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‘Spreek Nederlands met mij’, Embrace Europe edition

Have you heard of the organisation called ‘Embrace Europe’? We hadn’t, untill our friends from The Hague International Centre told us in May 2019 … Read more

Order your free badge today!

English Order our ‘Spreek Nederlands met mij’ badge for free! Do you speak (some) Dutch, but do Dutch people usually answer back in English? … Read more

7 tips for learning Dutch gained from 30 years of teaching Dutch

Last year Direct Dutch Institute celebrated its 30th anniversary. Founder and director Ruud Hisgen looks back at three decades of teaching Dutch, and shares some useful lessons … Read more

7 tenacious myths about the Dutch language

Why do many foreigners living in the Netherlands and Belgium shy away from learning Dutch? Is it because they think it is too difficult? … Read more

Spreek Nederlands met mij: Seven reasons to learn Dutch

By Dr. Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute), written for I am Expat Ninety percent of residents in the big Dutch cities speak English fluently, … Read more

Spreek Nederlands Dag 2019: ‘Rembrandt and The Golden Age’

English (Dutch below) Saturday 28 September 2019 is the 6th ‘Spreek Nederlands Dag’! Will you be joining us this day? You can participate … Read more

Foto’s Spreek Nederlands Dag 2018

Spreek Nederlands Dag 2018 was een groot succes! Er stond zelfs een hele pagina in de Volkskrant! Hier zijn ook wat foto’s. Bekijk alle … Read more

Spreek Nederlands Dag, zaterdag 13 oktober 2018!

Nederlands (English below) Zaterdag 13 oktober 2018 organiseren we alweer de 5e editie van ‘Spreek Nederlands Dag’. Spreek je (een beetje) Nederlands? Laat dan … Read more

Spreek Nederlands met mij: A week of eschewing English

Article taken from DutchNews.nl, written by Deborah Nicholls-Lee, published on June 28, 2017 The Netherlands’ enthusiasm for speaking English leaves many newcomers struggling to … Read more

‘Spreek Nederlands Dag’ 2017, café Luden wins!

Disclaimer: we post in English most of the time, so people who are thinking of learning Dutch can understand this as well. This way we … Read more

Spreek Nederlands Dag 01-07-2017

On Saturday July 1 we will celebrate the 4th edition of ‘Spreek Nederlands Dag‘. On ‘Spreek Nederlands Dag’ we will ‘fight’ for our right … Read more

Super gezellige ‘Spreek Nederlands Dag 2016’!

‘Spreek Nederlands dag’ on Saturday 2 July was a big success! It was a lovely, sunny day. Not a drop of rain! We started … Read more

Tips for organizing a ‘Spreek Nederlands Dag’ (for companies)

Expats often face a tough challenge when trying to learn Dutch: everywhere people simply continue to speak English to them, especially when they are … Read more