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  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD124: 03 apr — Duitsers laten vakantie afweten, Rick snapt het niet (Rick, Emma & Lars)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD124: 03 apr — Duitsers laten vakantie afweten, Rick snapt het niet (Rick, Emma & Lars)
    2026/04/03
    So apparently vakantiehuisjes in Nederland are getting way more expensive this year. Like, a lot more expensive. Especially around Pasen (Easter). Emma and Lars are chatting about why this is happening, and here's the ding: the Germans aren't booking as much as usual. Normally they're everywhere during the holidays, but now? Not so much. And that's making things interesting for Dutch families trying to plan a weekend away. Here's what I'm curious about: when prices go up like this, do you still book that huisje by the beach, or do you just stay home and make the best of it? Maybe invite some friends over, lekker barbecueën in the tuin? This episode is perfect for practicing your A2 listening. We keep it slow, we keep it real, and yeah, you'll pick up some handy words about vakantie and geld along the way. Kleine stappen tellen, mensen. Just press play and see how much you understand. You got this! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com
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    5 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD123: 02 apr — 1,4 miljard mensen tellen?! Rick gaat al gek van z'n buren (Rick, Pieter &

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD123: 02 apr — 1,4 miljard mensen tellen?! Rick gaat al gek van z'n buren (Rick, Pieter &
    2026/04/02
    So apparently India is doing the biggest volkstelling (census) in the world right now. We're talking about counting more than a billion people. Ja, je leest het goed... billion! In this episode, I chat with Pieter and Lisa about how this whole thing works and why it's such a big deal. We talk about the challenges, the numbers (altijd leuk voor practice!), and what it means for a country that huge. Here's something to think about: when was the last volkstelling in your country? Do you even remember filling one out? Or did your parents do it? This is perfect A2 listening practice. Real conversation, everyday Dutch, and a topic that's actually interesting. Kleine stappen tellen, and you're doing great! Goed bezig! 🧡 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com
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    5 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD122: 01 apr — Topman ontslagen omdat hij geen Frans spreekt?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD122: 01 apr — Topman ontslagen omdat hij geen Frans spreekt?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)
    2026/04/01
    So apparently the boss of Air Canada had to step down because... he doesn't speak French. Ja echt, that actually happened! Sophie and Daan talk about why this is such a big deal in Canada, where both English and French are official languages. They wonder: should a CEO of a national airline really speak both languages? Here's something to think about: if you were running a company in a country with two official languages, would you learn both? Or is English "good enough"? Look, I get it. Learning a new language is hard work. But kleine stappen tellen, right? You're here, listening to Dutch, doing the work. That's what matters. Goed bezig! 🧡
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    4 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD121: 31 mrt — Mr. Leather draagt álles van leer?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD121: 31 mrt — Mr. Leather draagt álles van leer?! (Rick, Sophie & Daan)
    2026/03/31
    So apparently there's a guy in Den Bosch who wears leather... everything. Leather pants, leather ties, leather boots. And he just became Mr. Leather Netherlands. Tof, right? In this episode, Sophie, Daan and I talk about Tio and why he loves his leren kleding so much. We also chat about why some people think it's scary (spoiler: it's not), and what it means to just be yourself. Here's a question for you: do you have something you wear or do that makes you feel totally like yourself? Maybe it's not leather, but we all have our ding, right? Remember, you don't need to understand every single word. Just listen, pick up what you can, and enjoy the ride. Kleine stappen tellen! Goed bezig! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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    5 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD120: 30 mrt — Chantal Janzen zingt nu Limburgs?! (Rick, Emma & Lars)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD120: 30 mrt — Chantal Janzen zingt nu Limburgs?! (Rick, Emma & Lars)
    2026/03/30
    So apparently there's a new nummer één in the Dutch charts, and it's got a pretty special story behind it. Lex Uiting and Chantal Janzen made a song together, and it's called "Letste Leedje" (that's Limburgs dialect, by the way). The twist? It's Lex's last song. Ever. In this episode, Emma, Lars and I talk about why this song hit number one and what makes it so bijzonder for people. We keep it simple, but there's some real emotion in this one. Here's my question for you: do you have a favorite Dutch song? Maybe one that makes you feel nostalgic, or just gets stuck in your head? Doesn't have to be fancy, gewoon something you like. Remember, listening to Dutch music is one of the best ways to train your oor. Even if you only catch a few words, that's totally fine. Kleine stappen tellen! Lekker bezig with your Dutch today!
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    4 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD119: 29 mrt — Bank wist het van Epstein en deed niks?! (Rick, Pieter & Lisa)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD119: 29 mrt — Bank wist het van Epstein en deed niks?! (Rick, Pieter & Lisa)
    2026/03/29
    So apparently Bank of America is paying a LOT of money to victims in the Epstein case. We're talking tientallen miljoenen here. Big news, and honestly, pretty heavy stuff. In this episode, Pieter, Lisa and I talk about what happened and why the bank is now settling with these victims. We keep it simple and respectful, maar it's an important topic to discuss. Here's my question for you: Do you think banks should be held responsible when they work with people who turn out to be criminals? Not easy, right? This is real Dutch, real nieuws, and you're understanding it. Lekker bezig! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com 🎧 ALL DUTCH FLUENCY PODCASTS: 📖 Short Stories: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b0uNMBJkiXvRy7UzHYSme 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PFmkqcCMdT07HXpYJkXCq 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/7u0D4Ucl4iPJLha28soq07 💬 Dutch Dialogues: 🟢 A1: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GG9LxfX11s6JLIRE5dGbF 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/51hF6peS6DuXiZMMe8N0H4 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zsBuz9UoRWJN0W24fU4Gz 📰 News Stories: 🟡 A2: https://open.spotify.com/show/3utK4u1YQBtHWMjXCD0HTJ 🟠 B1: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hyQamyd04vwEUYq4CdOAo 🎵 Dutch Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nJdrBe9KSZ1mEO0550GVJ
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    3 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD118: 28 mrt — Kubieke meters snoeihout meten?! (Rick, Emma & Lars)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD118: 28 mrt — Kubieke meters snoeihout meten?! (Rick, Emma & Lars)
    2026/03/28
    So apparently there are new rules for paasvuren in the Netherlands, and people are not happy about it. You know those big Easter bonfires? Yeah, those. Emma and Lars talk about how the government wants to limit how much snoeihout (pruning wood) you can use. The locals are like, "How are we supposed to measure cubic meters of branches?" Fair question, toch? Here's something to think about: Do you have any big traditional celebrations where you live that come with... let's say, interesting rules? This is typical A2 stuff, mensen. Real conversations, real frustrations, real Nederlands. You're doing great just by showing up and listening. Kleine stappen tellen! Goed bezig! 🔥 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com
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    4 分
  • Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD117: 27 mrt — Wegwerpboeken?! Scholen gooien alles weg (Rick, Pieter & Lisa)

    Dutch Dialogues (A2) - DD117: 27 mrt — Wegwerpboeken?! Scholen gooien alles weg (Rick, Pieter & Lisa)
    2026/03/27
    So apparently, Dutch schools are finally done with expensive textbooks that you can only use once. Zonde van het geld, right? In this episode, Pieter, Lisa, and I talk about why schools are switching to a new publisher that offers reusable books. It's better for the wallet and better for the planet. Lekker praktisch! Here's my question for you: Did you have to buy new textbooks every year when you were at school, or could you reuse them? And what do you think about all that paper waste? This is real Dutch at A2 level. Perfect for when you're biking to work, doing the dishes, or just chilling on the bank. Kleine stappen tellen, mensen! Goed bezig with your Dutch today! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Full transcript + oefeningen: https://dutchfluency.com 🌷 Tulip Trainer: https://tulip.dutchfluency.com 📊 Dashboard: https://dashboard.dutchfluency.com
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    7 分