Learn Dutch: Being Present

Learn Dutch: Being Present

Author: Language Learning Accelerator August 14, 2023 Duration: 2:54

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Dutch, to improve your Dutch vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Dutch.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Dutch language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Dutch class. The more you expose your brain to Dutch audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Dutch phrases in this episode.

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Phrases in this episode:

  • The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
  • No thoughts. No action. No movement. Total stillness.
  • Stop talking, stop thinking, and there is nothing you will not understand.
  • The way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing.
  • The way is an empty vessel that is never filled.
  • He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
  • You are here now.
  • Be here now.
  • Do not seek what you already have.
  • What was never lost can never be found.
  • Where am I? Here. What time is it? Now.
  • Sometimes to find your way you must close your eyes and walk in the dark.
  • When you get the message, hang up the phone.


Ever feel like you're overthinking your way through Dutch grammar rules and vocabulary lists? There's another path, one that mirrors how you naturally picked up English. Dutch Learning Accelerator is built on a simple, immersive idea: surround your brain with the language. Each episode is a focused stream of useful Dutch phrases, immediately followed by their English translations, covering everything from everyday practicalities to more abstract or even playful conversations. You won't find lengthy lectures or tedious grammar drills here-just the raw material of the language, delivered efficiently. This approach from Language Learning Accelerator helps you internalize patterns and vocabulary by sheer exposure, moving you past robotic basics toward a genuine feel for how Dutch is spoken. The podcast serves as your constant audio companion, feeding you thousands of contextual phrases designed to build comprehension from the ground up. It’s about creating that essential foundation where you begin to understand and eventually think in new patterns, accelerating your journey from simple communication to truly becoming comfortable with the language.
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