Learn Dutch the simple way, step by step.
If you’re just starting out with Dutch, Simply Dutch: Dutch for Beginners will guide you from the very basics to a solid understanding of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
This course is designed especially for beginners who want to understand spoken Dutch and build sentences with confidence.
What you’ll learn:
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| Introduction | 02:04 |
| Essential verbs (9 lessons - 27 min.) | |
| 1.1 Zijn (be) | 07:29 |
| 1.2 Hebben (have) | 02:20 |
| 1.3 Willen (want) | 02:18 |
| 1.4 Moeten (have to/must) | 02:09 |
| 1.5 Zullen (will/shall) | 03:12 |
| 1.6 Gaan (will/go/going to) | 03:23 |
| 1.7 Kunnen (can/be able to) | 02:16 |
| 1.8 Worden (become/be/get) | 01:41 |
| 1.9 Continuous form | 01:57 |
| Verb tenses (2 lessons - 16 min.) | |
| 2.1 Present tense | 06:17 |
| 2.2 Past tense | 09:45 |
| Nouns (3 lessons - 18 min.) | |
| 3.1 De-nouns | 05:27 |
| 3.2 Het-nouns | 06:09 |
| 3.3 Nouns in plural form | 06:44 |
| Possessives (2 lessons - 4 min.) | |
| 4.1 Mijn, jouw (my, your) | 01:56 |
| 4.2 Van mij, van jou (mine, yours) | 02:10 |
| Negatives (2 lessons - 5 min.) | |
| 5.1 Geen | 01:21 |
| 5.2 Niet | 03:29 |
| Questions (2 lessons - 9 min.) | |
| 6.1 Question form | 04:27 |
| 6.2 Question-words | 04:17 |
| Numbers, time & date (3 lessons - 7 min.) | |
| 7.1 Numbers | 02:09 |
| 7.2 Time | 03:13 |
| 7.3 Date | 02:03 |
| Adjectives (2 lessons - 9 min.) | |
| 8.1 After noun | 03:56 |
| 8.2 Before noun | 04:44 |
| Adverbs (3 lessons - 9 min.) | |
| 9.1 Frequency | 02:21 |
| 9.2 Time | 03:10 |
| 9.3 Various | 03:28 |
| Mix of words (3 lessons - 10 min.) | |
| 10.1 Prepositions | 03:15 |
| 10.2 Location words | 01:50 |
| 10.3 Connection words | 05:20 |
| Verbs extra (4 lessons - 28 min.) | |
| 11.1 Perfect form | 07:49 |
| 11.2 Useful verbs | 06:39 |
| 11.3 Flexible verbs | 07:51 |
| 11.4 Pronoun verbs | 06:02 |
| Small, useful words (5 lessons - 26 min.) | |
| 12.1 Er | 04:53 |
| 12.2 Pas | 04:54 |
| 12.3 Wel | 06:31 |
| 12.4 Hen/Hun | 03:23 |
| 12.5 Om te | 05:29 |
| End of course | 00:20 |
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Note: In the videos, I sometimes use the word “paragraph” instead of “section.” In Dutch, “paragraaf” means “section.”
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Dank je wel, and see you in the course!