9 practical guides about phrases for expats in the Netherlands and Flanders, from Learn Dutch For Expats.
What you will hear on King's Day, from vrijmarkt haggling to orange everything, and how to use the busiest, friendliest day of the year to practise Dutch.
How to open, structure and close a professional email in Dutch, when to use u or je, and why Dutch readers expect your request in the first two sentences.
Phone menus, identification questions, explaining the problem and confirming the fix: a practical script and phrase list for calling a Dutch klantenservice.
From eenentwintig to miljard: how Dutch numbers work, why the tens come last, and how to handle prices, phone numbers, addresses and dates without mix-ups.
The questions every Dutch cashier asks, how to answer them, and what statiegeld, bonuskaart, pinnen and houdbaar tot mean. Do your shopping in Dutch from week one.
Spoor, vertraging, rijdt niet, wordt gesplitst: the Dutch words in NS train announcements, what they mean for your journey, and what to do next.
Half drie is 2:30, tien voor half drie is 2:20, and Thursday the third is donderdag 3 oktober. How Dutch tells time and dates, and the traps for English speakers.
The questions Dutch interviewers ask, how to answer them in Dutch, and the directness that surprises expats: a practical guide to the sollicitatiegesprek.
From calling the doktersassistente at 8:00 to describing pain and asking what happens next: the Dutch phrases that make a GP visit in the Netherlands easier.