The four separate language exams, with no combined percentage, are on the Inburgering A2 page.
Quick Answer
DUO does not ship one definitive vocabulary list for the A2 papers — your study set should follow real-life domains the exam draws from: daily admin, housing, health, work, travel, and short messages. The table below is Prep2Go’s editorial map, not a government syllabus. For a structured 2,000-item deck aligned to exam-style Dutch, use Prep2Go Inburgering A2 Anki deck. For app comparisons (Duolingo-style tools vs sentence decks), read best Inburgering A2 vocabulary apps — we do not repeat that review here.
Theme map with short examples
Each line is an original micro-example you can extend into cards — tweak wording to match your own appointments and messages.
| Theme | Dutch snippet | English gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Appointments & admin | Ik wil een afspraak maken bij de gemeente. / Mag ik uw paspoort zien? | I want to make an appointment at the municipality. / May I see your passport? |
| Housing | De huur is te hoog voor mij. / De verwarming werkt niet goed. | The rent is too high for me. / The heating does not work well. |
| Health | Ik heb pijn aan mijn arm sinds gisteren. / U moet even in de wachtkamer zitten. | My arm has hurt since yesterday. / Please wait in the waiting room. |
| Work | Mijn rooster verandert volgende week. / Ik zoek tijdelijk werk. | My shifts change next week. / I am looking for temporary work. |
| Transport | De trein heeft vijf minuten vertraging. / Waar stapt u uit voor het station? | The train is five minutes late. / Where do you get off for the station? |
| Forms & short mail | Graag ontvang ik het formulier per e-mail. / Hartelijk dank voor uw reactie. | Please send me the form by email. / Thank you very much for your reply. |
How to use this page
Pick two themes per week, collect ten phrases each, and recycle them in short letters and voice notes — density beats passive scrolling. Combine with the apps comparison article when you need tool fit, not when you need more Dutch examples.