Experts Tell Us the Best Books To Learn Dutch

Based on the language course produced by the U.S. government for foreign service personnel posted abroad, it’s convenient and concise. Developed for learners to understand and speak the language as fast as possible, it’s also pretty cool that it includes an interesting outline of the country’s history with facts!

If you want to warm up before a visit to the Netherlands or even Belgium this book like all the Dummies series is written in an easy-to-understand format. You don’t have to be a dummy to purchase it, and you’ll find it informative and fun with a lot of slang thrown in for good measure!

This book teaches about basic grammar in Dutch. comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises. Basic Dutch: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. This Workbook presents twenty-five individual grammar points in realistic contexts, providing a grammatical approach that will allow students not already familiar with these structures to become accustomed to their use. Grammar points are followed by examples and exercises allowing students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.

I’ve tried many other language/phrasebooks, and I think the Colloquial Series are the best for beginners who plan to learn and pursue it to a higher level. This book explains every detail on grammars usage and the cultural points are interesting as well. The explanations are very clear, and you’ll find the learning process with colloquial series is very smooth, you’ll hardly feel lost. The audio CD mainly focuses on conversations in every chapter, I like it because the native speakers talk as they are in everyday life (kind of fast for beginners), which is good cuz it’s realistic. Just listen to it over and over until you’re able to understand everything. Highly recommended.

The book provides a natural ease in learning the language and does so in a very easy to follow method. It is certainly worth your time and with the book in a variety of both physical and digital versions; you have a few choices, which is always nice.

This bilingual book is a modern retelling of the classic children’s fairy tale with beautiful illustrations and is perfect for all ages who are new to the Dutch language. Presenting a reader with a well-known story in both languages allows them to compare vocabulary, language style, grammar and promote comprehension in the weaker language.

This bilingual book is a modern retelling of the classic Norwegian children’s fairy tale with beautiful illustrations and is perfect for all ages who are new to the Dutch language. Presenting a reader with a well-known story in both languages allows them to compare vocabulary, language style, grammar and promote comprehension in the weaker language.