Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

Learn Dutch Online

at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

Did you know?

The Netherlands is the only country with a national dog.

Hallo! Dutch is a Germanic language, the seventh most-spoken language in Europe and, with more than 22 million native speakers, the thirtieth most-spoken language of the world's thousands. It is a national language in the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname in South America, and the Dutch Antilles, and enjoys status as a popular second language in Germany and the north of France. In Belgium, it's the official language of Flanders, the Northern region of the country, and is also spoken in Brussels (although the majority of the city's population speak French).

Dutch is also widely understood in former colonies such as the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia. In addition, Afrikaans, which is spoken by millions in South Africa and Namibia, shares many of the same tonal intonations and grammatical structures as Dutch and they are mutually intelligible.

How many words and phrases do you
already know?

common
greetings
Common
Yes.
No.
Please.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I can't speak Dutch.
I can't speak Dutch well.
Do you speak English?
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Excuse me.
I don't understand.
I need your help.
I'm lost.
Help!
Can I use your phone?
I need a doctor.

Ja.

Your best choice to learn Dutch online is the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute. Our faculty and courses are proven, effective, and extremely popular with residents of the Los Angeles area.

Meet

your Dutch Teachers

Margaret

Dutch teacher @ #BHLingual
for 6 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

The sub-tropical climate and its natural beauty. Coming from the Netherlands, it's a dream to have so much sunlight and mild temperatures during the fall and winter. With the Pacific Ocean so close by, and the mountains and desert, there is an appealing variety of nature. The city of L.A. offers a wide variety of cultures and the Arts, and people in general are open and informal.

Recommend a place to visit where Dutch is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, my birth place. I have an affinity for the architecture of this Medieval City, with its canals and quaint canal-houses and house-boats, bow bridges and brown cafés, bistros and coffee shops The sound of church bells and street organs, and not to forget the noisy trams, cutting through the narrow streets, is engraved into my memory! Amsterdam has a rich cultural life. The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum are world renowned, as are as the City's Philharmonic and National Ballet. In my opinion, with its history and culture, Amsterdam is the best city to learn the Dutch Language. However, many of my students prefer The Hague or Utrecht.

What Dutch film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

André Rieu with his Johan Strauss Orchestra is a joy to listen to and watch, especially because they give a very inviting, unorthodox and humorous presentation of classical music. As for movies, perhaps 'Black Book,' which portrays the Dutch resistance during the Second World War, against the Nazis. This movie is directed by Paul Verhoeven.

What most surprises your students about Dutch?

Students discover that some words and sentence structures are very similar to English and that Dutch has adopted many English terms—through the use of social media in particular. Dutch consonants are quite similar to their English counterparts and easy to pronounce. However, the vowels and combination-vowels or diphthongs take a bit longer to master. Spelling is very straightforward.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

I'd like students to be interactive language-learners. They need one another to practice the language in class and get over their inhibitions to speak a foreign language. I use the classroom as a language lab. Students need to be willing and able to put time into listening to the sound of the Dutch language—on their way to work or on a lunch break, in waiting rooms, etc.

Learn [LANGUAGE] in Los Angeles

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute is the premier Dutch language school in Los Angeles, fostering a dedicated student body and a rich, supportive atmosphere for learning Dutch.

We offer Dutch classes for all levels of students, with highly educated, native-speaking Dutch teachers and university texts.

Dutch language tutors are also available for private instruction and corporate programs.

Schedule

Dutch Language Classes

We offer a comprehensive schedule of online Dutch language classes. The courses scheduled reflect our current students' needs and the anticipated requirements of new students.

Mon 28 Apr  -  Mon 23 Jun

All regularly scheduled group courses run online for one term (eight weeks), one day (80 minutes) per week.

Each group course is limited to 8 students.

If your level and preferred time is not shown, please call us at (323) 651-5000 or write us. We often add classes after the schedule is published in order to accommodate demand.

Private Dutch Classes

We offer semi-private Dutch classes or private Dutch lessons for any level of Dutch.

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

  • 4 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 8 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Mon 07 Jul  -  Sat 30 Aug

All regularly scheduled group courses run online for one term (eight weeks), one day (80 minutes) per week.

Each group course is limited to 8 students.

If your level and preferred time is not shown, please call us at (323) 651-5000 or write us. We often add classes after the schedule is published in order to accommodate demand.

Private Dutch Classes

We offer semi-private Dutch classes or private Dutch lessons for any level of Dutch.

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

  • 4 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 8 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Why Learn Dutch?

Learn [LANGUAGE] in Los Angeles

Dutch is probably among the easiest foreign languages to learn for English speakers as it positions itself somewhere between German and English.

It is worth nothing that the Netherlands and Belgium are among the largest trading partners of both the United States and Britain, making Dutch an extremely important language in the import/ export business. With the majority of Dutch speakers being fluent in English, there may seem little reason to learn Dutch; but remember that even though you may buy in your own language, you will find it much easier to sell in a foreign language.

Mastering a new language can change your life.

Spending time studying an unfamiliar alphabet, practicing different sounds, and generally striving to master a foreign language like Dutch has been proven to have a positive effect on the learner's mind. Studies show that adults learning new languages stimualte similar brain parts as children learning you speak. You'll find it easier to learn and remember new things, and you'll likely enjoy the ability to hold more things in short-term memory.

Bilingual individuals often demonstrate increased open-mindedness, creativity, and approachability compared to those who speak only one language. Learning a new language extends beyond acquiring linguistic skills; it cultivates new sensibilities and a broadened perspective on the world. Consequently, multilingualism promotes a deeper understanding of diverse cultures and customs, fostering greater acceptance of new ideas.

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute invites you to learn Dutch at our award-winning school, where we are proud to offer Dutch and more than 35 other languages.

Our language school hires and retains exceptional Dutch teachers, eager to share their knowledge and love for their native land and the Dutch language.

Our attractive location, on-site parking and schedule all combine to facilitate your Dutch courses.

Read what our students say about us—and come experience the Dutch language best Dutch courses in Los Angeles.

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More About Dutch

Like French, Dutch makes a distinction in the second-person pronoun 'you,' between the more formal 'u' and less formal 'je' and 'jij.' The formal 'u' is normally used for people you don't know, and the 'je' in all other cases.

English has one article (the), while German has three (der, die, and das). Dutch has two: 'de' and 'het,' and it is important to memorize which article each noun takes.

Just like German, Dutch sentences often place the verb at the end, which takes some getting used to. It also makes use of so-called 'modal particles,' lots of little words such as 'nou,' 'toch,' 'maar,' 'eens,' 'even,' which alter the mood of a sentence. They make a command less direct, or a request more urgent, and have no direct translation in English.