Episodios

  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD107: 17 mrt — Het Rode Kruis opent een gironummer?! (Rick, Pieter & Lisa)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD107: 17 mrt — Het Rode Kruis opent een gironummer?! (Rick, Pieter & Lisa)
    Mar 17 2026
    So apparently the Rode Kruis just opened a new gironummer because there are more armed conflicts happening right now than ever before. Pretty heavy stuff, hè? In this dialogue, Pieter, Lisa and I talk about what the Red Cross does and why they need help. We keep it simple, but it's real news from Nederland. Here's my question for you: do you know what a gironummer is? It's very typically Dutch! Listen, practice your Nederlands, and see how much you understand. Kleine stappen tellen! Goed bezig! 🌷 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD106: 16 mrt — Rick leest 12 NOS-artikelen per dag?! (Rick, Emma & Sophie)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD106: 16 mrt — Rick leest 12 NOS-artikelen per dag?! (Rick, Emma & Sophie)
    Mar 16 2026
    So apparently, we're talking about viewports and meta tags today... just kidding! This is actually about the Paralympics closing ceremony and French local elections. Sounds a bit random, right? Maar het is tof to practice with real news topics. Emma, Sophie and I chat about these two big events happening on the same day. We keep it super simple, A1-style, so you can follow along without your brain hurting. Here's my question for you: Do you follow sports or politics in Dutch? Or are you more of a "just give me the weather forecast" person? No judgment either way! Remember, every little bit of listening practice counts. Kleine stappen, mensen! You're training your ear to recognize Dutch sounds and patterns, even when the topic seems a bit... technical. That's actually when you learn the most. Goed bezig! You got this. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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    4 m
  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD105: 15 mrt — Drenthe heeft een aardbeving?! (Rick, Emma & Lars)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD105: 15 mrt — Drenthe heeft een aardbeving?! (Rick, Emma & Lars)
    Mar 15 2026
    So apparently the ground in Drenthe decided to wake everyone up! We're talking about an aardbeving - an earthquake - right here in Nederland. Ja echt! Emma and Lars chat about this 3.0 earthquake near Eleveld. People actually felt their houses shake, which is pretty wild for a country as flat and chill as ours. Here's a question for you: have you ever felt an earthquake where you live? Or is the ground usually as rustig as a Dutch polder? This episode is perfect for practicing those A1 basics while learning something interesting about Nederland. Kleine stappen tellen, remember? Every word you understand is a win. Lekker bezig! 🧡 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com
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  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD104: 14 mrt — Brand in synagoge: 'Alleen in Nederland?!' (Rick, Tom & Julia)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD104: 14 mrt — Brand in synagoge: 'Alleen in Nederland?!' (Rick, Tom & Julia)
    Mar 14 2026
    So apparently there was a fire at a synagogue in Rotterdam. Not great news, obviously, and it's making people in the Jewish community feel pretty unsafe right now. Tom, Julia and I talk about what happened and why this matters. We keep it simple, keep it respectful, and practice some important Dutch words you might hear in the news. Here's my question for you: when something serious happens in your neighborhood, how do you talk about it with your buren? What words do you use? This is real Dutch, the kind you'll actually hear when people discuss what's going on in their city. Kleine stappen tellen, and understanding the news? That's a big step. Goed bezig! You're doing the work. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD103: 10 mrt — Edisons = Grammys met bitterballen?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD103: 10 mrt — Edisons = Grammys met bitterballen?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)
    Mar 10 2026
    So apparently there's this big music award show happening in the Netherlands called the Edisons. Think of it like the Dutch Grammys, maar dan gezellig. Sophie and Daan are chatting about which artists they think will win, and honestly, it gets a bit competitive. They both have their favorites and neither wants to back down! Here's my question for you: do you listen to Dutch music? Or are you still in that phase where you're like "I'll start... later"? Look, even if you just put on one Nederlandse song while making coffee, that counts. Kleine stappen tellen! Goed bezig with your Dutch today! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD102: 09 mrt — Jetten ontgroend als premier?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD102: 09 mrt — Jetten ontgroend als premier?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)
    Mar 9 2026
    So apparently there's some drama about ontgroening and our premier, Jetten. Ontgroening is like... the opposite of hazing, you know? Making things less intense for new students. Interesting topic, toch? In this episode, Sophie and Daan chat about what's happening with premier Jetten and this whole ontgroening situation. They keep it simple, but it's actually pretty relevant if you're curious about Dutch culture and how we deal with student traditions. Here's a question for you: what do you think about hazing traditions? Should universities be strict about it, or is it part of the experience? Look, you're at A1, so don't stress if you don't catch everything. Just listen, pick up what you can, and kleine stappen tellen, right? Every word you recognize is a win. Lekker bezig! 🧡
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  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD101: 09 mrt — Duizend Aussies weg en Rick vergelijkt het met Den Haag (Rick, Tom & Julia

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD101: 09 mrt — Duizend Aussies weg en Rick vergelijkt het met Den Haag (Rick, Tom & Julia
    Mar 8 2026
    So apparently there are huge floods in northern Australia right now. Duizend mensen evacuated! That's a thousand people who had to leave their homes because of all the water. Heftig, right? In this episode, Tom, Julia and I talk about what's happening there. We keep it simple, A1-style, so you can follow along without your brain hurting. Here's my question for you: Have you ever experienced flooding where you live? Or maybe just a really crazy rainstorm that made everything go wild? Listen, practice your Dutch, and see how much you understand. Kleine stappen tellen! Every word you catch is a win. Lekker bezig! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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  • Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD100: 08 mrt — Rick is verslaafd aan NU.nl comments (Rick, Emma & Sophie)

    Dutch Dialogues (A1) - DD100: 08 mrt — Rick is verslaafd aan NU.nl comments (Rick, Emma & Sophie)
    Mar 8 2026
    So apparently the Dutch government wants to cut parental leave, and people are not happy about it. This is a big deal for families, especially when it comes to equality between moms and dads. In this episode, Emma, Sophie, and I talk about what this news means and why it matters. We keep it simple, maar it's an important topic to understand. Here's my question for you: In your country, how does parental leave work? Do both parents get time off, or mostly just moms? This is real Dutch, real topics, real conversations. Kleine stappen tellen, remember? Even if you only catch a few words, dat is helemaal prima. You're training your ears and getting used to how we actually talk. Lekker bezig! 💪 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com
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    3 m