Are you emigrating to The Netherlands or Belgium? Is your company sending you to work in Amsterdam or Antwerp for a while? Do you want your children to communicate with Dutch relatives or do you just want to make a difference on your CV? All excellent reasons to learn Dutch!
Koffie
Coffee is the start of any conversation in Holland, be it business or pleasure.
Klompen
Traditional wooden shoes (clogs). Still worn by around a million people in Holland.
Kaas
The staple food in The Netherlands. The older, the better. But that is personal and only counts for cheese.
Chinezen
Eating Chinese food became a verb that sounds like you're eating Chinese people: 'We gaan Chinezen'.
Patatje Oorlog
Chips - mayonaise - curry sauce - peanut sauce - finely cut raw onion. Interesting combination.
Fiets
Preferred set of wheels for young and old to cruise the streets of Amsterdam.
Tulp
National flower of Holland, originally from Turkey.
With our help learning Dutch, whether at a basic or advanced level, is easier to achieve than you might think. Learn Dutch offers classes in Dutch language and culture in Cape Town. A personal, practical and modern way of training combines mastering the Dutch language with learning about the Dutch culture. Qualified teachers guarantee the highest standard of lessons with quality and transparency as the key factors to success. The training method, schedule and goals are tailor-made to fit the needs of individual students. And above all our made to made-to-measure classes make learning the Dutch language fun!