Dutch Fluency Weekly - Beginner

Mark has just tried to build a bookshelf at home. His girlfriend Sara comes home and finds him sitting on the floor. Mark laughs at himself and tells her exactly how it went wrong. Theme of the week: Humor & Sarcasm...

Lisa and Tom are neighbours in a typical Dutch street. Tom's cat is missing, and Lisa tries to help him find it. But Tom has a strange sense of humour, and Lisa isn't sure if he's joking or serious. Theme of the week...

Lisa is visiting her uncle Bert and her cousin Tom for coffee on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Bert loves telling jokes, but his jokes are famously terrible. Today he has a new one about apples, and Tom is not looking...

Mark and Lisa are neighbors in a typical Dutch street. Mark is trying to fix his bike while Lisa watches with her typical dry sense of humor. Their conversation shows how Dutch people often use understated, sarcastic...

Mark is helping his friend Lisa move into a new apartment in Utrecht. They are carrying boxes up the stairs and Mark's dry sense of humour keeps things interesting. Lisa is not always sure when he is joking. Theme of...

Sunday digest of the past week's themed newsletter (Volunteering). 4 daily lessons recapped. Transcript, vertaling en quiz van deze aflevering...

Lisa has just signed up as a volunteer for the neighborhood summer festival in Utrecht. She meets the coordinator, Mark, for the first time at the community center. Together they go over her tasks and meet another...

Fatima has just signed up to volunteer at the local food bank in Utrecht. Today is her first day. She is nervous but excited. She meets the coordinator, Mark, who shows her around and explains how everything works...

Karim has just moved to a new neighborhood in Utrecht and wants to meet people. He signs up to volunteer at the local community center, Buurthuis De Regenboog. On his first morning, he meets Rita, the volunteer...

Tom has just moved to a new neighbourhood in Utrecht and wants to meet people. He sees a flyer for a local community centre looking for volunteers. He decides to walk in and sign up, but he's not sure what to expect...

Sunday digest of the past week's themed newsletter (Eldercare). 5 daily lessons recapped. Transcript, vertaling en quiz van deze aflevering...

De 6 verhalen van deze week in één aflevering. Luister en herhaal. Transcript, vertaling en quiz van deze aflevering: https://www.dutchfluency.com/transcripts/ce/3bb6cdda-b8b0-4e3e-bef6-cd03db36bcb5?utm_source=podcast&ut...

This is the first episode of a short series about eldercare and loneliness. We meet Karin, who visits her father, Willem, in a care home. She notices that he is quiet and seems lonely. A new care worker, Youssef, helps...

Rina (78) lives alone in a downstairs flat in Utrecht. Her daughter Sandra visits on Sunday afternoon. Rina has trouble with the stairs to the attic and with the computer. Sandra wants to apply for WMO help from the...

Fatima has just started her new job as a caregiver at a nursing home. It's her first day, and she's nervous. She meets her colleague Daan and resident Meneer Bos, who is not happy about being there. Theme of the week...