Posts tagged Amsterdam from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
Wondering if you can haggle at Amsterdam's Albert Cuyp market, and whether English is fine? Here is the honest etiquette, plus the Dutch that gets you the friendly price.
A resident parking permit means cheap parking in your zone, if you survive the gemeente waitlist. Here is how the bewonersvergunning works, in Dutch.
Studielink, tentamen, studievereniging, borrel: the Dutch words every international student at the University of Amsterdam needs, explained in plain English.
Amsterdam's housing crunch breeds rental scams on Facebook and Marktplaats. Here are the red flags, the scam slang, and how to check a listing is real.
Amsterdam is the easiest city to avoid learning Dutch, and one of the richest to learn in. Here is the expat's map: schools, free taalcafes, and costs.
Fatbike rules in the Netherlands are tightening fast. Here is what is legal now, what is coming, the fines, and the Dutch you need to stay on the right side.
In Amsterdam everyone speaks English, so most expats stall at tourist-speak. Here is how to push past the switch and actually use Dutch in the city.
On King's Day anyone can sell anything on the street, no permit needed. Here is how the vrijmarkt works and the Dutch to run your own stall.
Free entry with a Museumkaart still needs a reserved tijdslot at big museums. Here is the Dutch to book, change, and cancel a slot, and avoid a wasted no-show.
Tokens, lockers, and the coat check: the Dutch words and festival system that get you through Amsterdam Dance Event like a local, not a lost tourist.
Textbooks teach ABN, the polished standard Dutch. The street speaks faster, looser, and with an accent. Here is how to bridge the gap between the two.
A night out is a fun, low-stakes Dutch workout: the bar, the door, the coat check, the round. Here are the words you need to order and get in smoothly.
Dutch dating is famously direct: ghosting is out, honesty is in. Here are the Dutch lines for a kind, clear no, and for reading one aimed at you.
Got a hospitality job in Amsterdam? Here is the bar and cafe Dutch you actually hear on shift: orders, slang, the bill, and tips.
Can you live in Amsterdam without speaking Dutch? Yes, easily, thanks to world-leading English. But here is where it gets harder, and what little Dutch fixes.
Do Dutch people appreciate it when expats try to speak Dutch, or do they just switch to English? The honest answer, and how to make the effort land.
Do you really need to learn Dutch to live in Amsterdam? The honest decision: when it is truly necessary, when it is optional, and the middle path most expats take.
Dating in the Netherlands? Here are 7 compliments that land in Dutch, why Dutch directness changes the game, and how 'going Dutch' really works.
Just moved to Amsterdam? These 10 Dutch words make an immediate difference on day one, from paying and ordering to sounding a little less like a tourist.
The proper way to order a coffee or beer in Amsterdam in Dutch: the phrases, the drink names, the beer sizes, and how to pay and tip like a local.
A starter set of practical Dutch phrases for daily life in Amsterdam: cafés, shops, transport, and small talk. They work across the Netherlands and Flanders too.