Ik spreek een beetje Nederlands!

My husband and I booked our first trip to Amsterdam, a highly anticipated trip that’s been at the top of our bucket list. We decided that we want to have a foundation of Dutch while visiting, enough to allow us to communicate the basics and challenge ourselves.

We explored our options for self-paced learning and settled on Babbel. So far, it’s been a great experience. Each lesson provides new vocabulary and phrases, building on your knowledge to improve communication and understanding. Being introduced to the language through audio, reading, writing and verbal repetition makes the program well-rounded. 

I particularly like the “Review” option. The flashcards allow us to practice translating vocabulary and sentences and keeps track of what we did and didn’t know. Anything we couldn’t remember or get incorrect is saved for us to review again.

Learning a new language with my husband has been so fun! It’s a different way for us to spend quality time together while developing a new skill. Having a common goal and accomplishing steps together is incredibly rewarding, and it’s so much more motivating to do the hard work when I have someone else doing it alongside me.

I look forward to our continued progress and finally getting to Amsterdam and trying out our newly acquired knowledge.

August 27, 2021