A1 level · 30 lessons
Every lesson of the A1 level, in order.
Six blocks, one lesson a day. Each lesson is 5–10 minutes of video with a pronunciation clip, followed by a quiz and an exercise. This is the draft plan, and the order may still change before launch.
1Sounds & basics
Days 1–5- 1
Day 1 · Dutch vowels
Long vs. short vowels and the spelling rule that goes with them (maan, man).
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Day 2 · Tricky sounds: g, ui, ij
The sounds English doesn't have: the Dutch g, the ui diphthong and ij/ei.
- 3
Day 3 · Greetings
Hallo, goedemorgen, tot ziens and the everyday greetings Dutch people really use.
- 4
Day 4 · Introducing yourself
Say your name, where you're from and what you do.
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Day 5 · Jij or u?
Informal and formal “you”, and how to choose between them.
2Core grammar
Days 6–10- 6
Day 6 · de, het & een
The two Dutch articles and a few patterns that help you guess.
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Day 7 · Subject pronouns
ik, jij/je, hij, zij/ze, het, wij/we, jullie and when to use the short forms.
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Day 8 · zijn & hebben
“To be” and “to have”, the two verbs you'll use all the time.
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Day 9 · The present tense
Regular verbs: the stem, the -t and the plural -en.
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Day 10 · Word order basics
Verb in second place, and what happens when something else comes first.
3Questions & negatives
Days 11–15- 11
Day 11 · Making questions
Yes/no questions by swapping the verb and the subject.
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Day 12 · Question words
wie, wat, waar, wanneer, waarom, hoe and how they fit into a sentence.
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Day 13 · niet vs. geen
How to say no, and when to use niet or geen.
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Day 14 · Er is / er zijn
“There is” and “there are”, plus a first look at the small word er.
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Day 15 · Plurals
-en, -s and the most common exceptions.
4Describing
Days 16–20- 16
Day 16 · Adjectives
When an adjective gets an -e (een mooi huis, het mooie huis).
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Day 17 · Possessives
mijn, jouw, zijn, haar, ons/onze, jullie, hun.
- 18
Day 18 · Numbers
Counting to 100, including the reversed order of eenentwintig.
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Day 19 · Days & months
The weekdays, the months and how to talk about dates.
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Day 20 · Telling the time
Including half acht, which means 7:30.
5Useful verbs
Days 21–25- 21
Day 21 · kunnen, willen, moeten
Modal verbs and the word order that comes with them.
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Day 22 · Separable verbs
Opbellen, meenemen, opstaan: how verbs split in a sentence.
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Day 23 · Prepositions of place
in, op, onder, naast, achter, voor, tussen.
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Day 24 · graag & liever
Saying what you like and what you prefer.
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Day 25 · Talking about the future
ik ga + infinitive, and using the present tense for the future.
6Daily life
Days 26–30- 26
Day 26 · Family
Family members and how to talk about your family.
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Day 27 · Food & shopping
Ordering, asking for prices and shopping basics.
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Day 28 · Weather & colors
Het regent, het is zonnig, and the Dutch colors.
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Day 29 · Diminutives
The -je ending: huisje, kopje and why Dutch loves it.
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Day 30 · 10 expressions & idioms
Gezellig, lekker, doe maar gewoon and more.
What comes after A1
The next levels are in development. Here is the direction, and the waitlist hears first when they open.
A2
PlannedStarts with the perfect tense (the everyday past tense in Dutch), then builds out everyday situations.
B1
PlannedLonger conversations, more complex sentences and the vocabulary for work and daily life.
Exam tracks
PlannedSeparate add-on modules for exams such as inburgering, built after checking the current official requirements.
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