Learning Dutch might not be the easiest thing in the world, it's also certainly not the toughest thing: grammar and spelling are tied to strict rules that usually can be explained in a few lines. Still, it's good to have a good teacher and a good book to guide you. If you want to learn Dutch and you want to make a start yourself, you might use this complete Free Online Dutch Course: it contains all the basic grammar, vocabulary and even pronunciation rules you need and a lot of online exercises and tests.

Practice writing sentences! We added a nice new component: Taalthuis chat! It can be used for "long distance lessons". Make an appointment with your teacher or a fellow student. It might also be a good exercise to finish one of our crosswords. For more advanced students the videosection or even the NOS Journaal (Extra) is useful. If you feel you still need some help, or just like to contact people who might run into the same problems, you'll be happy to learn there's a forum hardly any question remains unanswered. The website is best viewed in Firefox.