Learning Dutch Now

Is Duolingo good?

No. Avoid using it for more than three weeks. Instead, find a good, simple book or a very simple video series. Book: Nieuw in Rotterdam.

Is Dutch difficult?

Dutch is classified als a level 1 language fro English speakers. That means it will take you only about 600 hours to become intermediate. That is relatively easy. It will take you 2200 hours to become intermediate in Chinese, for example. Check out our courses!

If I try speaking Dutch, people switch to English. What do I do?

1) Just practice with people who don’t switch. There is enough of us.

How do I remember 'de' and 'het'?

You probably won’t. Since you can’t know if a word is de or het, you’ll make mistakes with that forever. If you keep at it, you will get to 99% of perfection. Don’t worry about de and het, worry about learning as many words as you can by reading and listening to understandable content. Check out our courses!

How do I practice my listening skills?

1) Listen a lot and keep track of your listening hours 2) Pick an audio file and write down what you hear. Then check. Then listen again.