Dutch A1.6 Listening Practice: Run the Arrival Check
Dutch A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for run the arrival check.
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Level
A1.6
Audio
Segmented audio
Transcript
21 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Complete and repair a short arrival exchange using established statements, negation, person contrasts, and questions.
Select and combine previously practised statements, corrections, person forms, yes-no checks, W-questions, and the fixed social exchange under changing meaning cues.
New pattern
No new grammar; this checkpoint retrieves bounded zijn statements, niet, subject contrasts, verb-first checks, open questions, and the fixed greeting.
Practice aloud after listening
Ik ben hier. Anna is niet hier. Wie is hier? Hoe gaat het?
I am here. Anna is not here. Who is here? How are things?
A short Dutch listening chapter with transcript.
Join a meeting, find out who is present, correct one mistaken assumption, and greet another participant.
Read while you listen.
1. Marieke · Teacher
Welcome! I'm Marieke, and today we are practicing an arrival check in Dutch.
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2. Marieke · Teacher
Listen to this short five-sentence conversation between Lotte and Bram.
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3. Lotte · Native Speaker 2
Hoe gaat het?
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4. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Goed, dank je.
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5. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Ik ben hier.
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6. Lotte · Native Speaker 2
Anna is niet hier.
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7. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Wie is hier?
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8. Marieke · Teacher
Let me break down what Lotte and Bram said.
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9. Marieke · Teacher
First, Lotte said 'Hoe gaat het?', which means 'How are you?'
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10. Daan · Student
Is 'Hoe gaat het?' a fixed social phrase?
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11. Marieke · Teacher
Yes, use 'Hoe gaat het?' as the fixed formula whenever you greet someone.
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12. Marieke · Teacher
Next, Bram said 'Goed, dank je' for 'Good, thank you', and 'Ik ben hier', meaning 'I am here'.
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13. Daan · Student
So 'ben' is used with 'ik' to state my location?
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14. Marieke · Teacher
Exactly, use 'ik ben' with 'hier' to state that you are here.
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15. Marieke · Teacher
Then Lotte said 'Anna is niet hier', which means 'Anna is not here'.
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16. Daan · Student
Does 'niet' always come right after 'is' in these corrections?
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17. Marieke · Teacher
Yes, place 'niet' right after 'is' or 'ben' to make a negative check.
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18. Marieke · Teacher
Finally, Bram asked 'Wie is hier?', meaning 'Who is here?'.
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19. Daan · Student
So 'wie' is the question word for missing person information?
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20. Marieke · Teacher
Correct, use 'wie' for 'who' and 'waar' for 'where'.
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21. Marieke · Teacher
Great job! You now know how to run a quick arrival check in Dutch.
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