A1 builds your Dutch foundation step by step: pronunciation and the alphabet, your first verbs, how Dutch sentences fit together, numbers and articles, adjectives, pronouns, and prepositions. By the end you will be forming clear, correct Dutch sentences and you will be ready for A2.
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What you will learn
A1 Pronunciation & Alphabet — The Dutch alphabet and how to pronounce its vowel and consonant sounds. (3 lessons)
A1 Basic Verbs — Subject pronouns, the verbs zijn and hebben, and regular present-tense conjugation. (4 lessons)
A1 Sentence Structure — Word order, inversion, yes/no questions, and question words (wie, wat, waar). (4 lessons)
A1 Nouns & Numbers — Articles (de and het), counting, dates and times, and forming plurals. (4 lessons)
A1 Adjectives & Ordinals — How adjectives agree with nouns and how to use ordinals (eerste, tweede). (2 lessons)
A1 Pronouns — Possessive, demonstrative, and object pronouns. (3 lessons)
A1 Prepositions — Prepositions of place (in, op, naast) and time (om, op, in, voor, na). (2 lessons)
A1 Advanced Grammar — Diminutives (-tje), modal verbs, negation (niet and geen), and adverbs. (4 lessons)
8 topics · 26 lessons. One-time purchase · lifetime access · instant access in your Academy account after checkout.
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