First Dutch Reader for Beginners

The book consists of Elementary and Pre-intermediate courses with a parallel Dutch-English translation. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The method utilises the natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. The second and the following chapters of the Elementary course have only about thirty new words each. The audio tracks are available inclusive online. With the help of QR codes in print book and weblinks in e-book, you can call up an audio file in no time, without typing a web address manually.

As you read this book, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You don’t even realize, until you must recall what you’ve learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. The graded book with a parallel translation has helped many to uncover their potential for learning Dutch. Whether you are learning Dutch as a hobby or for a necessary purpose, you will find this book is supportive.

It is a good idea is to use the free VLC media player to control the playing speed. Read and hear at the same time!