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Announcing the Lighter, Faster and More Mobile-Friendly Lesson Notes!

Why do Dutch learners keep coming back to DutchPod101.com? For our fast, fresh and fun audio and video lessons, of course! But did you know that an important part of our lessons is the PDF lesson notes? These printable lesson notes are a crucial part of our online learning system. For visual learners, they’re a must! So that’s why we embarked on a long journey to improve the PDF Lesson Notes so that you, our valued listeners, will have the very best Dutch learning experience at DutchPod101. So what’s new? Glad you asked! Here’s what you’ll find with the updated PDF Lesson Notes: Completely Mobile Friendly – View with no problems, both iOS and Android RIP Lesson Notes Lite – PDFs now display reliably across... Show more

Be Our Dutch Valentine & Learn Dutch!

Hello Listener, You and I, we make a pretty good team. You love the Dutch language. We love helping you conquer it. You love the lessons with real-life Dutch conversations. We have a blast making them. You love seeing your Dutch skills grow. And we do too. So this Valentine’s Day, we must pop the question. Will you be our Dutch Valentine? Say Yes by February 15th, 2013 and Get 30% OFF all Premium Subscriptions Take our hand and we’ll walk you through the Dutch language! With a Premium Subscription, you unlock the best of what DutchPod101 has to offer – Complete Lesson Archive Access, In-Depth Lesson Notes and Premium Study Tools. Hurry! This offer is for 3 days only! Say Yes & Start Right Now! Dutch Lessons... Show more

Your New Year’s Resolutions Solution: DutchPod101 Inner Circle

Peter here, and welcome to another year of DutchPod101! It’s halfway into January and everyone’s focused on their New Year’s resolutions.This used to happen to me year after year, and now I see it year after year. The start of a new year gives everyone renewed hope that THIS is finally going to be the year they master Dutch! The hard truth? 90% of these people will fail. 70% will have given up by February. Resolutions have become a kind of societal joke that we all pretend to play along with. That is, until we actually have to do something about it. Do these numbers surprise you? I know from personal experience that it’s easy to let your goal go. For many, many years I had the same goal year after year! Then one year, that all... Show more

Your Dutch progress starts now! Take the DutchPod101 Challenge!

Welcome Back Listener! It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2012... Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2013 resolutions. Now that the New Year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is... “How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Dutch progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Dutch goal. (Master new 100 words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Dutch lessons a week, hold Dutch a conversation for 5 minutes, etc.) Three: Challenge yourself more each month. (Go for 10 minute conversations, move on to 200 words, etc.) It’s as easy as that! So this 2013, take the DutchPod101... Show more

Grab A Sneak Peek At The Dutch Lesson Schedule for 2013

Rise and shine, listener! You’re in a new year and you've made your Dutch resolution! Just one last thing left to do: start speaking some Dutch with DutchPod101. Whether you’re just starting out light with the basics, or going heavy...you’re about to add some serious Dutch muscle this year. You’ll go from simple phrases to dominating conversations in Dutch. Why? We’re guiding you every step of the way, that’s why! And we've made it our New Year’s resolution to go heavy too. We’re pushing out all new series – all new lessons to get you learning the Dutch language and culture inside-out with native speakers. Stay tuned because the first lessons start publishing on January 7, 2013! Here’s a sneak peek of the DutchPod101 2013... Show more

Introducing the New DutchPod101.com Dashboard!

Greetings from Team DutchPod101! We’re stopping by the blog today to tell you about an exciting new feature we’re slowly rolling out on the website. A few select users have been chosen to test drive the new Dashboard feature. Log in to your account today to see if you’re one of them! The new Dashboard aims to help you track your Dutch learning quickly and easily. We’ve produced a lot of lessons in our lifetime and while we pride ourselves on offering a wide variety of lessons to our users, we realized that it can been pretty overwhelming for some. Where do I start? What level is best for me? What series do I move on to now? These were common questions coming in from avid users like you, so we set out to solve these... Show more

Why You Need Dutch Basics!

Before Michael Jordan was great. Before Bruce Lee was great. And before your favorite actor was great, do you know what they did? They sat around hoping to be great. Wait, no. They practiced their basic skills every day. This is why it’s important to get back to the basics of Dutch and reinforce your listening, speaking, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. But we’re not talking about the easy stuff, man. We mean the necessary basics! If you learn just the Dutch verb conjugation rules but can’t conjugate any verb immediately, on the spot, without looking it up?... ...You need to get back to basics! Being great in Dutch requires knowing your basics 100%. With 25% OFF Basic, its time to get back to basics, and go from good to... Show more