Learning a Language Through Songs
I was once visiting Rotterdam with my friends and we went out on Friday evening. I had been studying Dutch for a few years back then, and I was able…
The best way to learn a language is through sentences
While memorising lists of words and grammar rules is one of the most common ways to learn a language, it is also one reason many people end up quitting. It…
Days of the week, months and seasons in Dutch
As a student of Dutch philology, I have travelled to Belgium and the Netherlands more than once to explore my interests and to learn about the countries I am studying. …
Conjugation of Dutch verbs
The conjugation of verbs can keep Dutch language learners up at night. Why are they so important and why do people have so many problems with them? How to tackle…
Common phrases in Dutch
Once, when I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend, I was unexpectedly taken by him to a birthday party of a close friend of his. I must admit…
Dutch Numbers
I remember being at the Loveland music festival in Amsterdam. Somewhere in the crowd I got separated from my group. But it wasn’t so bad, because I met a girl…
The power of learning a language with sentences
Learning a language by memorising sentences has been one of the most efficient ways to improve language skills for decades. It has been used by linguists and polyglots around the…
The crucial exercise when you learn a language
If you are not creating your own content while learning a foreign language, you are missing a huge opportunity / crucial ingredient. In this short video I am going to…

