Dutch
Nederlands · From "hallo" to reading the news, taught in English.
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Hallo!
Greetings, goodbyes and the sounds of Dutch
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challenges
all wordsDaily challenge
20 questions, the same all day. Your first score counts.
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Sprint
As many right answers as you can in 60 seconds.
Survival
Endless and slowly harder. Three mistakes and you are out.
Mixed practice
No timer, no lives. Words, grammar and drills until you stop.
endless drills
Numbers
Write numbers out in full, from nul to miljoenen.
Telling time
"Half drie" is 2:30. Practise the Dutch clock until it is automatic.
De or het
Endless de/het practice. Tip: all plurals and most people are "de".
Plurals
-en or -s, and all the spelling changes in between.
Verb forms
Present tense, then the perfect (heb gewerkt) and the simple past (werkte).
lessons
A1Beginner
Greetings, introducing yourself, numbers, family, food and getting around.
- 1 Hallo! Greetings, goodbyes and the sounds of Dutch
- 2 Wie ben jij? Pronouns, zijn and hebben, introducing yourself
- 3 Getallen Numbers 0–100, age and phone numbers
- 4 De familie Family members, de and het, possessives
- 5 Eten en drinken Food, drink, and regular verbs in the present
- 6 Vragen stellen Question words and word order in questions
- 7 Dagen en tijd Days of the week, months and telling time
- 8 In de stad Places, directions, and er is / er zijn
- 9 Kleuren en bijvoeglijke naamwoorden Colours, adjectives and the -e ending
A2Elementary
Daily routines, the past, shopping, health and comparing things.
- 1 Mijn dag Daily routine, separable and reflexive verbs
- 2 Wat heb je gedaan? The perfect tense: heb gewerkt, ben gegaan
- 3 Vroeger The simple past: werkte, woonde, ging
- 4 Winkelen Shopping, clothes, plurals and diminutives
- 5 Het weer Weather, seasons and talking about it
- 6 Bij de dokter Body, health and modal verbs
- 7 Thuis The house, furniture and prepositions of place
- 8 Vergelijken Comparatives and superlatives
B1Intermediate
Complex sentences, opinions, work, travel and the many uses of "er".
- 1 Omdat, dat, als Subordinate clauses: the verb goes to the end
- 2 Want, maar, dus Coordinating conjunctions and linking ideas
- 3 Werk en studie Jobs, applying, the office
- 4 Die en dat Relative clauses
- 5 De toekomst Talking about the future: gaan, zullen, present
- 6 Het woordje "er" The five uses of er
- 7 Mijn mening Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing
- 8 Op reis Travel, public transport and the OV
B2Upper intermediate
Passive voice, conditionals, particles that give Dutch its flavour, and idioms.
- 1 De lijdende vorm The passive: worden and zijn
- 2 Als ik rijk was… Conditionals with zou and zouden
- 3 Daarover, waarmee Pronominal adverbs and verbs with fixed prepositions
- 4 Toch, even, maar, wel Modal particles: the words that make Dutch sound natural
- 5 Om te Infinitive constructions with te and om … te
- 6 Het nieuws Society, politics and news vocabulary
- 7 Uitdrukkingen Everyday Dutch idioms
C1Advanced
Formal register, verb clusters, false friends, nuance and proverbs.
- 1 Formeel schrijven Formal register and written connectors
- 2 Heeft moeten doen Verb clusters and the double infinitive
- 3 Valse vrienden False friends between Dutch and English
- 4 Abstracte begrippen Abstract vocabulary for discussion and debate
- 5 Vaste combinaties Collocations: which verb goes with which noun
- 6 Spreekwoorden Proverbs and sayings