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Course details

Learn Dutch at A1 level with conversations classes

Who is this course for?

  • You want to use Dutch naturally in everyday conversations and real-life situations.
  • Professionals working in Dutch-speaking environments.
  • You have a busy and changing schedule.
  • You are looking for a flexible and efficient way to improve your Dutch.
  • You want to prepare the NT2 exam and need targeted language practice.

What you will learn

  • Listening: Understand basic spoken Dutch.
  • Speaking: Speak basic Dutch.
  • Reading: Identify familiar words and phrases in brief texts.
  • Writing: Compose simple sentences and short texts.
  • Culture: Discover Dutch customs and traditions.
  • Perfect for preparing for the NT2 exam.

This course in short

  • Dutch A1 course based on NT2 grammar and vocabulary guidelines.
  • You study with a mix of self study with assignments and speaking practice classes.
  • A personal tutor supports you and organizes your learning schedule.
  • You can monitor your progress through our online platform.

Pricing

Start in the learning portal. Add a teacher when you are ready.

Self-study

Learn whenever you want, 30 minutes a day.

From €1.50/month

  • Progress tracking
  • Printed book for offline study
  • Audio, video and AI corrections
Start self-study
  • 1 month €14.99 €14.99/month
  • 3 months €24.00 €8.00/month Save €20.97 (47%)
  • 6 months €34.50 €5.75/month Save €55.44 (62%)
  • 12 months €45.48 €3.79/month Save €134.40 (75%)
  • 48 months €72.00 €1.50/month Save €647.52 (90%)

Course schedule

Study when you want, and book a teacher around your work.

  • Self-study 24/7, online and offline
  • Classes around your work schedule
  • No fixed group times
  • Book a class when you are ready

Curriculum

You reach 1 level in 12 weeks. Vocabulary and grammar are aligned with official exams (CEFR).

Learning objectives

  • Basic greetings and farewells.
  • Starting and ending a conversation.
  • Useful phrases to use during class (asking for clarification, repetition, etc.).

Video/audio

  • Greetings in different contexts

Grammar

  • Personal pronouns (ik, jij, hij,… )

Learning objectives

  • Tell your name and ask for the name of somebody
  • Titles and ways of addressing people. (Mister, miss,...)
  • Introduce yourself

Video/audio

  • In an online conversation class of coLanguage

Grammar

  • The alphabet and pronunciation

Learning objectives

  • Ask somebody where they are from
  • Say your nationality

Video/audio

  • Where do you come from?

Grammar

  • Definite and indefinite articles (de, het, een)
  • The noun (singular & plural)

Learning objectives

  • Learn to count
  • Numbers from 1-100

Video/audio

  • Expensive grocery prices

Grammar

  • Cardinal numbers

Learning objectives

  • Introduce and tell about your family.
  • Ask someone about their family. (size, structure,...)

Video/audio

  • Family story

Grammar

  • The possessive pronouns (mijn, jouw, zijn,...)

Learning objectives

  • Asking somebody's age
  • Say how old you are and when your birthday is

Video/audio

  • The birthday party

Grammar

  • Question words (hoe, hoeveel, waar, wanneer)

Learning objectives

  • Describe your profession
  • Ask somebody's profession
  • Talk about studies

Video/audio

  • What kind of work do you do?

Grammar

  • Question words (wie, wat, welk(e))

Learning objectives

  • Asking for and giving contact details.
  • Tell and ask for addresses.

Video/audio

  • At the post office

Grammar

  • Present simple tense: regular verbs
  • Main clauses and yes/no questions

Learning objectives

  • Learn the parts of the day.
  • Learn the names of the 7 days of the week
  • Describe your weekly activities.

Video/audio

  • Work schedule in a hospital

Grammar

  • Prepositions of time (in, om, op, voor,...)

Learning objectives

  • Talk about the weather
  • Basic weather vocabulary

Video/audio

  • The weather report - a week in March.

Grammar

  • Impersonal verbs

Learning objectives

  • Learn the ordinal numbers.

Video/audio

  • Gold for the Netherlands

Grammar

  • Ordinal numbers

Learning objectives

  • Learn the seasons and months.
  • Describe the weather in each season and month.
  • Tell what you do in what month of the year.

Video/audio

  • My favourite season!

Grammar

  • Future tense with gaan

Learning objectives

  • Ask and tell the time
  • Read the clock

Video/audio

  • Week Organisation

Grammar

  • How do you tell the time?

Learning objectives

  • The basic dates and holidays

Video/audio

  • We are going home for the holidays

Grammar

  • How do you phrase the date?

Learning objectives

  • Name the food that we consume daily.
  • Tell what you eat and drink.

Video/audio

  • What are we eating today?

Grammar

  • Coordinate conjunctions (en, maar, of, want)

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your daily routine.
  • Talk about habits.

Video/audio

  • My daily routine

Grammar

  • Reciprocal verbs zich wassen, zich scheren

Learning objectives

  • Basic ingredients for cooking
  • Expressing obligations

Video/audio

  • Homemade pancakes

Grammar

  • Modal verbs moeten, kunnen, mogen

Learning objectives

  • Ask and answer questions.
  • Learn the question words.

Video/audio

  • The art of asking questions

Grammar

  • The pronunciation of ui, ou, eu, oe

Learning objectives

  • Talk about money, currencies and payment methods.
  • Ask for and say the price in a shop.

Video/audio

  • At the Albert Cuyp Market in Amsterdam

Grammar

  • Adverbs of quantity (veel, weinig, genoeg, ... )

Learning objectives

  • Write a grocery list for daily food and drinks.
  • Ask a shop assistant about a product in the supermarket.

Video/audio

  • Grocery shopping for dinner

Grammar

  • Pronunciation of 'e', 'ee' and 'e'

Learning objectives

  • Describe everyday clothing.
  • Ask for availability in a clothing shop.
  • Ask for your size.

Video/audio

  • Asking for advice in the clothing store

Grammar

  • Personal pronouns: object (mij, jou, hem,...)

Learning objectives

  • Get to know the basic body parts.
  • Basic phrases to describe your health.

Video/audio

  • Together with a coach for a healthy body

Grammar

  • Frequently used irregular verbs

Learning objectives

  • Describe people's physical appearance
  • Use adjectives to describe people.

Video/audio

  • Concerns about appearance

Grammar

  • Adjectives

Learning objectives

  • Describe the colours of common objects.

Video/audio

  • A new company van

Grammar

  • Expressing preferences and dislikes

Learning objectives

  • Express your basic emotions.
  • Describe the emotions of others.

Video/audio

  • Group therapy at the coffee machine

Grammar

  • Prepositions Om, door, aan, naar, met,...

Learning objectives

  • Describe taste, smell, sight, sound and touch
  • Compare things

Video/audio

  • Unlikely facts

Grammar

  • Degrees of comparison

Learning objectives

  • Describe forms and shapes.
  • Describe basic objects.
  • Express preferences.

Video/audio

  • Skyscrapers in our flat country

Grammar

  • Demonstrative pronouns (deze, die, dit, dat)

Learning objectives

  • Learn to describe the character of people.
  • Talk about personalities.

Video/audio

  • Looking for a new colleague

Grammar

  • Negation

Learning objectives

  • Express what you need.
  • Tell how your body feels.

Video/audio

  • Let Go of Stress: A Step-by-Step Breathing

Grammar

  • Diminutives

Learning objectives

  • Express sickness and pain.
  • Express your medical condition at the doctor's office.

Video/audio

  • Calling in sick... or Elfstedentocht?

Grammar

  • Adverbs Anders, graag, zo, heel,...

Learning objectives

  • Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.
  • Understand a house rental or sales ad.

Video/audio

  • Smoke detectors

Grammar

  • Use of 'er' and 'daar'

Learning objectives

  • Describe the furniture in your house.

Video/audio

  • Buying furniture

Grammar

  • Pronunciation of "sch", "ch", "g"

Learning objectives

  • Setting up the table to receive guests.

Video/audio

  • We have guests tonight!

Grammar

  • Prepositions of place (aan, in, onder, ...)

Learning objectives

  • Learn the names of common household and electrical appliances.
  • Daily situations with common household devices.

Video/audio

  • My first own apartment

Grammar

  • Indefinite pronouns: ieder, elk, alles, wat, wie, allemaal

Learning objectives

  • Learn the different types of accommodations.
  • Contact a landlord or agency to rent a house.

Video/audio

  • A lottery ticket

Grammar

  • Linking sentences with dus, omdat, want, ook

Learning objectives

  • Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
  • Talk about plant care and routines at your home or office.

Video/audio

  • Caring for garden plants

Grammar

  • To be about to + infinitive

Learning objectives

  • Learn the basic animals (pets).
  • Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.

Video/audio

  • My cat pees in the house!

Grammar

  • Pronunciation of 'ij' and 'ei'

Learning objectives

  • Describe the location of services on a map.
  • Ask for the opening hours of a certain service.

Video/audio

  • A morning full of practical matters

Grammar

  • The past participle with hebben/zijn

Learning objectives

  • Ask food from the menu.
  • Reserve a table in a restaurant.

Video/audio

  • Ordering food in the restaurant

Grammar

  • Past participles as adjectives

Learning objectives

  • Learn the sports
  • Talk about the sports you practice

Video/audio

  • Most popular sports

Grammar

  • Adverbs of frequency (soms, vaak, nooit, ...)

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your hobbies
  • Describe activities that you enjoy

Video/audio

  • From Passion to Profession

Grammar

  • Adverbs of time (nu, dan, morgen...)

Learning objectives

  • Describe the different types of transportation.
  • Buy a transport ticket.
  • Describe transportation between places.

Video/audio

  • Mobility in a modern city

Grammar

  • Prepositions of direction (door, langs, naar, ...)

Learning objectives

  • Ask for directions in a city
  • Giving directions to a stranger
  • Ask for the existence of a building or service.

Video/audio

  • Asking for directions

Grammar

  • Imperative

Learning objectives

  • Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
  • Invite somebody for an event.

Video/audio

  • A great date night after a long work week

Grammar

  • Use of zullen (proposal, promise, probability)

Learning objectives

  • Talk about culture events in the city.
  • Go to the museum, an exposition, musical,...

Video/audio

  • Migration museum

Grammar

  • Words with a diaeresis

Continue after A1

Same language path from A1 to C2. Pick the next level when you are ready.

Dutch A2
Dutch A2
Dutch B1
Dutch B1

Course certificate — Progress report of mastered topics. Teacher verification in classes. Aligned with NT2.

How certificates work

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Personalized tasks and hand-ins

Your teacher sets personalized tasks—and the app adapts exercises to your level and the areas you find hardest.

Learning portal

Study online or offline with PDF downloads, interactive exercises, audio, video, and AI-powered writing feedback.

Structured learning paths

Follow clear paths from A1 to C1, plus professional courses tailored to your goals.

Conversation classes

Every teacher is personally screened and trained to teach with our learning portal—so your classes match your course and progress.

Offline worksheets (PDF, translated)

Download the full e-book as PDF, or print any lesson as a translated worksheet.

Quality guarantee

We partner with universities and align every course with official learning programs—for reliable, recognized learning.

Learn with real content (news, podcasts…)

Practice with real news articles and podcasts—immersive content that prepares you for everyday language.

Full-skill training: listening, reading, writing, speaking

Train all four skills: listening and pronunciation with audio, reading with authentic texts, writing with AI feedback, and speaking in your classes.

Course materials trusted by official libraries and bookshops

Our books are sold in bookshops across Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, and beyond—and approved by public libraries.

Academic collaboration with universities

Course plans are co-developed from our Valencian office with multiple European universities.

Student reviews of our Dutch lessons

  • 4.6/5
4.6 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

Colleagues recommended coLanguage for professional Dutch. Blended mode: book at home, portal for writing practice.

Rachel E.
Helsinki, Finland
Self-study
  • 4.9/5

Our HR team liked the activity reports. I study Dutch self-paced and add conversation classes when travel allows.

Claire D.
Lyon, France
Blended learning
  • 4.7/5

Clear structure from A1 upward. AI corrections in the portal save time; I still work through the printed units.

David R.
Berlin, Germany
Blended learning
  • 4.4/5

Our partners

We thank our partners for the support we receive for developing our online school.

We proudly work with Lanzadera, a Spanish accelerator program in Valencia.

The university of Siegen helps us to develop and design our education systems and programs.

Our IT systems are powered and supported by the Google Cloud team

We collaborate with universities all across the European Union to develop our course materials, thanks to the Erasmus+ Program.

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