
FOUNDATIONS (A0 to A2 foundation)
Start using Dutch from your first lesson.
Build the sentences, reactions and speaking habits you need for everyday life. Start small, practise out loud and use Dutch in realistic situations from the beginning.
Personal online lessons from €39.99 per lesson
Starting Dutch can feel overwhelming.
"I don’t know where to start."
"I know words but cannot build a sentence."
"Apps rarely make me speak out loud."
"Dutch people answer me in English."
"I’m afraid of making mistakes."
"Real conversations move too quickly."
Foundations gives you a clear place to start and Dutch you can use immediately.
Small Dutch first. Perfect Dutch later.
You do not need hundreds of random words before you can start speaking.
You need a few useful sentences for one real situation. We begin with something small, add one useful detail and practise until the sentence feels like yours.
One situation at a time
Speak before everything feels perfect
Prepare for what someone might say back
What you will work on.
Our Foundations course focuses on the essential skills you need for everyday situations in the Netherlands. Learn small, useful sentences and build self-confidence.
Introducing yourself
And by this, not just the basic "I am.." but also talking about your interests and routines. Telling who you are and what you like.
"Ik kijk graag naar films van Christopher Nolan."
Everyday conversations
Practice with handy sentences/ chunks that you can use in everyday life, whether you're talking to your partner or your neighbour or just having a small coffee chit chat.
"Het is echt lekker weer, wat ga je doen?"
Repair sentences
Repairing your sentences, making sure that the conversation stays in Dutch. You don't have to know everything, but being able to steer the conversation and letting people know that you are learning? Very helpful!
"Sorry, kan je dat nog een keer zeggen?"
Keep the conversation going
Learning how to respond to questions and to follow up on their responses, because a conversation is more than 2 sentences.
"Ah interessant, ik wist dat niet."
What a lesson feels like
WARM-UP
HANDIGE ZINNEN
BEGELEIDE OEFENING
REALISTISCH ROLLENSPEL
PERSOONLIJKE FEEDBACK
SPREEKUITDAGING

Starting Dutch can feel overwhelming
There are hundreds of words to learn. Grammar rules seem to appear everywhere. Then someone speaks Dutch to you and suddenly everything moves too quickly.
You may recognise this:
- You don’t know where to start.
- You understand a few words but cannot form a sentence.
- You study with an app but rarely speak out loud.
- Dutch people answer in English.
- You are afraid of making mistakes.
- You forget what you learned when a real conversation begins.
Foundations gives you a clear route through those first stages.
You learn what to say, practise what someone might say back and build short conversations one step at a time.

Small Dutch first. Perfect Dutch later.
You do not need hundreds of random words before you can start speaking.
You need a few useful sentences for one real situation.
Start small
Hoi, ik ben Joram.
Ik woon in Amsterdam.
Ik werk bij een internationaal bedrijf.
Learn to react
Leuk je te ontmoeten.
Ja, dat klopt.
Nog niet zo lang.
Keep it going
En jij?
Waar woon jij?
Wat voor werk doe jij?
Every new situation gives you Dutch you can use outside the lesson.