Schoolspullen kopen voor de middelbare school
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
What are Dutch “schoolspullen”?
Schoolspullen is the Dutch term for back-to-school supplies, and the late-August schoolspullen-shopping trip is a Dutch family ritual, especially before the first year of middelbare school. The standard list: agenda (paper planner, mandatory), etui (pencil case), pennen, vulpotloden, gummen, liniaal, schaartje, rekenmachine (Casio FX-CG50 graphing calculator for havo-and-up tracks), schoolboeken (rented through Iddink or Van Dijk), gymspullen, and a new schooltas. Dutch supermarkets like Bruna and Albert Heijn run mid-August schoolspullen-aisles, and Bol.com has become the dominant online channel. The whole tradition costs Dutch families €100-300 per kid.
In this clip, a Dutch family preps: “De school gaat weer beginnen. We gaan morgen naar de stad om spullen voor een middelbare school uit te zoeken. Of gewoon via Bol bestellen.”
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- ▸In Dutch back-to-school retail and family-shopping content (Bruna, Bol.com, HEMA)
- ▸In Dutch schoolboeken and educational-supply marketing (Iddink, Van Dijk Educatie, Studystore)
- ▸In Dutch parenting and back-to-school writing (Kek Mama, Ouders van Nu, J/M Ouders)
- ▸In Dutch primary-to-secondary content (Het Klokhuis, Schooltv, NPO Zapp)