Dutch Beginners 1

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Dutch Beginners 1

Our Dutch beginner courses (A0–A2) are based on the De Opmaat method and are specially designed for adults who want to start learning Dutch or strengthen their foundation for everyday life in the Netherlands.
The courses are suitable for both absolute beginners and participants who already have some basic knowledge and want to build on it.

What will you achieve?

After completing Beginners 1+2, you will be able to:

  • Use Dutch in simple, everyday situations
  • Introduce yourself and talk about yourself
  • Ask and answer common questions, for example about where you live or what time it is
  • Count, spell, tell the time and order something
  • Make simple suggestions and respond to them
  • Practical and immediately applicable

The focus is on practical Dutch that you can use straight away in daily life. Step by step, you will build confidence and become more comfortable using Dutch in the Netherlands.

Course book

The course book is compulsory for this course, so please make sure to order it in time. You can purchase the course book De Opmaat (revised edition!) here.
Don’t have your book in time for the first lesson? No problem — just let us know and we will send you the first few pages.

Available A1 Courses 

Our course types

  • On-site courses

    • Small groups, motivated classmates, skilled trainers, and right in the city centre!

    Our CBE group courses have been going for more than 25 years and we are proud to offer a range of Dutch and English language courses in the mornings and evenings at our cosy school in Rotterdam.

    Testimonials

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      Ece's experience

      Cambridge Proficiency

    • Urbanus's experience (Dutch Beginners 4)

      Dutch Absolute Beginners

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      Shaf & Maaike's experience

      Business English student

    • Marco's experience (Cambridge Proficiency)

    • Michel, English student

      "At CBE languages they have a team of very skilled and helpful teachers that resulted in me passing for my English C2-level exam"

    • Jiyoung, English student

      "I have studied English for 3 years in CBE with lots of fun and joy. It was lucky for me to learn English from great teachers who have great teaching skills and rich experiences"

    • Amanda, Dutch student

      "Attended Dutch lessons here - welcoming, friendly environment with professional teachers. Made some great friends and recommend this language school over any other in Rotterdam!"

    • Sarah, teacher & student

      "The warm environment, dedicated staff and overall general concern for the well-being of teachers, students and anyone who comes to CBE, set it apart from any other academy"

    • Majed, English student

      "Wonderful school.The teachers are beyond nice and helpful and because of them my language abilities progressed noticeably"

    • Laura, Dutch student

      "Fantastic establishment to learn. My husband and I needed to brush up on our Dutch skills and am so glad we found this school."

    • Maiike Proficiency English course review

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      Dutch Beginners student

      "I love going to CBE because it not just going to dutch class but it is also going to other places in the world through the different cultures we meet there. Thank you CBE for that"