NEW! Learn Dutch app

Learn Dutch on a path made for your goal

From your first word to B2, or to your inburgering or Staatsexamen NT2 exam. Every day the app tells you what to do next.

Today · General growth
Unit 16De week · Op maandag, om acht uur

Next up: The tool: op, om, in

Every unit is a short trail like this

A lesson, its words, some listening, then a checkpoint. The app keeps your place and tells you what's next. Yours starts at Unit 1.

Step 1 · Pick your goal

A different path for every goal

Each path only has the units you need. Exam paths add the exam practice on top.

  • General growth

    Get better at Dutch for daily life and work, step by step from your first words to B2.

    A0A1A2B1B2

    102 units · 4,150 words

    Start this path
  • Inburgering A2

    For the inburgeringsexamen at A2 (Wi2013, A2 exemption or naturalisation). The lessons you need up to A2, plus exam skills, KNM and ONA, ending with exam practice.

    A0A1A2

    73 units · 1,850 words

    KNMONA2 mock examsStart this path
  • Inburgering B1

    For the inburgering B1 route (Wi2021). The lessons you need up to B1, with KNM during A2 and the B1 exam lessons, ending with exam practice.

    A0A1A2B1

    100 units · 3,850 words

    KNM3 mock examsStart this path
  • Staatsexamen NT2 I

    For Staatsexamen NT2 programma I (B1, for MBO and work). The lessons you need up to B1, plus the B1 exam lessons, ending with exam practice.

    A0A1A2B1

    86 units · 3,700 words

    Mock examStart this path
  • Staatsexamen NT2 II

    For Staatsexamen NT2 programma II (B2, for HBO, university and professional work). The lessons you need up to B2, plus the B1 and B2 exam lessons, ending with exam practice.

    A0A1A2B1B2

    114 units · 4,350 words

    2 mock examsStart this path

Exam practice is woven into these levels, not added at the end.

Not a beginner? Take the level test and start at your level.

Step 2 · Follow the milestones

What you can do at every level

The General growth path, from A0 to B2. Every milestone is something you can do in real life.

  1. A0

    Your first steps (A0)

    300 words

    • introduce yourself and say where you're from
    • ask questions with who, what, where and how
  2. A1

    From A0 to A1

    800 words

    • make plans and talk about the weather
    • shop, pay and order in a restaurant
  3. A2

    From A1 to A2

    1,700 words

    • talk about your health and how you feel
    • say what you did last weekend or on holiday
  4. B1

    From A2 to B1

    3,750 words

    • rent a home and apply for a job
    • deal with the doctor, school and the bank
  5. B2

    From B1 to B2

    4,150 words

    • argue your point in a discussion or debate
    • write formal letters and emails

Step 3 · Climb one unit at a time

Guided learning, not a library

Every unit is a ladder. Vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking come together in one short session, so you never have to plan what to study.

  • 25 to 50 minutes per unit
  • Words come back right before you forget them
  • Your teacher can add homework to your path
  1. Meet the wordsVocabularyNew words with audio and pictures, before you need them.
  2. Use the wordsVocabularyPut them in sentences straight away so they stick.
  3. The toolGrammarOne grammar point, explained in English, with the words you just learned.
  4. Read and listenListeningA short story built from this unit's words and grammar, with audio.
  5. Practice everythingSpeaking and moreMixed practice: words, grammar, listening and speaking together.
  6. CheckpointCheckA short test. Pass it and the next unit opens.
Inburgering · Staatsexamen NT2

Exam practice built into your path

The exam paths add units with questions and answers in the real exam format, for every part of the exam.

  • LezenLetters, notices and emails like the real exam, under exam timing.
  • LuisterenShort dialogues and announcements, played only once.
  • SchrijvenWriting tasks with a short and a longer model answer.
  • SprekenQuestions about your life, plus one-, two- and three-picture tasks.
  • KNMEleven units on life in the Netherlands, with KNM exam practice.
  • Mock examAll four skills at half length, then a final test that shows what to redo.
Exam practice · Lezen A2Vraag 3 van 13
Listen to the text
Tekst 1 · Brief van de gemeenteGrofvuil ophalen in uw wijk

Beste bewoner, op dinsdag 4 maart halen wij het grofvuil op in uw straat. Zet uw grofvuil op maandagavond na 20.00 uur buiten, of op dinsdag vóór 7.30 uur. Meld uw grofvuil eerst aan via de website of bel 14 0XX.

Wanneer mag u het grofvuil buitenzetten?

What's on the path

Every unit, in order. Each one ends with a short checkpoint.

General growth · 102 units
  • Unit 1

    Kennismaken · Ik heet …, ik kom uit …

    Say hello and tell someone your name, where you're from, where you live and which languages you speak.

    25 min8 lessons20 words1 grammar concept
  • Unit 2

    Kennismaken · Vraagwoorden (wie, wat, waar, hoe)

    Ask someone's name, age and where they live, and introduce a friend.

    25 min7 lessons20 words1 grammar concept
  • Unit 3

    Familie · Pronomen + zijn (ik ben, jij bent, wij zijn)

    Show a family photo and say who is who: my father, my sister, my parents.

    25 min7 lessons20 words1 grammar concept
  • Unit 4

    Familie · Hebben (ik heb, jij hebt, hij heeft)

    Talk about your wider family: who has a partner, children or a baby.

    25 min7 lessons20 words1 grammar concept
  • Unit 5

    Huisdieren · Mijn, jouw, uw, zijn, haar

    Say what your pet is called and talk about the pets of the people around you.

    25 min7 lessons20 words1 grammar concept
  • Unit 6

    Werk · Presens: ik werk, jij werkt, wij werken

    Say what your job is, where you work and what you and other people do there.

    25 min7 lessons20 words2 grammar concepts

Learn on your phone, tablet and computer

Start a unit on your laptop, finish it on the train. Your progress syncs between all your devices, so you always continue where you left off.

  • Web
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Android · soon

Android is coming soon.

Made by Dutch teachers

10+ years of teaching Dutch, in one app

We have taught Dutch for more than ten years, in group courses and private lessons. We used everything we learned to build the most focused learning app we could think of: short units, a clear order, and nothing you don't need.

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