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)
Aug 2022
'Een strandvakantie is niets voor mij' - Talking about your travels
In 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
Sep 2023
'Onder mijn kleren heb ik mijn badpak aan' - Practising prepositions
Send us 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
'Daarom praat ik niet met hem' - Practising the words omdat, want, daarom, dus
In this grammar episode, you get to practise Dutch sentences with omdat, want, daarom, dus. These are not easy, because some take inversion, some don't (and sometimes you can choose). Take ten minutes to translate and repeat, to make real progress. Don't forget to check ... Show More
12m 10s
Oct 2022
#185 Implied Meaning in English
As you might know, English isn't like how we find it in textbooks. In day-to-day conversations, we often don't speak in full sentences, and so much of what we say is implied (this means, it's hinted at without actually saying it).In this episode, I look at some examples of implie ... Show More
21m 5s
Sep 2022
'Verloofd, getrouwd, gescheiden' - Talking about family (Vocabulary)
In 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 (divorced) or t ... Show More
13m 32s