is that too risky?
3. Once you move on to the next question, can you still go back and change your previous answer?

Any general tips for the exam would also be hugely appreciated!

Thanks so much in advance for any help!! 🙏