Posts tagged Communication from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
In the Netherlands, a clear 'no' is more respected than a vague maybe. Here is how to decline invitations, requests and plans directly, and politely, in Dutch.
Sorry, het spijt me, mijn excuses: Dutch has registers for apologising, and over-doing it backfires. Here is how to say sorry in Dutch the way locals actually do.
A Dutch functioneringsgesprek or beoordelingsgesprek can feel brutally blunt. Here is the difference between the two, how to prepare, and the vocab to hold your own.
Getting a problem fixed in the Netherlands rewards calm, direct complaining, not raised voices. Here is how to lodge a klacht that actually works, and the Dutch for it.