Dutch Music: Groot Hart – De Dijk

Originally from Australia, but now living in the Netherlands, it's taken me many years to learn the Dutch language and to also understand the culture. Music is a great way to do both.  If you're learning Dutch, De Dijk - Groot Hart is a fairly simple song to translate, I'll provide the Dutch lyrics below. … Continue reading Dutch Music: Groot Hart – De Dijk

Tips from a mother of trilingual children in Australia

One of our readers of Dutch Australian has some great tips to share about raising bi/trilingual children.  Though Dutch is not one of these languages, the tips she gives are applicable as well, and her websites and facebook page (scroll to bottom) are a great resource for those raising bilingual Dutch/English speaking children.  Are you … Continue reading Tips from a mother of trilingual children in Australia

Free 3 week online Dutch course via Future Learn and University of Gronigen

Would you like to learn some basic Dutch online - for free?  Sure, face to face may be the best way to learn for many people, but online is also a good option for some. Introduction to Dutch, which was developed by the University of Groningen Language Centre, is aimed at prospective students and staff … Continue reading Free 3 week online Dutch course via Future Learn and University of Gronigen

Dutch TV Episode: Becoming a Mother in Melbourne – Brighton

Dutch TV is a weekly television program on community TV Channel 31 in Melbourne and Geelong (Australia) and Foxtel Aurora (Australia wide). We have been broadcasting for 4 years.  The program is about Dutch people living in Australia and is presented mostly in Dutch with English subtitles so that we can connect to everyone who has a … Continue reading Dutch TV Episode: Becoming a Mother in Melbourne – Brighton