Stay in touch. Keep up your Dutch! #3
At Direct Dutch Institute we always tell our students: ‘practise makes perfect’. And: ‘use it or lose it’. But how do you practise your … Read more
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Stay in touch. Keep up your Dutch! #2
At Direct Dutch Institute we always tell our students: ‘practise makes perfect’. And: ‘use it or lose it’. But how do you practise your … Read more
Stay in touch. Keep up your Dutch! #1
Teachers at Direct Dutch Institute always say to students: ‘practise makes perfect’. And: ‘use it or lose it’. But how do you practise your … Read more
All classes continue as online (video conference) classes
All classes at Direct Dutch Institute will continue as online classes (via video conferencing) until further notice. All current classes at Direct Dutch will … Read more
The language of Dutch love: from leuk vinden to houden van
By Dr. Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) Love is in the air. Spring has sprung. Sumer is icumen in, lhude sing cuccu. Olla vogala… … Read more
The Dutch love afair with freedom
Written by Ruud Hisgen of Direct Dutch Instutute for I am Expat More than wealth, status and love, the Dutch love to be free… … Read more
Some great ways to boost your Dutch!
Need some help with finding ways to boost your Dutch? Here is a useful list with tips which could help you to improve … Read more
7 tips for learning Dutch gained from 30 years of teaching Dutch
Last year Direct Dutch Institute celebrated its 30th anniversary. Founder and director Ruud Hisgen looks back at three decades of teaching Dutch, and shares some useful lessons … Read more
Herfst is here: Time to update your Dutch vocabulary!
Written by Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) for I am Expat Summer is definitely over and we’re right in the middle of autumn. Storms … Read more
Dutch words and expressions every cyclist needs to know
By Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) for I am Expat One of the first words a newcomer in the Netherlands will learn is “fiets”. … Read more
5 Dutch expressions that express the Dutch way of life
How would you describe the essence of the Dutch, those enigmatic people with whom you are sharing your home away from home with? Many … Read more
Learning Dutch with Annie M.G. Schmidt
This article is written by Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) for I am Expat. Almost all Dutch natives grew up with Mrs Schmidt, i.e. … Read more
23 ways to ‘sod off’ in Dutch
Written by Ruud Hisgen of Direct Dutch Institute for I am Expat Sometimes enough is enough and you just have to tell an obnoxious … Read more
Four typical Dutch sweets
By Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) for I am Expat It is a well-known fact that many Dutch men and women have a sweet … Read more
7 tenacious myths about the Dutch language
Why do many foreigners living in the Netherlands and Belgium shy away from learning Dutch? Is it because they think it is too difficult? … Read more
Spreek Nederlands met mij: Seven reasons to learn Dutch
By Dr. Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute), written for I am Expat Ninety percent of residents in the big Dutch cities speak English fluently, … Read more