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Lees de verhalen van andere studenten en ontdek hoe JIJ ook vlot Nederlands leert spreken!

Yasmine, de oprichter van Learn Dutch With Yas, wandelt op een stoep met een grote tas in haar handen

"De beste cursus die ik ooit heb gevolgd"

Glyn komt uit Engeland en woont al zes jaar in Amsterdam. Hij probeerde jarenlang af en toe Nederlands te leren, vond toen Yas op sociale media en heeft net de B1-cursus afgerond.

De structuur per week, echte feedback op zijn huiswerk en de community maakten het verschil. Nu spreekt hij Nederlands in restaurants, in winkels en met zijn collega's.

Josh checkte na 3 weken in het Nederlands in bij een hotel

Josh komt uit Engeland en begon in onze groep A0-A2.

Na drie of vier weken kon hij in het Nederlands inchecken in een hotel en een tafel reserveren. Toen hij verloren reed in Vlaanderen, vond hij zelfs zijn weg terug.

Wat hij het leukste vindt: vanaf het begin leer je zeggen wat je denkt en voelt, waardoor Nederlands al snel als je eigen taal voelt.

Maak kennis met Danielle, uit Engeland

Danielles vriend is Belg, dus ze begon van nul met Nederlands. Alleen leren met Duolingo en andere apps voelde overweldigend.

Ze volgde onze zomercursus en zit nu in de wekelijkse lessen A0-A2. Ze woont niet eens in België, maar ze spreekt veel zelfverzekerder Nederlands, en ook haar lezen, schrijven en luisteren zijn beter geworden.

Natalia is niet meer bang om fouten te maken

Natalia komt uit Polen en heeft een druk leven. Alleen studeren hield ze nooit lang vol.

De duidelijke structuur en de wekelijkse lessen hielden haar op koers. Nu begrijpt ze veel meer in alledaagse situaties en is ze veel minder bang om fouten te maken.

Robert leert Nederlands vanuit Canada

Robert werd geboren in Friesland, maar groeide op in Canada. Hij volgt al een jaar onze groepslessen en gaat nu verder naar B1.

"Mijn docent en klasgenoten helpen altijd."

Lorena praat nu in het Nederlands met haar klanten

Lorena werkt in de horeca. Voor de lessen begreep ze vaak niet wat mensen haar vroegen.

Intussen heeft ze bij ons drie niveaus afgerond. Ze antwoordt haar klanten in het Nederlands en voert zelfs korte gesprekjes met hen. Ze vond het fijn hoe gestructureerd de lessen zijn en hoe interactief het huiswerk is.

Jeff is niet meer bang om iets fout te zeggen

Jeff is 57 en komt uit de Verenigde Staten. Hij vond Nederlands prachtig, maar was bang om fouten te maken als hij sprak.

In onze lessen mocht hij fouten maken, in een leuke, vriendelijke groep. Nu spreekt hij veel zelfzekerder Nederlands, en hij wil graag verder.

Dit is Gabi, uit Brazilië!

Ze leerde al een tijdje Nederlands met Duolingo, maar had niet het gevoel dat ze echt vooruitging.

Na amper 5 weken in de Dutch Mastery Academy maakte ze deze video. Kijk eens hoe zelfzeker ze nu Nederlands spreekt!

Zelfs haar Belgische vriend staat versteld van hoe snel ze vooruitgaat!

En Gabi is niet de enige. Maak kennis met Lucie!

Lucie probeert al een jaar Nederlands te leren. Gewone groepslessen lukten niet, omdat ze die moeilijk kon combineren met haar werk.

Nu zit ze in de Dutch Mastery Academy en gaat ze heel snel vooruit. Volgend jaar wil ze haar examen B1 afleggen om bij het leger te gaan.

Maram zat in dezelfde situatie...

maar luister nu eens naar haar!

Wil je net zo zelfzeker spreken als Elisa?

Elisa begon in september 2024 aan onze groepslessen en is sindsdien enorm vooruitgegaan. Ze durft eindelijk met vertrouwen Nederlands te spreken. Wil jij net zo zelfzeker spreken als Elisa? Dan is je inschrijven voor onze conversatielessen de volgende stap!

Anna nodigt je graag uit in de groepslessen!

Anna, uit de Filipijnen, is enthousiast over onze groepslessen Nederlands! Ze is fan van de lessen, het lesmateriaal en haar docent. Bekijk de video!

Wil jij je eindelijk verbonden voelen met je schoonfamilie, zoals Valerie?

Valerie verloor vorig jaar haar man en wilde contact houden met haar schoonfamilie om verhalen over zijn kindertijd te horen. In deze video vertelt ze hoe de Dutch Mastery Academy haar daarbij hielp.

Volg onze cursussen Nederlands!

Klaar om vlot Nederlands te leren met de docenten van de Dutch Mastery Academy?

I'm already reading books and having small conversations only after 2 months of studying with Yasmine.

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Görkem

I have only followed Yas' course for a few weeks, and I'm already pleased about the advance I have noticed in my language skills.

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Sebastian

I love the practical approach of the course. I'm learning vocabulary that I actually use.

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Ashley

I'm already seeing improvement in my speaking abilities and I have built my vocabulary significantly.

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Ieva

I live in Amsterdam and I moved to the Netherlands for work. Through Instagram advertisements, I learned about Yasmine's classes, and I started my one-on-one Dutch lessons with her. The pace of the sessions was excellent, and I was able to grasp Dutch grammar with clarity. The variety of exercises I completed in each session, each of which was enjoyable and taught me a lot, was another unique aspect of this class. I also enjoyed the assignments I had to complete in advance for each session, which were appropriate given my weekly schedule. My vocabulary in Dutch has improved since I started learning the language with Yassmine, and I feel more comfortable pronouncing words correctly.

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Mohamed

I have now finished the a1 course. I learned a lot and I can now have small conversations with friends. Every week I learn something new. I will continue now with A2. If you want to learn Dutch don't buy Babble just join DMA You will not regret it. I didn’t dare to speak Dutch before, as I thought I’m just making mistakes and I sounded ridiculous. Yasmine encourages you to keep trying in a very positive way. Elke les met haar is leuk. Ik heb veel plezier met de DMA. Yasmine's course is not like a boring ordinary textbook. Would recommend you to join if you want to start learning Dutch.

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Isabelle

Leuke idee! Dank u Yasmine :) Goed om nederlands te luisteren en om mijn kennis te testen.

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Isa

Great. I hope you continue to do it. Greetings from Colombia 🤘

Will

Je pad met talen is heel interessant! Het is goed om een modernere aanpak te luisteren

Martino

YOU ARE GREATTTTT

Semi

Dit is nuttig voor mij dus ga zo door.

Ermi

Wow, that class was so valuable! 🤩

Mohammed

Hey Yasmine. The class was amazing thank you so much for your help ❤️

Rania

Onlangs heb ik gevolgd de mondeling lessen met Yasmine. Mijn doel was om tenminste een keer per week Nederlands te praten met iemand die mij corrigeer. Ik vond de lessen leuk, vers en dynamisch. Werken met Yasmine was makkelijk. Ze had veel tips aan ons gegeven en ze pas altijd de les aan onze behoeften of onderwerpen dat belangrijk voor ons waren. Ik raad dit soort van les aan iedereen dat wil gewoon praten of zijn zelf beter uitdrukkingen. Yasmine ga je sowieso helpen. Het is de moeite waard.

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Ingrid

I recommend Yasmine's group conversation class for anyone who is looking to level up their speaking skills in Dutch.

She creates a comfortable environment to speak whilst also correcting my mistakes throughout. After the lessons, she always sends notes with out corrections and any new vocabulary that we've learned.

What was especially invaluable was having access to Yasmine to answer our questions. She ales shares great recommendations for books and series in Dutch. Overall a great experience!

Aysha

Ik ben op de week drie van DMA en het heeft me erg geholpen. I have been trying multiple online Dutch courses but it didn't teach me how to create a sentences from basic. Yasmine's emails are also very motivating and reminds me to study 😆

I look forward to improve my dutch skills with Yasmine!

Ran Kim

Yasmine's website and videos are the best I have ever seen and I would like to thank Yasmine for that! There are many online Dutch courses on the market but I feel comfortable that Yasmine have prepared this one!

I really feel that I am learning faster with Yasmine's unique way of teaching & learning.

Sena

I really like how Yasmine's course is structured. It's the right "push" I needed to unblock my speaking!

Yasmine's courses, and group classes are amazing. I immeadiately felt that was capable of much more than I thought.

Francesca

Flor is a very patient and considerate teacher. She encourages me to gain a better understanding of the language, and how to speak Dutch, even though I find it very difficult.
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Leo

I had a great first lesson with Romy. She explains material well and is patient and knows what you need to practice and gives good examples. I look forward to book more lessons with her.

Nora

Stephanie is someone who cares deeply that you understand and can apply all the concepts covered in class. She directs you documents, she helps you and I find that she can explain very well! She adapted completely to teach me in a special way, since I had very little time to pass an exam.

Louisa

Steph is a wonderful tutor and tailors the lessons to my specific level, I am having a wonderful time learning Dutch!

Sophie

Ze is gewoon geweldig! Ik heb veel bij haar geleerd en ik voel me zelfverzekerd als ik Nederlands moet spreken dankzij haar lessen.

Marcos

I just had a lesson with Flor and I'm very happy with how it went. She outlined a good structure, tailored to my goals for the upcoming lessons. She is very friendly, patient, and easy to talk to. I can get anxious when speaking Dutch, but with her it was easy, I felt comfortable. Looking forward to the next lesson.

Zsoka

Stephanie is a great tutor! She comes prepared for our classes and is very open-minded, helpful, patient, and supportive. She was also very understanding and rescheduled the class to accommodate my calendar. I highly recommend taking classes with her!

Michael

Hi Yasmine good evening, I hope all is well with you.

I would like to let you know that I am enjoying my 1-1 coaching with Laura.

She is such a great Coach! And super friendly too!

I learned a lot from her especially she always encourages me to speak spontaneously and never be afraid to speak in Dutch.

I feel more confident now than before.

Super thanks for you guys!!!

Have a great weekend!

Jie Van eeckaute

I had a great lesson with Romy. She made me feel comfortable and we talked about all kinds of interesting things. She was happy to help when I needed to ask for vocabulary and explained grammar well too.

Parker

Hi.I recently started my master's program in the Netherlands and began learning Dutch. Before joining Dutch Master Academy, I worked with individual teachers but didn't feel I was making progress. The structured videos and exercises, along with the interactive group classes of Dutch Master Academy, have been incredibly beneficial for me. Being able to watch the videos at my own pace and then engage in group discussions really reinforces the knowledge I've gained. Thank you, Yasmine!

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Arzu Salmanova

I love the Dutch ebook! It contains useful advice for a Dutch learner. I have added these tips to how I'm learning Dutch, and it's been helping me a lot.

Rafael

The free Dutch ebook is worth it. I never thought about learning Dutch this way, and it has helped me a lot.

Marc

I LOVE the Dutch ebook!

Stephanie

Thank you for the FREE Dutch Ebook Yas! It's amazing.

Sepideh

The free Dutch ebook made me understand what I was doing wrong when studying Dutch. Now I know how to effectively study Dutch, and it has helped me a lot. Thank you Yas!

Alina

This is the first time Dutch feels easy. Listening to the story and reading the text helped me understand words I already knew but never recognised when people said them. Such a big difference!

Leandro

I love the audiobook! I understand so much more now because I hear the sentences in a natural way. Thank you Max!

Mina

The audiobook made me feel less scared of Dutch. Even when I didn’t understand everything, the story kept me engaged and I noticed I understood more each time. Amazing method!

Sofia

This is exactly what I needed. I always struggled with listening… but with this story, I finally understand why. The audio + exercises really helped me learn in a more natural way.

Ruth

I listen every day on my way to work. My Dutch colleagues told me I speak better already and I didn’t even “study,” I just listened to the story. I’m so happy!

Ibrahim

The vocabulary list + audio together? Game changer. I could finally connect the words I know with the words I hear. Dutch is starting to feel more familiar.

Alicia

I never understood real Dutch people… But after listening to your story, I suddenly recognise words in conversations. I didn’t know it could happen this fast. Dank je wel Max!

Jonas

This Start To Speak bundle was exactly the kick-start I needed. I finally stopped overthinking and just started speaking. Totally worth it!

Dani

I was scared to speak Dutch before. Now I feel much more confident and I actually enjoy practicing. Such a great boost for my motivation.

Lau

It's such a quick short lesson I could implement the tips right away, and I noticed progress already after the first days. My vocabulary grew fast and speaking feels much more natural now.

Ahmed

I loved the easiness of the bundle. It helped me finally build a daily speaking habit.

Emma

This was the push I needed to really start speaking Dutch instead of just studying. Best investment for my language learning.

Carlos

The exercises made speaking feel safe and fun. I’m much less afraid of making mistakes now. And I don't complain that I don't have anyone to practice my speaking skills with anymore.

Nina

Super practical and motivating. I feel way more confident speaking at work and in daily conversations.

Tom

Hey Yasmine! Ik vind de cursus leuk en nuttig. Hij helpt mijn spreekvaardigheid te ontwikkelen en ook nieuwe woorden te leren. Helaas lukt dat niet om alle opdrachten uit te voeren maar toch heb ik het gevoel dat ik nu vlotter praat.

Oleksiy Dlugokanskyy

Hello Yasmine. My dutch is getting better in writing, reading and grammatica.

Renée Karanja Struwe

Hi Yasmine! Well, so far so good. Mostly, everything is clear. Laura is explaining everything very clearly 🙂 . I have to learn more, speak more and listen more. At this moment, I can talk about myself, about my hobbies, and go to the store.

Anita Marinovic

Hey Yasmine, All going well so far the course is structured perfectly.

Crystal Perry

Hello Yasmine!! I'm happy with the course and progressing.

Ana Maria Lopez Pedrajas

I find it really helpful! I only had first session and I like it that we try to speak already. I like it that we use it in real and relatable examples so it's easy to remember. And I love the materials a lot and just by going through the resources I am able to understand more! I think it's the best materials I have seen so far. It's easy to understand and it's really something I can apply in real life. So I am happy and excited on the next sessions. And can't wait to do the next level too. By reading the materials, I learned so many things already than all the lessons and reading I did in the past combined 😅

Raj

The sessions have been very good and informative. I learned a lot and your co-teacher Laura is a very good teacher.

Hadis Sharif

With your co-teacher Laura it’s still really good! It’s really fun and like this I’m really motivated

Anna-Maria Eurich

Hallo Yasmine, Ik will je graag iets vertellen. Ik heb nu een job in België gevonden! Ik heb 3 Interviews gedaan en twee waren in het Nederlands! Zij hebben gezegd dat mijn Nederlands echt goed is 😄 Daarom wil ik graag dank u zeggen! Zonder jou en nu ook Laura zou dat niet gelukt.

Isa schlolaut

I'm enjoying the classes as they push me to think more in Dutch by learning everything in sentences and not just vocabulary and grammar charts. It is challenging sometimes to come up with sentences on the spot in class, but that's OK.

Greg Deuerlein

I see me improving in grammar, speaking, and writing.

Seowoo Kim

Good morning Yasmine! It's been going well, I'm generally satisfied with my progress and I like the classes. I wish I had more time to practice, but I try 🙂

Daniel Varga

Hello Yasmine! I'm really enjoying my Dutch classes I feel like I'm making good progress, and the lessons are becoming one of the highlights of my week. I love how dynamic the class is and the feedback we get each time it really keeps me motivated and excited for every session.

Cecilia Heredia Chacón

It's a very helpful learning program I wish I knew it the moment I came to Belgium. Keep the good work!

Ali Alhassanat

I feel like everything is going well. I work in hospitality, so I hear people speaking Dutch every day. Before, I couldn't understand much, but now it's getting easier. I still struggle to respond, but it's definitely progress.

Lorena Pintilie

Hi Yasmine, I really like your course. It is so full with different methods and ways of learning.

Ljiljana Ban

Hi Yasmine, I had my first class yesterday, and I really liked the way it was structured. Given my past experiences with other institutes, I was a bit concerned about the teacher, but your co-teacher Laura is excellent, she's calm, supportive, and very engaging. By the time I finish speaking, she already has the sentence written in the chat and asks us to rearrange it, which I find really helpful. I also appreciate that there's a strong focus on speaking, it's exactly what I was looking for.

Vandana Jangir

Ik ben erg blij met mijn vooruitgang. Volgens mij is mijn gesproken Nederlands verbeterd. Flor is super aardig en geduldig.

Laura Herrera Paiva

I feel like my dutch improved in the sense of that I know can have more spontaneous conversations. I actually just had a meeting with my mutualiteit completely in dutch and I always try dutch first now, as opposed to before.

Synnøve Saugen

The lesson topics are interesting and the system is innovative and well-structured, although it requires dedication and discipline. Your co-teacher Laura is a very kind and skilled teacher who corrects our mistakes carefully. For me, the strong focus on speaking and pronunciation is especially valuable.

Lourdes Costa

My Dutch has really improved, I’m starting to think in Dutch and I’m very happy about that. I practice every day by speaking to myself, writing, and listening to podcasts, videos, and music. I follow the lessons regularly and I’m using DeepL and Google Translate less and less, which feels great. Even though I still make mistakes, I clearly see progress.

Carolina Marinas

I’ve been working steadily with your co-teacher Laura, my classmates, and Dutch videos. My vocabulary and reading have improved a lot, and the wide range of content, music challenges, listening exercises, and speaking/writing tasks, keeps learning engaging and practical. Laura does an excellent job correcting my written work, and the structure of the course really supports consistent progress. I’m motivated to continue and preparing for the A2 exam.

Robert Boonstra

I absolutely love my classes, Laura is a great teacher! I feel like I've lost a lot of fear around making mistakes and feel so much better just trying.

Molly

I really like the pace of the classes so far, and Laura is a wonderful teacher. I have endless questions and she always answers them so that makes me happy of course.

Fifa

Laura is great and I'm finding the lessons very useful. My daughter has been commenting on how good my Dutch is getting and I cannot think of a better indicator 😆

Mariana

The classes are great and Flor is also amazing teacher and I've liked the structure of the classes so far!

Marimar

It is scary that we need to talk at that level, but on the other hand it is nice to see how people are trying to do so, and on the other hand you are not being judged. Frouke was also very helpful, patient and guided us very well through this.

Angeliki

I've had two classes with Frouke and I've liked them a lot. I think they're a little bit above my level, but I think it's good to make it a bit challenging.

Lucas