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Marijke Smit
Dutch
Native
English
Swahili
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From Netherlands

Living in Other, Uganda

Learn Dutch (female students only). You will start conversations in no time. 'Gezellig'! Hello, my name is Marijke Smit . I'm a native Dutch and live in Uganda. I'm a teacher at iTalky and work as a content writer on the side. I love singing, playing my guitar and taking my dog for a walk. Working from home is a joy and makes me very flexible in my work schedule. I'm looking forward to meeting you! (I only teach female students) As a copy writer I have excellent knowledge of Dutch spelling and grammar and would love to teach you the ins and outs of this beautiful, but sometimes complicated language. I'm very patient and find it important that you feel completely free to ask any question and make mistakes. In that way you will not only learn fast, but you will also have fun in the process. My goal is to make you look forward to every next study session! I love teaching and I'm looking forward to work with you. I find it important to spent some time on grammar each lesson. This will help you to make your own sentences , so that it will become easier to have a good conversation in Dutch. The more fun learning is, the easier it becomes. Therefore each lesson we will make time for exercises that you love to do. Lessons become really fun when you have the feeling that you really learned something after each session. That will be our aim! Depending on your Dutch skills we will spend time on: - grammar - pronunciation - vocabulary We will also have practice conversations together, so that you can put your skills to use.
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  • Text Documents
  • Audio files
  • Flashcards
  • Articles and news
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Student Kerstin
Kerstin
1 Dutch lesson
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I really enjoyed my first lesson with Marijke. She is a wonderful teacher and made me feel comfortable speaking Dutch during the lesson. Looking forward to next time!
Student Çiğdem
Çiğdem
29 Dutch lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve been taking Dutch lessons with her for a while, and I’m genuinely grateful for the progress I’ve made. She creates a fun and comfortable learning environment and is always very supportive, especially with pronunciation, which has really boosted my confidence. We use my book as lesson material, but what I appreciate most is that I’m not only learning from the book — she also brings authentic, real-life Dutch into the lessons. Her explanations are clear, motivating, and practical, and I always finish the class feeling I’ve learned something meaningful. I truly enjoy every lesson and highly recommend her as a teacher.
Student Katy
Katy
15 Dutch lessons
Vandaag we hebben de grammatica perfectum oefeningen. Veel succes.
Student Katy
Katy
15 Dutch lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ik heb een goede les vandaag. Ik ben altijd blij met Marijke! Tot volgende Maandag :)
Student Katy
Katy
15 Dutch lessons
Ik heb een heel goed les met Marijke vandaag. Ze is heel veel patient.
Student Çiğdem
Çiğdem
29 Dutch lessons
She is the BEST !