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6 Ways to Read More News in Dutch Posted by on Feb 23, 2016

Especially when learning a small cultural language like Dutch, it’s nearly impossible to separate the language from the culture of the people who speak it. That’s why jezelf op de hoogte houden (keeping yourself up to date) on current events in the Netherlands, Belgium, and other parts of the nederlandstaalgebied is a great way to…

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The Dutch pastime that dominates headlines in the Netherlands every New Year Posted by on Jan 10, 2014

Another year has come and gone in the Netherlands. 2014 was welcomed with a (quite literal) bang. Eleven days later, the damage has been assessed and the results of the New Year celebrations in the Netherlands are in. Here are headlines from some of the Netherlands’s top newspapers, detailing what went down this New Year’s…

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Using Online Newspapers to Improve Your Dutch Posted by on Nov 8, 2011

Have you been looking for a way to improve your Dutch?  Maybe you were looking for a way to increase your vocabulary, or to improve your comprehension skills or you just wanted some real-world examples of Dutch in use.  Well, perhaps online newspapers/news sites are something for you. Not only do online newspapers/new sites provide…

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Fokke and Sukke: who, what, when? Posted by on May 12, 2010

Fokke and Sukke, the two slightly chicken-like figures, entertain the readers of one of our most famous news papers, the NRC Handelsblad, loyal with their dry humor, day in, day out. They are two big icons in the Dutch culture, and often use political jokes as their theme. The two figures are created by John…

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How to Use Newspapers to Help You Learn Dutch Posted by on Apr 6, 2010

Now that you have all these newspaper resources from my last blog, you might be wondering how to start using this information.  There are many ways to use newspapers to further enhance your learning, but here are a few things I’ve done that helped me along the way: For Beginners If you’re a beginner, start…

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Learn Dutch : Popular Dutch Newspapers Posted by on Apr 5, 2010

I find myself saying this a lot on this blog: you must, Must MUST get access to actual spoken and written Dutch if you want to take your Dutch language skills to the next level.  I can’t emphasize this enough.  I know that a lot of you might find this hard, especially if you live…

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