Posts tagged Fluency from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
Two letters, four jobs, and no clean English equivalent: 'er' is the word that quietly stops your Dutch sounding natural. Here is how each use actually works.
If you build every Dutch sentence in English first, you'll always be slow. Here is how to stop translating in your head and start thinking directly in Dutch.
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.
Can Duolingo make you conversationally fluent in Dutch? The honest answer, what it does well, where it stops, and what you need to add to actually talk.
Can Duolingo get you to B2 in Dutch? Honestly, no, especially for speaking. Here is what B2 means, where Duolingo plateaus, and what reaching it really takes.