Hear and/or Read Dutch Words, Phrases and Texts

Listen to a few longer texts to hear the language when you start learning Dutch - but listen again later, to study the words and pronunciation of the texts once you're beginning to understand written Dutch. Many students have difficulty with the spoken language at that stage.
As a reading exercise, you can also just look at the Dutch texts and my translations into English.

luisteren
to listen

ik luister
I'm listening

wij luisteren
we're listening

ik luisterde
I listend

wij luisterden
we listened

ik heb geluisterd
I have listened

2 more

lezen
to read

ik lees
I'm reading

wij lezen
we're reading

ik las
I was reading

wij lazen
we were reading

ik heb gelezen
I have read

When you're serious about learning Dutch, you could listen to the material linked to on this page for 15 or 20 minutes every day. Look closely at the Dutch text and study the English translation.
Between the square brackets [ ] on my website you'll find a more literal translation (often not correct English) to better understand the Dutch and make it easier to reproduce, for instance:
We mochten geen foto's maken 2 [We were allowed to make no pictures] - We were not allowed to [make] take pictures

Slow Dutch

WORDS:

Lines and Phrases

A Nice Start: Colors and Materials
and/or A Classic Poem about Holland

Word Order Pages

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - old version
Smartphone Version
Personal Pronouns Sample Sentences
The Verbs Pages have many sample sentences

Examples of Dutch Talk ('Conversation Templates')

The Small Change of Conversation™

Meet and Greet
Commenting on Statements and Opinions
Ziek - Talking about Not Feeling Well
Talking about Time
Chance, Luck, Outcomes and Risk
Why? - Because - The Reason - Cause & Effect
Expectations and What Happens

Weather - Travel - Sleep
Eating and Drinking, Food phrases
'What I Want' - Loves & Likes
The Senses - Using Words
Medical - Work
Emergency Preparedness
Time - Change - Life
Sayings - Alliterations
Fun Things to Say
Speaking Dutch, Speaking about Dutch
The Verbs Pages have many sample sentences
'Conversations Template'

My life experience, priorities and lines
of smalltalk are most likely different
from yours. Fill in what you like,
replace with your own narrative.

LONGER TEXTS

From Classic Books, Poems and Songs
from my own writing
Prayers and Readings from The Bible
The Dutch lines in Miracle on 34th Street
A 4-minutes talk by my Dad about
'organic' farming and fertilizers

LISTENING EXERCISE

Listening Exercise

Other Overview Pages: Names - Words - Pronunciation - Pictures Dictionary - Basic Dutch - Lessons - Grammar - Essays - Listening - - Exercises

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