Organise your own film club met ‘het Paard van Sinterklaas’
On Sunday 02 December we watched ‘het Paard van Sinterklaas’ in Central Library The Hague, during our film club. Were you unable to attend? … Read more
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Mevrouw Escher heeft een verhaal voor mevrouw Mondriaan
Door Petra Hisgen Mevrouw Mondriaan verveelt zich een beetje en weet niet wat ze moet doen. ‘Misschien kan ik Annelies even bellen’, denkt ze. … Read more
Schema Direct Dutch boekenclub 2018
Hieronder vind je de komende sessies van de Direct Dutch Boekenclub. In januari 2019 kun je ook weer met de boekenclub naar het theater … Read more
Mevrouw Escher wil een ijsje gaan eten met haar vriendin
Door Petra Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) Mevrouw Escher kijkt naar buiten en ziet het zonnetje schijnen. ‘Hè, denkt ze, ‘echt weer om een ijsje … Read more
Mevr. Mondriaan moet een nieuwe televisie kopen en mevr. Escher heeft een goed idee
Door Petra Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) Het is 11 uur ’s morgens en mevrouw Mondriaan ligt languit in haar pyjama op de bank want … 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
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
Mevrouw Mondriaan en mevrouw Escher gaan naar een restaurant en lopen boos weg
Mevrouw Mondriaan en mevrouw Escher gaan naar een restaurant en lopen boos weg Door Petra Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) Mevrouw Mondriaan staat te wachten … 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
American presidents and the Dutch words they learnt in the Netherlands
By Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) for I am Expat We recommends speaking Dutch as often as possible – even if all your Dutch … Read more
Top 5 Dutch foods voted most likely to be missed
Top 5 foods voted most likely to be missed when leaving the Netherlands By Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute) for I am Expat The … Read more
Four useful phrases made famous by Dutch statesmen
This article was written by Ruud Hisgen of Direct Dutch Institute for I am Expat We all know and use phrases like “Liberty, equality, … 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
Dutch up! on Dutch 17th century painters, Sunday 11 December
Workshop, level of Dutch A2 + / B1 Dutch up! on Dutch 17th century painters English Let’s go back in time. To the … Read more
Six ways of saying sorry in Dutch
By Ruud Hisgen (Direct Dutch Institute), for I am Expat The United Kingdom may be leaving the EU (so sorry for that!), but the … 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