LIGHTOct 4, 2026The Dutch Word for a Nagging FeelingDutch uses 'jeuken' (to itch) for more than mosquito bites. Learn how to say your fingers itch to do something.Read more→
LIGHTOct 2, 2026The Dutch Word That Means 'Sitting Around'Discover the Dutch art of 'hangen' and why it's more than just hanging around.Read more→
DEEPOct 1, 2026The Dutch Word That Turns Strangers Into NeighborsBuurten is more than living next door. It is the Dutch art of turning a street into a community, and it might be the best language practice you will ever get.Read more→
DEEPSep 30, 2026Merry Christmas in Dutch, plus Happy New Year and 12 festive wordsFijne kerstdagen, fijne feestdagen, gelukkig nieuwjaar: how to wish people a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in Dutch, why there are two Christmas days, and 12 festive words.Read more→
DEEPSep 30, 2026Sinterklaas in Dutch: 15 words and traditions to knowPakjesavond, pepernoten, lootjes trekken, a surprise with a poem: the Sinterklaas words you will hear at work, at school and at home from mid November to 5 December.Read more→
DEEPSep 30, 202610 Dutch mistakes English speakers make (and what to say instead)Ik ben koud, Kan ik hebben een koffie, Je bent recht: the 10 sentences that come out when your English brain translates word for word, and what Dutch people actually say.Read more→
DEEPSep 30, 2026Hebben or zijn in the Dutch past tense: the rule that decidesMost Dutch verbs take hebben in the perfect tense. Many verbs of moving somewhere or changing state take zijn. The list, the movement verb trick and the two exam words everyone needs.Read more→
DEEPSep 30, 2026Kennen or weten in Dutch: two verbs for to knowEnglish has one verb for to know, Dutch has two. Kennen is for people, places and things; weten is for facts. The shortcut, conjugation and the classic mistakes.Read more→
DEEPSep 30, 2026Want or omdat in Dutch: both mean because, the word order differsWant and omdat both mean because. After want you use main clause word order; after omdat the verbs go to the end. Examples, the inversion trick and an exam tip.Read more→