Weekly themed newsletter for beginner Dutch learners Listen with transcripts: https://www.dutchfluency.com/transcripts
Latest episodes
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Weekly Digest: News & Media (2026-09-06 - 2026-09-13)
Sunday digest of the past week's themed newsletter (News & Media). 7 daily lessons recapped. Transcript, vertaling en quiz van deze aflevering: https://www.dutchfluency.com/transcr…
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3 min
De Veerboot naar Texel
Emma and her friend Daan are planning a weekend trip to Texel, one of the Dutch Wadden Islands. They are at a café in Amsterdam, trying to figure out the ferry schedule and what to…
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4 min
De Laptop van de Buurvrouw
Mark's laptop has stopped working, and he needs it for his work. He calls his neighbor Sophie, who is good with computers. She comes over to help him figure out what's wrong. What…
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4 min
De Nieuwe Telefoon van Oma
Oma Riet is 78 and has just received her first smartphone from her grandson. Her daughter Ellen tries to help her set it up, but things don't go quite as planned. A warm, funny loo…
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3 min
De Update die Niet Kwam
Tom's laptop has been stuck on the same update screen for hours. His flatmate Lisa tries to help, but neither of them really knows what to do. A frustrating evening begins. Theme o…
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3 min
De Camera in de Kamer
Lisa has just bought a smart speaker with a camera for her apartment. Her friend Tom is visiting and notices the device. What starts as a casual chat about gadgets turns into a deb…
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4 min
De Slimme Thermostaat Doet Raar
Sanne and her neighbor Peter are standing in her hallway, staring at the new smart thermostat on the wall. It was supposed to make life easier, but it has other ideas. The heating…
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3 min
De Laptop Geeft Niet Op
Samira and her colleague Thijs are trying to prepare for an important video call with a client, but Samira's old laptop is being incredibly slow. She is getting more and more frust…
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Weekly Digest: Neighbours (2026-08-30 - 2026-09-06)
Sunday digest of the past week's themed newsletter (Neighbours). 7 daily lessons recapped. Transcript, vertaling en quiz van deze aflevering: https://www.dutchfluency.com/transcrip…
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4 min
De Volle Telefoon
Lisa and her friend Mark are sitting in a café in Utrecht. Lisa is frustrated because her smartphone keeps showing a "storage full" message. Mark tries to help her figure out what…
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4 min
De Krant en de Koffie
Anna and Mark are sitting at the breakfast table on a quiet Sunday morning. Anna reads the newspaper, but Mark is trying to have a conversation. He becomes a bit jealous of the new…
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4 min
De Journaalknop
Mark and his neighbor Els are in the shared hallway of their apartment building. Mark is frustrated because the TV in the communal area only shows music channels, and he wants to w…
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3 min
De Verborgen Post
Sam and Lotte are having coffee at a busy café in Utrecht. Sam is frustrated because his sister keeps posting embarrassing photos of him on Instagram without asking. Lotte, his fri…
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3 min
De Gast is Verdwenen
Emma is de productieassistent van een ochtendtalkshow. De eerste gast van vandaag is nog niet gearriveerd en de show begint over tien minuten. Ze belt haar collega Tim in paniek om…
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2 min
De Podcast met Daan
Samira and her colleague Daan are on their lunch break. Samira mentions a new Dutch podcast about the news that she loves, but Daan is skeptical. He thinks podcasts are too long an…
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4 min
De Krant en de Kruimels
It's Saturday morning in Utrecht. Sam (28) and his roommate/older brother Dirk (34) are having breakfast. Sam is glued to his phone, while Dirk is trying to read the physical newsp…
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4 min
Het Achtuurjournaal
Mark and his housemate Lisa are having dinner. Mark is stressed because he has a Dutch integration exam tomorrow and wants to practice listening to the news. Lisa tries to help him…
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Weekly Digest: Neighbours (2026-08-23 - 2026-08-30)
Sunday digest of the past week's themed newsletter (Neighbours). 4 daily lessons recapped. Transcript, vertaling en quiz van deze aflevering: https://www.dutchfluency.com/transcrip…
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5 min
De Slagerij en de Vegetariër
It’s a sunny Saturday morning on a quiet Dutch residential street. The neighbors are organizing their annual street party (buurtfeest), and Mark, the new resident, is about to meet…
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De Buurtapp Ontploft
Lisa and her neighbor Mark are standing in the hallway of their apartment building. Lisa’s phone keeps buzzing because the neighborhood app is exploding with messages about a myste…