Step up your Dutch with Koentact’s A2 courses! These courses are designed for students who already know a bit of Dutch and want to use it more confidently in everyday situations. Our friendly teachers make classes lively, interactive, and fun.
You will practice speaking, asking questions, and joining conversations about your life, plans, and interests. No matter your learning style, there’s a course that fits you perfectly.
At A2 level, you build on the basics and start using Dutch more confidently. You will practice understanding and speaking in everyday situations and learn to keep conversations going. Step by step, you gain more independence in real-life Dutch.
For example, you will be able to talk about your hobbies, daily routine, or plans, ask for and give directions, and join simple conversations with others. These skills help you feel more confident when using Dutch outside the classroom.
Curious how long it takes to reach A2? Click here to find out!
At Koentact, you develop these skills through Dutch Experience 3 and Dutch Experience 4. Together, these courses give you the tools and confidence to speak Dutch naturally in everyday situations.
At Koentact, we offer two course levels for CEFR A2 so that you can continue learning Dutch gradually and with confidence. A2 is the elementary level, where you start using Dutch in everyday situations with more independence. At this stage, you can talk about your hobbies, daily life, past experiences, and plans for the future.
Dutch Experience 3 (A2.1) covers the first half of A2.
Dutch Experience 4 (A2.2) covers the second half of A2.
Together, these courses help you develop the skills and confidence to use Dutch more naturally in everyday life.
Evening courses are great for students who work during the day.
Classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19:00 to 21:30.
Morning courses are suitable for students who have time in the mornings to study.
Classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 12:45.
Online evening courses are perfect for students who are based outside of Amsterdam, or who simply prefer learning from home.
Classes take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 19:00 to 21:30.
The Intensive Week is great for students who want to progress fast. In fact, you can complete level A1 in one week.
Classes take place from Monday to Saturday, from 09:30 to 15:45.
Click on the level for more information.
In order to join the Dutch Experience 3 course, you have to be able to interact in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help out. You can participate in basic Dutch conversations while shopping, about your home or visiting the doctor. You can tell an uncomplicated story, talk about your past and write a simple email and/or letter. Grammatical proficiency: you are comfortable using the present and perfectum past tense.
After completing Dutch Experience 3 you are able to … • have your bike repaired at the bicycle repair shop and explain what is wrong with it • talk about situations in the past such as what you/your life used to be like (e.g. ‘Vroeger ging ik altijd naar Frankrijk op vakantie.’) • describe your job, education, and hobbies, and enquire after other people’s job, education and hobbies. • congratulate someone on their birthday, their new job, their new home, etc. • ask for and give directions • express your opinion briefly and enquire after the other people’s opinions • make small talk or chitchat • make a promise
After completing Dutch Experience 3 you know… • how to use the imperfectum past tense. • vocabulary regarding the following themes: bikes, jobs, education & hobbies, public transport, maps, and directions. • Dutch customs regarding public transport, small talk, and visiting friends.
The chapters that are covered in this course are ‘Nederlands in Gang’ chapter 10 through 13. After completing Dutch Experience 3 your level of Dutch is A2- according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).In order to join Dutch Experience 4, you need to be able to interact in a simple way and keep the conversation going with help. You can participate in basic Dutch conversations relating to being helped at the bike shop, asking for and giving directions, talking about your job and education, expressing your opinion and making small talk. Grammatical proficiency: you are comfortable using the present tense, perfectum (‘Ik heb dit weekend mijn huiswerk gedaan.’) and imperfectum past tense (‘Vroeger ging ik altijd op vakantie naar Frankrijk.’).
After completing Dutch Experience 4 you are able to …
• talk about sports
• politely ask for information
• talk about your plans for the rest of the day, for tomorrow, for the rest of the week and in the far future
• enquire after the other people’s future plans
• ask and give advice
• go to the cinema (buy a ticket, understand and give information about the movies)
• talk about a trip or your travels
• describe what you see
• describe what someone is doing
• talk about your daily routine
• write a postcard from your holiday address
• make a phone call
After completing Dutch Experience 4 you know…
• how to use more complicated sentences in Dutch (subordinate phrases, using words like because, while, even though, afterward, as soon as, if, etc.).
• how to use ‘zullen’, ‘gaan’ and the present tense to talk about the future.
• vocabulary regarding the following themes: landscape, cinema, at the gym, on the train, daily routines at home.
• about Dutch customs regarding sports, going to the cinema and daily life at home.
The chapters that are covered in this course are ‘Nederlands in Gang’ chapter 14 through 18.
After completing Dutch Experience 4 your Dutch level will be A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
In this table, you can clearly see how answers about your home and where you live become more detailed as your Dutch improves. Click on the tabs to see how the sentences become longer and more detailed as your Dutch improves.
🏠 Waar woon je?
Ik woon in Amsterdam, in de Rivierenbuurt.
🏡 Kun je jouw huis beschrijven?
Ik woon in een appartement op de vierde verdieping. Het huis is vijfenzestig vierkante meter. Ik heb een grote woonkamer en twee slaapkamers.
❤️ Wat vind je van je huis en waarom?
Ik vind mijn huis prettig, omdat ik veel ramen heb. Ik heb een mooi uitzicht.
🌆 Wat vind je van de buurt en waarom?
Ik vind de buurt gezellig, omdat er veel cafés zijn.
Are you planning to take the civic integration exam in the Netherlands? Or do you simply want to feel more confident about how everything works? You are not alone and we have got you.
Alongside our Dutch Experience 3 and 4 courses at A2 level, Koentact offers free civic integration workshops to help you prepare for the Inburgeringsexamen. These interactive online sessions are designed to give you a clear overview of the exam and help you build the skills you need to pass it.
During the workshops, we focus on all key parts of the A2 exam:
You will not only practise exam style questions, but also get practical tips, strategies, and insights into what to expect on exam day. And yes, just like in our classes, the sessions are interactive, personal, and gezellig.
Do you need to take the exam at B1 level? No problem. We also include extra guidance for B1 participants, so you understand the differences and feel well prepared.
Whether you have to pass the civic integration exam or simply want to, these workshops are a great way to boost your confidence and stay on track.
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That depends mainly on the group size. For groups of 5 or more students, we recommend about 24 hours of lessons to move up one level (for example, from A1.1 to A1.2). Smaller groups or private lessons often progress faster.
You can find more information about our course levels here. Want a more tailored estimate? Just get in touch. We’re happy to help!
When you happen to miss a class, there are different ways to catch up!
Our teachers start each Dutch class with a review of what has been addressed in the previous class. In addition, your teacher is able to share the class material with you, so you can study by yourself.
You can also attend our free review classes (for levels Dutch Experience 1 through 4, A0-A2). These online review classes are held twice per course session.
Our courses use three books, each offering additional online material for you to practice with:
Access the online exercises for these books by logging in here: Coutinho | Online Exercises
Additionally, it is possible to reach out to us for private classes to recap anything you’ve missed.
Absolutely! At Koentact, we have a package deal for you: a three-course package deal! 3 courses of your choice, each with a discount.
If you pay for at least three courses upfront, you get a discount per course.
Starting as a beginner? You can reach A2 level by joining Koentact for these levels:
For more information about our levels, please take a look here.
To take advantage of this deal, just pay the total fee before your first course starts. You’ll have one year (or 8 course sessions) to complete the courses. After a year, the deal expires. And once you attend the first class, cancellations follow term 5.4 of our Terms & Conditions.
Interested? You can sign up for your first course on our Enroll page and leave a note mentioning your interest in the package deal. We’ll get back to you with more information then!
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