Meervoud: all the things about Dutch plurals
In many languages, you can talk about multiple instances of the same object at once by using the plural form. Dutch is no different, and while it’s not as easy…
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February 13, 2025
What are “groetjes” and why do I keep getting them?
If you’ve been around native Dutch speakers for a while, or at least communicate with them on a regular basis, you may at some point have received something called “groeten”…
February 9, 2025
Hoor: the rudest non-rude word in the entire Dutch language
I’m going to talk about a word that will definitely have raised the eyebrows of non-native speakers of Dutch when they heard it for the first time, and may very…
February 7, 2025
Compound words, or Dutch vs. the English disease
Fun fact: did you know we have a language phenomenon in Dutch called the English disease? It has everything to do with the way we use compound words. This is…
February 4, 2025
De, het and een: the agony of Dutch articles
Dutch can be a slightly annoying language to master, and one of the first times you’ll notice that’s the case is when you start putting articles in front of nouns.…
February 3, 2025
Why “lekker” should have been the first Dutch word you learned
What if I told you there’s a word that’s so versatile it can be used in almost every situation imaginable, from food to body parts and from sarcasm to slang?…
February 1, 2025