Hello,  welcome to no-nonsense Nederlands, or non-nonsense Dutch. A free and simple way to kickstart your Dutch, to complement your classes or app. It’s really simple: I will read a sentence in English, then translate it to Dutch. After that, you’ll have time to repeat. To check your pronounciation, I’ll say the Dutch sentence again, and you can repeat once more. So: English Dutch repeat - Dutch repeat.

Ready?

My name is Adam.

Mijn naam is Adam. 

I’m Sarah.

Ik ben Sarah.

Good morning!

Goeiemorgen!

Nice to meet you!

Aangenaam!

This is my sister, Yetunde.

Dit is mijn zus, Yetunde.

I’m from the United States.

Ik kom uit de Verenigde Staten.

I was born in Spain.

Ik ben geboren in Spanje.

I live in Ghent.

Ik woon in Gent.

My wife and I live in Brussels.

Mijn vrouw en ik wonen in Brussel.

My wife is from France.

Mijn vrouw komt uit Frankrijk.

He lives in Antwerp.

Hij woont in Antwerpen.

To work

Werken

I work in Brussels.

Ik werk in Brussel.

He works in Amsterdam.

Hij werkt in Amsterdam.

I work at night.

Ik werk ’s nachts.

Good evening!

Goeienavond!

Thank you!

Dank u!

Thanks!

Bedankt!

See you!

Tot ziens!

That was our introductory session. I hope you liked it. See you next time! Tot ziens, daag!