Pass your inburgering exam.
Then go talk to your
neighbor.
46 lessons from your first Dutch word to A2. You talk with Joost from lesson one, and he corrects your grammar and pronunciation as you speak. No word lists to memorize.
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Ik ga naar de dokter morgen.
Ik ga morgen naar de dokter.
You learned it by using it.
Why speaking Dutch feels so hard
You've put in the hours. So why does a conversation still fall apart the moment it starts? Usually it isn't you. It's how you were taught.
- Rules and word lists, no talking
- Most courses pile on grammar and vocabulary, then leave you stranded the moment someone speaks to you.
- The words come too slowly
- Reading and writing alone won't make you fluent. Speak rarely and you build every sentence from scratch, so people switch to English before you finish it.
- Nothing fits your week
- Group classes run on their schedule. Self-study has no shape at all. Neither one bends to the spare ten minutes you actually have.
One course. All five exam parts.
Reading, listening, writing, speaking, and KNM (knowledge of Dutch society) all sit inside the same 46 lessons. There is nothing to bolt on at the end.
Speaking
The skill you'll use most
Say each sentence out loud and see which words to practice again. Then take what you've learned into a conversation with Joost, where you have to find the words yourself.
Writing
Write Dutch that passes the test
Submit your answer and Joost marks what's wrong and says why in plain English. You find out what to fix long before exam day.
Reading
Understand what's in front of you
Work through sentences in every lesson, then meet the same words again when you sit down to talk to Joost.
Listening
Catch every word
Audio-only exercises that play once, the way the exam plays them. Nothing on screen to fall back on.
KNM
Updated for 2026Learn how the Netherlands works
Knowledge of Dutch society sits inside the scenarios you already practice. You pick it up while you're busy using the language.
How it works
You learn it by using it.
Every lesson has two halves. First you practice the words and sentences. Then you go and use them on Joost, who waits for you to say them yourself.
A structured course
46 lessons, in order, zero to A2
A2 doesn't happen by collecting random lessons. Lesson 1 starts at your first Dutch word. Lesson 46 ends where the exam does. Each one builds on the last, so you never have to work out what to study next.
Road to A2
Lesson 7 of 46
Show someone your home
Go to the doctor
Say what hurts
38 more, in order, all the way to the exam
How a lesson runs
Practice first, then talk
Each lesson opens with short practice on the words and sentences, in sessions small enough to finish between work and dinner. Then you take them into a conversation with Joost, where nobody hands them to you.
Ik woon al twee jaar in Nederland.
I have lived in the Netherlands for two years.
Talking with Joost
Joost gets you talking, one word at a time
Joost steers the conversation toward the words you're learning and then waits. Say one twice and it flips from new to learned. He keeps count, so you can watch the list empty out.
Lesson words
2 of 4 learned
Joost
Heb je al een afspraak gemaakt bij de huisarts?
Have you made an appointment with the doctor yet?
Instant feedback
Feedback that points at the word
Write a sentence and Joost points at the exact words that are off, says why in plain language, and shows you one that works. Say a sentence out loud. You see which words to practice again, and how to say them.
Your sentence:
Ik zijn Nederlands aan het leren.
Practise these words:
6 of 8 words correct
Ik heb morgen een afspraak in het ziekenhuis.
KNM built in
The KNM you learn just by practicing
You pick up most of Knowledge of Dutch Society from the everyday scenarios you're already practicing. When you want to be sure, the KNM trainer walks every theme with cards, quizzes, and a drill for whatever still feels shaky.
Gezondheid en gezondheidszorg
12 topics · 25 quiz questions
5 of 12 met in your lessons
Go to the doctor
Know you're ready before exam day.
Sit a full timed mock whenever you want one. The same clock, the same audio that plays once, the same criteria DUO grades on. It comes back with a score and a verdict that doesn't flatter you.
- Not yetunder 58%
- Borderline58–78%
- Likely pass78% and up
You're right around the pass mark: borderline.
DUO doesn't publish its real cut-off, so we don't invent one. The borderline band straddles our estimate on purpose. Land in it and the honest answer is that it's too close to call. Joost tells you that, instead of a comfortable number.
Lezen
Reading
65 min
Luisteren
Listening
45 min
Schrijven
Writing
40 min
KNM
Society
45 min
Spreken
Speaking
35 min
Your three options for reaching A2
Self-study leaves you reading in silence. A class gets you speaking, on their schedule and for roughly three times the price. Here is where Joost lands.
| Feature | Dutchwithjoost | Self-study | In-person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking practice, out loud | |||
| Instant personal feedback | |||
| Unlimited speaking practice | |||
| Full A2 mock exams, honestly scored | |||
| Covers reading, writing & listening | |||
| Prepares you for the speaking exam | |||
| Learn anytime, at your own pace | |||
| No fixed class schedule | |||
| Keep your Dutch after the exam | |||
| Typical cost to reach A2 | €399 | €500+ | €1,100+ |
Start free. If it doesn't work, you don't pay.
Three points where you can walk away with your money: before you pay at all, in the first two weeks, and after the exam itself.
- Your first lesson is free
- The practice, the conversation with Joost, the feedback. A whole lesson, start to finish, before you decide anything.
- 14-day full refund
- Change your mind within 14 days of subscribing and get every cent back.
- Exam-pass guarantee
- Finish the A1 & A2 course and still don't pass? We refund you for every exam part you missed, up to the full price. How the guarantee works
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- Full Dutch curriculum, from absolute beginner to A2
- Covers all A2 inburgering exam parts: reading, listening, writing, speaking, and KNM
- Practice speaking Dutch anytime
- Lifetime access to the full A1 & A2 Dutch course
- How the guarantee works
In-person classes average €1,100+ to reach A2.
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