A1 - Beginners
At the A1 level, you’ll start building a strong foundation in Dutch and learn how to communicate in simple everyday situations. Even though lessons are personalised to your learning style and speed, these are the essential skills and topics we will build step-by-step:
Everyday Communication Basics
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Greeting people & saying goodbye
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Introducing yourself and others
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Talking about where you're from & where you live
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Asking and answering simple questions
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Common daily expressions & responses
Sounds, Letters & Foundations
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Dutch alphabet & pronunciation
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Numbers, time & calendar vocabulary
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Everyday vocabulary: family, body, food, daily life
Core Grammar Foundations
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Subject, object & possessive pronouns
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The verbs hebben & zijn
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Conjugating regular verbs (present tense)
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Most common Dutch verbs
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De, het & een
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Plurals & adjectives (incl. basic rules for adjective endings)
Building Sentences
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Basic Dutch word order
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Main sentence structure
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Asking questions correctly
Negation & Useful Language Tools
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Niet vs geen & wel
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Key prepositions (place & time)
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Demonstratives: dit / dat
Practical Everyday Dutch
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Grocery shopping vocabulary & expressions
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Ordering in a restaurant / café
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Talking about how you feel & daily situations
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Keeping conversations going in Dutch