Laura speaks Dutch

ShareToday I discovered that there is an article about Laura speaks Dutch in …. Japanese. But I have no clue what the article says. If anybody would be able to translate this that would be so cool!

ShareLaura speaks Dutch has turned into more than just a language lesson. Quite often I get questions and some are too much information to turn into a single episode. Sometimes it is just useful to have background information. For this reason I start a new section: “Your questions answered.” The idea is simpel: you can [...]

ShareAfter all the celebrations we did in the podcast on Sinterklaas we would easily forget that we still have to finish our tour through the country. We visited Limburg and now we are going backup up. Above Limburg is Noord Brabant a province we discussed a couple of weeks ago. Above that is my home-province [...]

 Laura speaks Dutch #41: The province of Gelderland [21:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

ShareOne of the big things of the Sinterklaasfeest is singing the songs. In the previous episode I featured a song especially sung for the podcast. Now it is time to take it to the next level and learn you the text. Besides that I want to teach you a couple of words to help you [...]

 Laura speaks Dutch #40: Sinterklaasje kom maar binnen met je knecht! [16:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

ShareSomething really traditional happened today: Like every year Sinterklaas (see picture) arrived in our country. Typically that is very celebrational with music, singing songs and of course many, many children. He will stay for three weeks and celebrate his birthday as he has done for centuries. That means the good times for children are beginning, [...]

 Laura speaks Dutch #39: Sinterklaas arrived! [22:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

ShareToday a someone I once met pointed me to an article about Laura speaks Dutch in one of the leading newspapers in Germany. Go figure: His wife is in Germany, reads the paper and links this to me. The article is clearly funny and a must read if you speak German. There are a few [...]

ShareWith loads of extra listeners tuning in, thanks to the article on Reuters, there is a urgent need for a new podcast. The show will be a little bit different, because at the end I will speak the whole story out. That tip I got and I think it is a very valuable addition. So [...]

 Laura speaks Dutch #38: The province of Limburg [14:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

ShareLast week I was interviewed by Foo Yun Chee, who works for Reuters. She wrote a beautiful article about the podcast. Since Reuters is a newswire many websites used the story on their website. So the story was on Yahoo, MSNBC, the Washington Post and many other websites. The last days the podcasts have been [...]

ShareMaybe we’re a little bit fringe in the Netherlands. You sometimes hear these strange stories about out country. Of course when it’s in the media it is always true . But hey we are a bit different though. We Dutch have some very strange sayings. In this episode of Laura speaks Dutch we go out [...]

 Laura speaks Dutch #37: Strange things we Dutch say [10:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download