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Vacancy: Arabic teacher (Moroccan dialect)

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We are moving!

Dor Melichson
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Vacancy: Hebrew teacher

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Courses for children

Taalhuis trip

Diving into Greek on Naxos in 2024

Taalhuis trip

Learning Dutch on Schiermonnikoog: "Ik doe het toch, met moed!"

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Dutch summer courses!

Playlist

Dutch Christmas podcast: From real gezelligheid to loneliness and longing

Ayna-ASKV
Meet our students

Ayna from Turkmenistan learns Dutch thanks to donations of Taalhuis students

Taalhuis trip

Greek language trip in Pelion 2023

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French courses for children

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Collaboration with Dante Alighieri Amsterdam

Meet our teachers

Teacher Safae tells about Moroccan Arabic, her PhD and teaching from Rabat

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Vacancies!

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Come by at the Taalhuis Language Festival

Taalhuis trip

Language trip to Napoli - the video!

Culture

Flea markets, 'cookie biting' and lots of orange: all you want to know about King's Day

Toledo-Spanish
Culture

Spanish in Spain and Latin America: the main differences

Altın Günü
Culture

All about Altın Günü (Gold Day), traditional women's gatherings in Turkey

Mücver
Taalkeuken

How to prepare the Turkish dishes kısır and mücver

Mother language
Meet our teachers

Teachers Francesca and Samanthya about raising their bilingual (or trilingual!) children

Valentine
Student's writings

Our Dutch student Gordon wrote a Valentine’s Day song – in Dutch!

Sanremo
Culture

The Sanremo Music Festival: mirroring Italian society since 1951

birthday
News

Ten years Taalhuis Amsterdam

Palermo
Student's writings

Una settimana a Palermo: our students' city guide

Culture

November 17: The day of the student uprising in Athens in 1973

Amsterdam Hebrew
Etymology

Tof, gabber, stiekem: Amsterdam words with Hebrew origins

Potaje_de_bacalao_con_grelos
Taalkeuken

Spanish teacher Rocío tells how to make potaje (Spanish stew)

Culture

The symbolic meaning of the evil eye (κακό μάτι) in Greek

Autumn playlist
Playlist

The Italian Autumn Playlist

Playlist

The Italian Aperitivo Playlist

False friends
Etymology

Learning Dutch as a German speaker? Pay attention to these language traps!

Strand-beach
Playlist

The Italian Summer Hit Playlist – Spiaggia Italiana

Pierfrancesco
News

Everything you need to know about our Open Days

Italiaans C2 Supergruppo
Meet our students

Il supergruppo has been learning Italian with us for six years

Playlist

The Italian Road Trip Playlist

Elianne Taalhuis tasje
News

Share a photo with your Taalhuis bag and win a free course!

teacher italian Francesca Alioto
Meet our teachers

Meet our Italian teacher Francesca Alioto

Winden
Culture

From Mistral to Sirocco: the story behind the names of our classrooms

summer course
News

Join one of our Dutch, Italian, Spanish or Hebrew Summer Immersions

Joe fiets foto
Student's writings

'Nederland in zintuigen' by our Dutch student Jo Conradie

Una Johannes Doosje
Culture

Dutch teachers Una and Johannes sing 'Ik zou je het liefst in een doosje willen doen'

Vlaams:België
Culture

The biggest differences between Dutch in the Netherlands and Belgium

nowruz
Culture

Nowruz explained: a celebration of spring and the Iranian new year

mother language day
Meet our teachers

Mother Language Day: The languages our teachers speak with their children

Empollonas
Meet our students

Meet 'las empollonas', some of our most loyal Spanish students

Private Latin student Kathie Somerwil
Meet our students

Meet our student Kathie Somerwil: ‘For me, learning Latin is intellectual play’

English words Dutch language
Etymology

Buckwheat, beer, landscapes: the English words with Dutch roots

Taarof
Culture

Iranian politeness explained: the story behind Taarof

refugees-Adelina
Meet our students

Meet our ASKV student Adelina from Armenia

Christmas carousel
Culture

Our Dutch students' linguistic Christmas creations

Learn Greek in Athens
Taalhuis trip

Greek language, songs, movies, theatre and more at the Netherlands Institute at Athens

Melomakarona
Taalkeuken

How to make melomakarona (Greek Christmas cookies)

etymology food
Etymology

The etymological marriage between food and love

Sint Nicolaas / Sinterklaas
Culture

A closer look at the Sint Nicolaas sculpture at our Dam location

Hebrew teacher Dor
Meet our teachers

Meet our Hebrew teacher Dor

Martine van Otterloo
Meet our teachers

Meet our Dutch teacher (and speech therapist) Martine

Boek vagina etymologie
Etymology

The story of a very delicate monosyllable

Taalhuis trip

Palermo trip: I balati ra vucciria un sasciucanu mai

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Culture

Lucio Dalla: one of the most important and eclectic Italian songwriters

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Meet our students

Meet our student Zach, who founded his own company thanks to Taalhuis

Brazilian food
News

Meet our new Brazilian roommates Manda Brasa

Culture

E' ferragosto!

Student's writings

Prrr ta li loe! - Student Ludovica tells all about Pluk van de Petteflet

News

Donate some Dutch!

leer Italiaans in Amsterdam
Meet our students

Meet our Italian student Ruby

Learn Dutch in Amsterdam
Taalkeuken

How to make vlierbloesemsiroop!

Meet the student - Janneke
Meet our students

Meet our Greek student Janneke: "Απλώς μιλάω"

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Rent our space(s)!

Turkish teacher Melike Sayman - Taalhuis Amsterdam
Meet our teachers

Meet our Turkish teacher Melike

Meet our students

Meet our Dutch student Dariel

Culture

Happy Πάσχα (Greek Orthodox Easter)!

Meet our teachers

Meet our English teacher Jonathan

Culture

From the Lebanese kitchen: Sheikh el Mahshi

Meet our teachers

Meet our Italian teacher Francesca Branca

Student's writings

Gedachten over taal en cultuur (by Elena Kochova)

Taalhuis Amsterdam fiets bicycle
Student's writings

Nederland in zintuigen (by Lea Hermenault)

News

Register before 31 March and win a free follow-up course!

Online language course
News

A year of online teaching

Culture

How to make Dutch appeltaart

loanwords taalhuis dutch
Etymology

Amok, schwung and dedain: foreign loanwords in the Dutch language

News

The online classroom - what's it like?

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Mother Language Day

Meet our students

Valentine's interview!

Culture

The story of Reginella, a Canzone Napoletana! (by Luca)

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Free Friday sessions for all your Dutch language questions

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Dutch courses for ASKV clients!

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Special winter offer - private lessons

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New courses start in January 2021

Culture

Grandma's secrets: pasta al dente

Culture

Tips for Arabic learners and enthusiasts!

Student's writings

Autumn poetry

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From September we teach online & offline!

Meet our teachers

Meet our Arabic teacher Heba

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Early bird action! Get a €10 discount voucher at Bakaliko webshop!

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Win a free course at Taalhuis!

Elianne Bruin
Meet our teachers

Meet our Dutch teacher Elianne

Meet our teachers

Meet our Farsi (and children) teacher Niloufar

Culture

False (linguistic) Friends

Luca
Meet our teachers

Meet our Italian teachers Luca and Sergio

Culture

Is there one Arabic?

Vocabulary

The market / Il mercato!

Vocabulary

Beach proof Greek

Student's writings

Dutch student's essay: Duif

News

Stichting Here to Support @ Taalhuis Vondelpark

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‘Get your Dutch on board!’

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Corona times in Italy

Culture

Salsa di pomodoro,  the original recipe

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Coronavirus update in May!

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Keep practicing Turkish at home!

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Keep practicing Greek at home!

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Keep practicing Spanish at home!

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Take a peek into daily life of Taalhuis Amsterdam online

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Taalhuis teaches online...

Culture

Torta di Marzia: banana cake

Culture

Crime scene investigation @ Bookclub Giallo...

News

Libri volanti - Italian children's books!

Turkse les voor kinderen
Meet our teachers

Meet the Taalhuis Junior teachers: Julide!

Culture

Focaccia Pugliese: try it at home!

Taalhuis trip

Language trip to Egypt 2019

Culture

Guilan, Iran - The province of Niloufar!

Culture

About ancient languages (this blog is in Dutch)

Groceries in Greece
Taalhuis trip

Shopping and cooking in Greece

Taalhuis trip

Schiermonnikoog: Een weekendje op het eiland van de grijze monniken

Culture

How to make... gnocchi!

News

Café Mediterranée: now open!

Taalhuis trip

Buying fruit in Egypt with Taalhuis

Culture

Recipes from Marzia’s kitchen!

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