Dutch 101

© Copyright 2002 by
Drs. Marcel Feenstra, MALD, MBA

Dutch is the mother tongue of over 21 million people: including almost all of the inhabitants of The Netherlands, and about half of the people living in Belgium (those living in Flanders or "Vlaanderen") who speak the Dutch language.

This short course concentrates on written, rather than spoken Dutch. Yes.  Technically, it is quite possible to present sound clips or even video over the Internet. However, we feel it is best to reduce the need for large size files as much as possible, as only a relatively small percentage of all Internet users have broadband access at the present time.  

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By learning to read written Dutch you can rely on guidebooks, pamphlets and brochures in many instances to get you through embarrassing emergencies.  Another thing to consider, once you acquire skills in pronouncing the words, all that you learn in written Dutch will fall into place for you.

Clicking on any part of the menu to the left will open up a new window for your use.  When you finish, simply close that window and you will be returned here for the next lesson.  You can also bookmark your spot with the tools supplied and learn Dutch entirely from the author's site.

Mini-grammar
To be
To have
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs

Vocabulary
Basics
Colors
Numbers
Time
Body
Family
Food
Animals
House
School
Jobs

If you have had no previous exposure whatsoever to Dutch, we suggest that you start by looking at the mini-grammar section. 

If you already have some basic knowledge, you could start by expanding your vocabulary, and use the mini-grammar for reference purposes.

The objective here is to provide you with some basic knowledge of Dutch so that travel will be fun and exciting.

Once you've mastered the material presented on the site, you should be able to read simple texts written in Dutch.

You should also have a solid foundation for continued studies, should you decide to pursue them!

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