Learn Dutch

I think this is a useful resource for everyone struggling with vocabulary to create their own dictionary. Based on the Nederlands op Niveau book you're at B1 with the first 2k words and at a B2 with the most frequent 5k words.

Most used Dutch words - Google Drive

ETA: please check the comments for useful notes and other resources.

Hello, has anyone finished the drops Dutch course? Could you tell me how many words are in it exactly? :)

In dit woordenboek: https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/rammelen zie ik "bronstig zijn" als een van de betekenissen, maar dat is dan het enige woordenboek waar ik zo'n betekenis zie.

"Betalen", "de as van een sigaret afslaan" en "opgeven" snap ik nog wel, maar er zijn veel meer. Waar doet het jou aan denken?

Ik weet dat "een boel mensen" betekent "veel mensen". Maar het kan ook "een situatie" betekenen. Het kan ook "alles wat naast je" betekenen. Maar in deze zin: "Doe geen zaken met hem, hij probeert altijd de boel te belazeren! " wordt het gebruikt in de zin van "iedereen". En ik ben benieuwd of er meer voorbeelden zijn van dat soort gebruik. Is het handig om het te gebruiken als je "iedereen" bedoelt, bijvoorbeeld "hij heeft de boel heel blij gemaakt toen hij ...".

Hey everyone,

I’m preparing for the KNM (Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij) exam at the B1 level, and I’d love to hear from those who have taken it or are currently studying for it.

• What books, websites, or apps did you find most useful?
• Are there specific topics that are frequently tested?
• How much time did you spend preparing, and what study methods worked best for you?
• Any general tips or strategies to make learning easier?

I appreciate any advice or recommendations! Thanks in advance. 😊

ive been using duolingo on and off for over half a year, and im getting really sick of the ads after every single level. i dont even mind the hearts system, but the constant barrage of ads asking me to get duolingo plus is really annoying and its kind of a repellant.

does anyone have any good apps for learning dutch that are free? also if anyone has any suggestions for books on dutch that would also be helpful!

Okay so I’m using duolingo and it gave me a sentence that was like “een vol glas en een volle tas” and im confused why it isn’t volle for the glas if that makes sense?

i registered for the DUO inburgeren A1 exam, but i havent paid it because i wasnt ready an just wanted to see how the registration process is.

1. will i get fined for late payment?

2. will the registration expire? is there a time period?

3. when is the latest time i can pay for this?

As above would love to hear if you have used this App and if it has helped you ? I’m great at understanding and crap at speaking and grammar and I really want to fit in much faster

Is there some easy reading material in Dutch? I am Afrikaans and can understand Dutch mostly and have studied a bit on Duolingo and similar apps. I want to start reading books, I was hoping to start with the Harry Potter serries but can't find it anyway where in epub / pdf format. What other serries do you recommend and where to get them?

Hoi jullie leuke mensen,

mijn naam is Robert, ik ben 28 jaar oud en ik ben al zes weken Nederlands aan het leren. Ik wil nu eindelijk één step verder gaan. Mijn doel is om in de loop van volgend jaar naar Nederland te verhuizen en daar te werken. Ik denk dat ik nogal goed kan schrijven, maar ik heb nog nooit echt Nederlands gesproken. Mijn probleem is dat ik geen mensen ken die Nederlands spreken. Ik zoek naar éen of twee leuke mensen, om een beetje via Teams, Skype etc. mee te praten zodat ik me kan verbeteren. Misschien kunnen wij elkaar helpen; ikzelf spreek Duits en Engels. Ik zou blij zijn om iemand te vinden :)

Dankje en tot ziens!

"Kriebelen" kan betekenen "met kleine letters onleesbaar schrijven". "Krabbelen" kan betekenen "snel, onleesbaar schrijven". Maar al die drie worden kunnen ook betekenen dat iets jeukt en dat je je dan met je nagels of iets anders krabt. Is er een verschil in deze betekenis?

P.S. Wat betekent krabbelen uberhaupt? Zou je het gebruiken in de zin van "krabben"? Als wel dan geef 's een voorbeeld.

Test your Dutch Skills ! Can you find the right fixed preposition in order to improve your conversational skills, good luck and regards, Dutch Round 1

https://youtu.be/eRH-nZPUviE

Hi folks,

I've been tutoring Dutch and I cannot believe the number of people who wanted to learn it! Somewhere I was confident there was a need for it, but I've been surprised by how much demand there is for it.

I was talking with a tutee about listening to podcasts, so I thought.. Let's ask some folks!

Are there any you would recommend?
Any that are specific to the CEFR levels?

Waruhmuh groetuh!

Het woord heeft meerdere betekenissen: "dienblad, een vel papier, een boom blad, een tijdschrift". Maar ik zie ook een paar vertalingen die betekenen "het scherpe deel bijvoorbeeld een mes of een zwaard".

I just learned a new word: 'onbillijk'. So far when I want to say something is unfair, I have always used the word 'oneerlijk'. Now I want to add this new word to my vocabulary but I don't know when I should use it in place of 'oneerlijk'. Does it depend on certain context? Or is it just a less popular substitute that I shouldn't bother learning?

I used to be on Hellotalk but didn’t like the changes they started making, and then I moved to Tandem where seemingly no one is interested in talking. I understand this is not unique to Tandem, but surely there have to be more active communities out there.

What other apps do you use to talk with native speakers?

I want to learn Dutch because the people I meet online the most on Minecraft that are not from English-speaking countries are Dutch people. I know they speak English but it would be cool to be able to switch to Dutch for them. I like learning languages and it being so similar to English (relatively-speaking) makes it pretty interesting too.

The problem is I know every single Dutch speaker except for maybe some people in rural Suriname speaks English just about as fluently as a native speaker and I know I will always be responded to in English until I'm fluent and even when I'm fluent people will still respond in English sometimes. It also seems to me that Dutch people would rather just speak in English with non-native Dutch speakers, regardless of whether they are fluent or not.

The other option is Portuguese because Brazilians seem to be everywhere on the internet. I've been studying it on and off since July, but it's extremely easy because I already learned Spanish and I'm pretty bored of it. Dutch probably wouldn't be a lot harder, but I don't think I would care because it's a lot different than the romance languages (I've only ever studied romance languages).

Hi guys! I’ve been thinking about learning Dutch. But I looked it up and 90% of people who speak Dutch also speak English. So what do you guys think?

Hi all, Do you by chance have AdAppels digitalized book and De Sprong? I like to study/work on my tablet which I take everywhere and would like to have pdf of them...

Hey guys, when I was a child, I loved to watvh Das Haus Anubis I knew for a long time, that it was the german version of Het huis anubis.

Righr know Im learning dutch and thought it would be a good idea to watvh the original. As far as I know the german version is nearly 100% replica from the dutch version, but i cant find any plattform to watch it...

Does anyone know, where it would be possible?

Hi guys! I've been working on a school personal project this past year, where I translated stories from the Indian epic Mahabharata into Dutch for Dutch speakers and learners. Can you guys please fill out this form? It contains an excerpt from one of the stories, and they're only multiple choice questions. It'll only take a minute and it's completely anonymous. Thank you!

https://forms.gle/hXRtqqU1mvFb1MZs7

Hey hey! I want to do staatsexamen this year. But I am really stressed about it. I understand almost everything that is being said to me in dutch. My boyfriend is dutch, people at my work speak dutch, etc . But I have a problem with writing and talking myself. I am constantly stressed I am making mistakes and it keeps me from actually talking dutch. I know its stupid, but that is how it is in my head.

I am looking at the staatsexamen spreken from last years. It does look fairly easy, I understand every question. But when the pieptone comes on I am nervous and can't think straight. Then they show an example answer and I think to myself "oh man that is so easy".

Anyone that did this exam? How did it go? I am scared I will fail miserably and they wouldn't even let me repeat it ..

Ik weet dat "uitgerust" kan betekenen dat je een goede rust hebt gehad, maar het kan ook betekenen dat je voor iets voorzien bent. Is er een verschil tussen "uitgerust" in de tweede betekenis en "toegerust"?

Does anyone know where I could report DuoLingo app layout bugs like this?