Beginner lessons
A practical route through the 25 absolute-beginner lesson notes: learn one communicative task, notice one grammar pattern, then use it aloud.
How to study: read the dialogue, shadow it aloud twice, cover the English, then write three new sentences using the same pattern.
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1. Catching up
Hoe gaat het? · greetings, names and asking how someone is.
2. Introductions
Ik heet Daniel. · introducing yourself and other people.
3. Personal details
Countries, languages, phone numbers and filling in a form.
4. Everyday questions
Who, what, where, when, why and how in useful exchanges.
5. Daily routines
Present-tense verbs, time expressions and ordinary activities.
6. Plans and invitations
Modal verbs, word order, accepting and declining politely.
Model dialogue
| Dutch | English | |—|—| | Hallo, Anna. Hoe gaat het? | Hello, Anna. How are you? | | Goed, dank je. En met jou? | Good, thank you. And you? | | Ook goed. Wat een verrassing! | Good too. What a surprise! |
Pattern to reuse
- Hoe gaat het met …? — How is … doing?
- Goed, dank je wel. — Fine, thank you.
- En met jou/u? — And you? (informal/formal)
- Ook goed. — Good too.
Your turn
Write a four-line conversation in which you greet a colleague, ask how they are and ask about another person. Then read both parts aloud.