Posts tagged Beginners from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
Dutch prepositions (op, aan, in, voor) feel impossible and rarely match English. Here is the honest answer on whether to study them early, and what to do instead.
Your first week needs about fifteen Dutch phrases, not fluency: greetings, paying, asking for help, and the one line that changes everything.
Want to learn Dutch fast? B1 takes about 350 to 450 hours. Here is what actually speeds you up, and the apps built for daily, situation-first practice.
New to cycling in the Netherlands? Here is the simple fietsenmaker (bike repair) vocabulary tourists and newcomers need to fix a bike and ask the price.
You can live in the Netherlands in English, but life is smoother in Dutch. Here is the practical map of what Dutch actually matters, by life-area.
The complete, situation-by-situation guide to the Dutch phrases you actually use every day: greetings, shops, cafes, transport, the gemeente, and the doctor.
Starting from absolute zero (A0) in Dutch? Here is how a free A0 course compares to a situation-based survival approach, and which gets you usable Dutch faster.
German is a huge head start in Dutch, until a false friend trips you up. Here are the words that look the same and mean something else entirely.
Can you reach A1 Dutch in four weeks at 15 minutes a day? Here is the honest answer, and a realistic week-by-week plan for survival-level Dutch.
You can reach A2 Dutch without paying. Here are the best free courses, platforms, and app tiers compared, and where free actually falls short.
The 20 everyday Dutch phrases expats actually hear and use every day: paying, ordering, greetings, and the small lines that make daily life smooth.
Most Dutch apps are built for everyone, everywhere. Here is how to actually learn the Dutch you need when you have just moved to the Netherlands or Flanders.
Does the Dutch 'g' stop hurting your throat with practice? Yes, quickly, and here is why it hurts at first, how fast it fades, and how to speed it up.
Dutch and English are close cousins, which makes Dutch one of the easier languages for English speakers. Here is what is familiar, and what still trips you up.
A simple, situation-first plan to go from zero Dutch to real daily conversations as an expat, without grammar overload or chasing fluency you do not need.
Can you learn Dutch by watching cartoons? Here is the honest answer for adult expats, why passive watching is slow, and what to do instead.
Starting from zero? These are the absolute must-know everyday Dutch phrases for beginners, the small set that covers greetings, paying, and getting help.
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.