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What's the difference between “de” and “het”?
The honest answer (there's no perfect rule) plus the 5 patterns that get you to 80% accuracy — and why natives can't explain it either.
6 min read · Updated June 2026
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Why do Dutch people switch to English — and how do I stop them?
It's not your accent, it's their efficiency. Seven polite phrases that keep the conversation in Dutch, field-tested by actual students.
5 min read · Updated May 2026
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Is Dutch hard to learn for English speakers?
Short answer: it's one of the easiest languages for English speakers — with three famous exceptions. Here's what's genuinely hard and what just looks scary.
7 min read · Updated April 2026
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PDF cheat sheet
Your first 100 Dutch words (the ones you'll actually use)
Not “the elephant is grey.” The 100 words that carry real daily conversations, sorted by situation, with pronunciation hints. Print it, fridge it.
2 pages · Free download
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The 25 irregular verbs you can't avoid
Zijn, hebben, gaan and 22 friends — present, past, and perfect in one table, with the memory tricks Kees uses in class.
3 pages · Free download
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Small talk survival kit: 30 phrases for the coffee machine
Weather comments, weekend questions, and polite escapes — the office small talk script for professionals who want to sound human in Dutch by Monday.
2 pages · Free download
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Video
How do I pronounce the Dutch “ui”? (with slow-motion mouth)
The sound that breaks everyone. Kees demonstrates the mouth position at 0.5 speed until it clicks — usually around minute four.
6 min watch · With subtitles
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Order at a Dutch café like a local (full role-play)
A complete café conversation, twice: once slow with on-screen text, once at real Dutch speed. Pause, repeat, then go order an actual koffie.
8 min watch · A1–A2
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The Dutch “g”: angry sound or beautiful sound?
Both. Where the sound lives in your throat, the soft-g vs hard-g map of the Netherlands, and a 2-minute daily exercise that won't scare your cat. Much.
5 min watch · All levels
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