A Dutch course for English speakers
Learn Dutch with one short lesson a day.
Clear voiceover lessons, quick quizzes and a pronunciation clip with Mike, a native Dutch speaker. Everything in one place, built around the things that actually trip up English speakers.
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Dutch is not French, and it isn't German either.
Most courses give Dutch the same treatment as every other language. This one is built around the places where English speakers actually get stuck.
Sounds English doesn't have
The Dutch g, ui, ij and the long vs. short vowels, taught slowly and on camera so you can see them.
Word order that surprises
Verb in second place, verb at the end, separable verbs. Practiced with drag-and-drop exercises, not just rules.
de or het?
Two words for "the" and no magic rule. You get the patterns that help and the habits that make it stick.
Small words, big jobs
Er, jij vs. u, the -je diminutive and the everyday words that make you sound like you actually live there.
Every lesson follows the same simple rhythm.
No hunting for what to do next. Open the day, work through four steps, tick it off. See a lesson in detail
Watch
5–7 minutes
Mike's voiceover over clean slides. Nothing on screen distracts you while you learn the idea.
Say it with Mike
1–2 minutes
A short face-cam clip with the key words and sentences, pronounced slowly. See the mouth, then shadow it.
Practice
Quiz + exercise
A quick quiz, then an interactive exercise: word-order drag-and-drop, fill the gap or listen and type.
Review
Whenever you like
Transcript, a downloadable PDF and a comment section for your questions, all under the video.
A clear path from your first hallo to real conversations.
The A1 level is 30 lessons in six blocks. Here is the plan so far. See every lesson
Sounds & basics
Days 1–5Dutch vowels · Tricky sounds: g, ui, ij · Greetings · Introducing yourself · Jij or u?
Core grammar
Days 6–10de, het & een · Subject pronouns · zijn & hebben · The present tense · Word order basics
Questions & negatives
Days 11–15Making questions · Question words · niet vs. geen · Er is / er zijn · Plurals
Describing
Days 16–20Adjectives · Possessives · Numbers · Days & months · Telling the time
Useful verbs
Days 21–25kunnen, willen, moeten · Separable verbs · Prepositions of place · graag & liever · Talking about the future
Daily life
Days 26–30Family · Food & shopping · Weather & colors · Diminutives · 10 expressions & idioms
Try a lesson before you decide.
Join the waitlist and get a free sample lesson on Dutch sounds, the part that matters most and that English speakers usually skip. Watch, shadow Mike, try the exercise.
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Hi, I'm Mike.
I'm Dutch, and I'm building this course to make my language clear, structured and enjoyable for English speakers.
The best course I've followed was a French one, and I couldn't find anything like it for Dutch. So I'm making it. More about Mike
Want to speak with a real person as well? You can book private lessons with me on Preply alongside the course. About private lessons
Pay once. Learn at your own pace.
No subscription and no monthly fee. Pricing details
- 30 short video lessons with voiceover and pronunciation clips
- Quizzes and interactive exercises for every lesson
- Transcripts, downloadable PDFs and progress tracking
- Comments under every lesson to ask your questions
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