Welcome to A1 Dutch – Your Complete Beginner-to-Certificate Course!
Welcome to A1 Dutch – Your Complete Beginner-to-Certificate Course!
Whether you're starting from scratch or refreshing your skills, this course will guide you through everything you need to reach CEFR A1 level.
With 26 lessons divided into 3 parts, you'll move from basic grammar and vocabulary to confidently using Dutch in everyday situations.
At the end of the course, you’ll take the official A1 Dutch exam and earn your certificate.
Already know a bit of Dutch? You’ll move through the first lessons quickly and still benefit from building a strong foundation.
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Start here to learn how Dutch works. You’ll get familiar with personal pronouns, sentence structure, articles, and basic vocabulary to introduce yourself, talk about others, and describe what you have.
Sentence structure
Build strong foundations
Articles
Learn when to use de, het, and een
Saying hello
Learn how to say hello!
Numbers
Get familiar with numbers in Dutch
Where do you live?
Learn to talk about where you live
Work & loved ones
Introduce your job and family
Possessions
Learn how to talk about what you have
Review lesson
Strengthen everything you’ve learned
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Now that you've got the basics, we’ll build on them. Learn how to ask questions, use adjectives and prepositions, and form more natural sentences by combining ideas and expressing time.
Building questions
Learn to ask
Adjectives
Describe people, places, and things
Prepositions
Learn how to talk about location and position
Possessive pronouns
Talk about what belongs to whom
Negation
Learn how to say what isn’t true
Strengthening foundations
Introduce your job and family
Time vocabulary
Express when things happen
Conjunctions
Learn to combine ideas in sentences
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In the final part, you’ll apply your Dutch in everyday situations, from ordering food to asking for directions. You’ll also prepare for the A1 exam by reviewing everything you’ve learned.
Ordering food & drinks
Confidently order in cafés and restaurants
Describing objects & comparisons
Use colors and comparisons
Shopping & paying
Ask for prices, sizes, and make purchases
Transportation & getting around
Talk about public transport and travel plans
Time and routines
Talk about habits, schedules, and activities
Likes & dislikes
Express preferences and opinions
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