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What Time Is It? – Telling Time in Dutch Posted by on May 24, 2012

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Telling the time in Dutch can be a little complicated until you get the hang of it. The real test comes after you have understood how it works and then need to explain that knowledge to someone else. Can you explain to someone how to tell the time in Dutch? If not, you might need…

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Dutch Immersion Day Posted by on May 23, 2012

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On the Transaparent Language blogs we have been talking about language immersion days – a dedicated way of helping you with your goal to learn Dutch by spending the whole day using and doing things in Dutch. What might a Dutch Language Immersion Day look like for you? Here are some ideas: Read the news…

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Dutch Verb Boot Camp: The Present Tense Posted by on May 3, 2012

Today we will take a look at the present tense in Dutch. The good news is that to form the present tense in Dutch, you just apply the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. Don’t remember how to find the stem? Have a look at our introduction post on Dutch verbs. “But which…

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Dutch Verb Boot Camp Posted by on Apr 5, 2012

Let’s start a Dutch verb boot camp, shall we? Verbs are such an important part of most languages, including Dutch, that it makes sense for us to take a closer look at them. Today we will make a quick overview of Dutch verb tenses and a couple of other important components but before we do…

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The Verb Hebben (To Have) Posted by on Mar 13, 2012

Last month we looked at the irregular verb zijn. An important verb, I’m sure you will agree. This week, we will investigate another important verb if you are trying to learn Dutch – the verb hebben. Hebben means “to have” and it is another one of those verbs that you need to learn by heart…

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Beginner’s Dutch: Letter, Woord, Zin, Getal, Cijfer Posted by on Feb 23, 2012

Quite often the Dutch Facebook group has a few posts from people wanting to learn Dutch. So, to help them out a bit, I thought we could cover some of the basics in some beginner’s Dutch posts. If you are a bit further along with your Dutch learning, why not use the opportunity to review…

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How to Say “I Love You” in Dutch Posted by on Feb 14, 2012

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Ah, Valentine’s Day (Valentijnsdag). That day of the year that means so many different things to different people. Whether you love it or hate it, it is a good day to talk a bit about love in the Dutch language. A really good post about the topic is an earlier post entitled, Words of Love…

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