Level 1 - The Survival course
(CEFR A1 / A2)

JJust starting out with Dutch? This is where your journey begins.
In our Level 1 Survival Course, you'll learn to handle the everyday situations that come up in your first year in Amsterdam — the supermarket, the doctor, small talk with neighbours, and conversations about home, work, travel, family, and personal preferences.
You'll practise in pairs and small groups, working through dialogues and interviews to get comfortable with real conversation. We cover the present tense and one past tense, so you can start telling your story, not just ordering a coffee.
We also spend real time on Dutch pronunciation — tricky, yes, but absolutely worth it. Getting your sounds right is what turns "I studied Dutch" into "I actually speak Dutch."