Learn Dutch

Why you should learn Dutch (and how to get Dutchies to speak it with you!)

Like many internationals in the Netherlands, you’ve likely become comfortable with speaking English — we’re all guilty...

5 Dutch idioms that are just too bizarre when translated

The Dutch language is notorious for being difficult to understand. From all those guttural dips to the...

Learning Dutch for the first time: How Dutch is ruining my German

When I was younger I really loved the English language and I thought it was super cool...

How the Brainwash technique can supercharge your Dutch

Sometimes the best thing you can do to learn a language is fully and intensely immerse yourself...

The 5 stages of learning Dutch

It was only after I moved to the Netherlands that I started learning Dutch. Before that, I...

An expat’s guide to learning the Dutch language

Learning anything new can be overwhelming, not to mention a second language. Are you deciding whether or...

Speaking Dutch at work: your guide to workplace idioms in the Netherlands

Expats who come to work in the Netherlands are often faced with both a culture shock and...

9 Ye Olde Dutch words (that we should totally use again)

Much like any language that has existed for centuries, Dutch has lost many of its more charming...