Another fairy tale told by The Dutch Online Academy! Read along and practice the Dutch simple past (imperfectum). In this podcast you'll also see some examples of the relative clause in Dutch. (You'll see the relative clause in bold in the text in the transcripts)
Sep 15
Dutch stereotypes (Nederlandse stereotypen)
When you think of the Netherlands, you think of cheese, bicycles, directness, and windmills. But what is actually true?See the episode transcripts and vocabulary flashcard decks in our website!
17m 26s
Jun 2022
'Al mijn vrienden zullen er zijn!' - Practising the word 'er'
Send a textIn this episode, you get to practise the small but not so innocent word 'er'. It's used in many different ways in Dutch, which puzzles most learners. Here, you get to listen to a dialogue riddled with 'er', with time for you to translate and/or repeat, depending on you ... Show More
14m 44s
Sep 2023
'Onder mijn kleren heb ik mijn badpak aan' - Practising prepositions
Send a textIn this episode, you get to practise using prepositions in Dutch. You translate and repeat a challenging dialogue about a weekend spent at the Dutch coast, with lots of prepositions like op, onder, tegenover, langs ... for you to practise.
13m 43s
Sep 2022
'Verloofd, getrouwd, gescheiden' - Talking about family (Vocabulary)
Send a textIn this episode you practise Dutch words related to families by listening to, translating and repeating a short text. You learn common words like broer en zus, moeder en vader (brother and sister, mother and father), but also more challenging ones like gescheiden (divo ... Show More
13m 32s
Aug 2022
'Een strandvakantie is niets voor mij' - Talking about your travels
Send a textIn this episode, you get to practise some useful, real-life Dutch vocabulary on traveling, and you brush up on some verb tenses as well. Translate and repeat, for a quick and efficient Dutch learning workout!
14m 34s