Direct Dutch vlog ‘Don’t call us Dutch!’
In this video Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) explains why the word ‘Dutch’ sounds a lot like the word ‘Duits’ (meaning German). The confusion … Read more
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Direct Dutch vlog ‘Annie MG Schmidt’
In this video, Yolande Hisgen (Direct Dutch) talks about Dutch icon Annie MG Schmidt. Her books and poems are great for learning Dutch idiom … Read more
Direct Dutch vlogs! ♥
At Direct Dutch we love to share free resources for students and lovers of Dutch. So of course it was time for us to … Read more
Direct Dutch vlog ‘VRIJ’
In this video Yolande Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) talks about the origin of the Dutch word ‘vrij’. On the fifth of May the … Read more
Direct Dutch vlog ‘Ik hou van jou’
‘Ik hou van jou’ was our #1 most popular Word of the Day in 2014. In this video Yolande Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) explains … Read more
Direct Dutch vlog ‘LOL vs the Dutch word lol’
LOL in the sense of ‘laughing out loud’ or ‘laugh out loud’ is an abbreviation used in computer chats. Because it can actually be … Read more
Direct Dutch vlog ‘held’
Are you learning Dutch? We salute you! Dutch is a great language, with many fantastic words. How about the word held, meaning hero? It’s … Read more
Wat is het lelijkste Nederlandse woord?
Wat vind jij het lelijkste Nederlandse woord? We zijn benieuwd…
Word of the Day: VERJAARDAG, birthday
It’s my VERJAARDAG (birthday) today. Thanks everybody who commemorated me today on Facebook and LinkedIn and wished me ‘gefeliciteerd’ (best wishes), ‘proficiat’ (congratulations), ‘van … Read more
Word of the Day: TRAM, tram
So you live in or near The Hague… You’ve been here for quite some time now… And yet, you admit that you hardly know … Read more
Word of the Day: DWEPEN, idolize
There is no getting away from it… The streets and the houses are orange, people are dressed in orange and everywhere you look, you … Read more
Word of the Day: IJSJE, ice cream
IJS – IJS – IJS – IJS – IJS – IJS – IJS (Ice cream, you scream…) These are wonderful days for IJSJES (ice … Read more
Word of the day: pier (pier)
In my last posting I quoted a letter by the famous Irish novelist James Joyce when he, his wife Nora and his daughter Lucia … Read more
Word of the day: Scheveningen strand (Scheveningen beach)
Some ninety years ago in 1927 the famous Irish novelist James Joyce, his wife Nora and daughter Lucia visited The Hague for a short … Read more
Word of the Day: PERZIK, peach
Last week I was teaching the first lesson of the Beginners Course and those who once witnessed it, know that fruit plays an important … Read more