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The Best Dutch course for new dutchies, expats and freeminded people in Amsterdam
The Dutch Brainwash is an intensive Dutch course in in the center of Amsterdam. It has a unique approach that is totally different from any other language course that you can think of. Thanks to a very special combination of powerful learning techniques and personal coaching, great results are possible within a very short time. Within 7 days you’ll notice how easy it is to speak about any subject that you like, in Dutch!
Far too often a lack of clarity leads to poor results.
Once the path is clear, it is simple.
Keep walking and don’t stop!
Bringing your Dutch to a whole new level, is relatively easy. But… you have to know how to do it. Mainly, it only works if you can see that Dutch is a logical, consistent and funny language. Don’t worry if you are not convinced of this yet. Step by step you can learn how to construct your own sentences, how to explode your vocabulary while thinking in pictures and which mindset you can use so that you can achieve your goals even faster…
Learning 7 days in a row during day time is the biggest time saver that you can ever imagine!
One of the many positive aspects is the great energy that you will feel. Although officially you sit in a class, it does not feel like it. For many people it feels like sitting around the table with some colleagues or friends. A lot of interaction takes place, doubts get out of the way you’ll notice how easy it is to be involved once you notice how relevant Dutch is for your personal (and professional) life!
The main goal is to experience freedom when you speak Dutch!
Most language courses constantly limit you. They force you to speak about only about one subject at the time. Often you have to repeat boring dialogues about meneer en mevrouw Jansen. Luckily the Dutch Brainwash has nothing to do with it. On the contrary, it is all about claiming your freedom! Your own life and your own needs are the primary source of inspiration. Would you like to tell your schoonmoeder (mother in law) that she needs to shut up? Then soon enough you’ll know how to do it. Would you like to give a presentation in Dutch or lead a meeting? The Dutch Brainwash will guide you how to do it and give loads and loads of inspiration, starting from day one.
Learning with other positiveminded people that share the same goal makes everything lighter, far more effective and fun!
One key aspect is that during the 7 days, you will receive personal attention during 6 hours of the day! With many other intensive courses, they simply send you to a language lab where you sit all by yourself behind a computer. Or, even worse, they simply let you talk Dutch with the person sitting next to you, but how brilliant is that? If both of you do not have any clue of what you are doing, then how the hell are you supposed to bring your Dutch to a whole new level?
Nothing works better than undivided personal attention
In the first place, speaking a language is about interacting with people!
When most people think about learning, they think about retaining loads and loads of information. But… if you think about it, it is not true! Speaking a language is also about feeling at ease and having confidence. Therefore, a positive experience is one of the most important things, something that is easily ignored by most people. And yes, you will also learn many other things:
- A better pronunciation
- How to construct sentences about any subject that you like
- How to explode your vocabulary within seconds
- What to do if Dutch people switch to English
- How to talk about situations that are weird and crazy
- How to sound intelligent in Dutch (with little effort from your part)
- The impact of culture on language on all your interactions
- How to understand much more with a new way of thinking
- More nuance. Find out the exact meaning of many words that you already know
- How Dutch humor works (so yes, you’ll learn some rude and inappropiate things too.. 🙂 )
- How to think in Dutch, so that you stop translating
The secret is a simple system that allows you to create thousands of sentences and to expand your vocabulary fast!
Sure, for creating sentences you’ll need some grammar. But don’t worry. With some playful techniques you’ll own them before you know it. On top of it, you’ll practice for 7 days in a row in a very relaxed way. Many things that seemed challenging, all of a sudden will make sense. You’ll see exactly what you need to do for putting words in the right order and many other things!
We will use a special color system so that you can quickly construct your own sentences, about any topic that you like!
One thing is certain… yes… a Dutch brainwash is always intensive, but, it is extremely rewarding and fun! You’ll discover for yourself many things that may have stood in your way towards great Dutch. Most people all of a sudden notice that all of a sudden, they don’t care too much any more about making mistakes. Other people notice how they made it too complex without no good reason and also important, how to put your own feelings in so that you can truly express all the things that you want to say!
Unique training materials, based on NLP and Accelerated Learning and many years of experience!
Thanks to some great techniques of NLP and Accelerated Learning, you’ll develop a whole new way of thinking. You’ll find yourself much more resourceful with some very simple mind shifts 🙂 You’ll clearly know how Dutch works and you know that you can do it!
You’ll also realize that learning the language is the fastest way to understand a new culture. Once you start speaking Dutch, then the Dutch way of thinking and Dutch behavior makes much more sense and you’ll find it easier to respond in many different situations, in Dutch!
The level of the course will vary between A1 and C1 and the teaching style will be ‘flowing’ That what is needed for your progress will show up in a natural and organic way and we will focus on the text that Dutch people really speak, not on artifical standard phraces from traditional text books.
The greatest benefit is that all of a sudden, everything around you in real life makes much more sense! You’ll feel more connected and included and a new sense of freedom 🙂
Here are some more important details:
Dutch Brainwash 7 Days in a row, always starting on a Saturday
Every day 10.00 – 16.45
Maximum amount of people: 8
Includes all training materials & loads of stroopwafels
Your investment: €1595 (including VAT)
You can secure your place with a deposit of €500
Long after the Dutch Brainwash is over, you progress will still continue!
Just for your information, your progress will not stop after 7 days. Here are some extras!
- One free eCourse The Psychology of Speaking Languages
- One free eCourse 30 Days To Change Your Dutch
- Free conversation classes online(10 times a year)
- A secret Facebook group where you can practice your Dutch every day
- Access to new advanced programs that are only available for Dutch Brainwash Graduates
- Access to personal coaching that is only available for Dutch Brainwash Graduates
Next starting dates: 21 NOV 2026 – 12 DEC 2026 – 16 JAN 2027 – 13 FEB 2027 – 19 MAR 2027 – 17 APR 2027 – 8 MAY 2027
A Dutch Brainwash always starts on a Saturday and ends on Friday
All these groups are live groups (maximum of 8 people)
Is the Dutch Brainwash something for you?
The Dutch Brainwash is not for everyone, so make sure that you read this first… Here are some important requirements:
- You speak English (it does not have to be perfect), if you also speak other languages, it is even better!
- The Brainwash works best if you know some Dutch already (it looks and sounds familiar to you)
- If you did some other courses before (like the nuns or Rosetta Stone or A1, A2, B1 it is even better
- You have lived at least 4 months in The Netherlands (or you have some Dutch background)
- You understand that you are in charge of your own results
- You are curious, you love fun and you embrace new ideas
- You like to experience a radical difference, right now!
- You are willing to do new things and open your mind!
- You like to change your thinking so that you can learn faster while having more fun
- You like to know what Dutch people really say and you are not afraid of strong language….
- You like to explore directness, which is an essential part of Dutch language and culture
- You are interested in Dutch humor 🙂
During the Brainwash we will speak loads of Dutch and English (then you’ll learn faster)
Last but not least, here is a short impression on video!
Yes! Count me in!
Here is what other people say:
An inmersive way to demystify the Dutch language.
It is only one sentence but that captures it, I think…
Sean Lemson
Albert brings Dutch to life by weaving in culture: the history behind words and phrases and sometimes acting out their meaning until you understand it. His humor and playfulness pull you out of your comfortzone, which helped me a lot as a perfectionist who worries too much about making mistakes. He’s engaging, makes the most of a small group, so everyone learns more and teaches you to build vocabulary and sentences naturally. It was challenging and I plan to take it again. Like a good movie, you catch something new eacht time. I highly recommend Albert and the Brainwash method to anyone who wants to learn or strengthen their Dutch
Gillian Force
The Dutch Brainwash was the best way for me to get into Dutch: it literally rewired the way I think about the language. It was the catalyst that made everything click, and it gave me the foundation to keep improving ever since.
Dank je wel voor alles, and good luck!
Armandina Cueva
Dutch Brainwash is a different kind of language course, where you get the basics to start learning more and more every day, just by looking at the words. Albert has entensive understanding of the logic of different languages and there is always something in your own native language that resembles Dutch. He will help you to find that clue!
The best course I’ve participated and I have done several!
Sanna
I can onlyu say that it was totally different in a very positive way. We really learned to talk and also write Dutch in just 6-7 days. It was an incredible way to learn a new language. Your technique is unique. Dank je wel!
Halil
When I recommend your course to others, this is what I tell them: Before the Dutch Brainwash I could not face learning Dutch, after your course the connection with English made it click in my brain and finally understanding and learning Dutch was at the tip of my fingers!
Clara
The Dutch Brainwash course was differrent! First, it is an intensive course where you have tot much room to disconnect from the subject and gives each of us an important push to go ahead and talk in our daily life
Your creativity, the way you use random elements to support your explanations. Not only stuffed animals, but also anecdotes, ‘spicy’ tales
Your experience learning those other languages, you’ve created a course that works and helps students to jump on the task with a more positive attitude and real tools
Paz LLedó
I actually wanted to send you a message these days to thank you for everything that you have taught me. I only took the Dutch Brainwash and Mastery courses and since then I have been practicing by talking Dutch to Dutch people, listening to podcasts and reading books and everyone I know has been so impressed. I even had an intake for anothere course and they told me my level is C1 which I could not believe. Thank you so much!
Milena Viyacheva
I liked your course especially for your fresh and pragmatic teaching with frequent links to other languages, so it was in a short time possible to understand and memorize without going through books for hours and hours and learn by heart.
It was like a vital spark for understanding and talking Dutch and had the effects of finally boosting my vague knowledgde of it in only a week’s time.
Thank you again!
Annette Hombach
Yes! Count me in!
Fun, stimulating, challenging in a good way, very well tailored to your own interests, creatively presented. I feel more freedom to move in many direction with my Dutch
Dominic Dibble
Informal, fun, enormously empowering, irreverant and unbelievably practical
Paul Leach
a Dutch Brainwash is challenging, fun, intellectually stimulating, practical and empowering. It takes away inhibitions
Ted Howard
A great way to learn to allow the language to build up and ‘stay’ in my head, not as overwhelming or ‘boring’ as other courses!
Sarah Mc Gurr
Like big bucket of lovely words being tipped in to your head and sloshing around to make the world shiny and new
Caro Sawbridge
Fun, relaxed way of learning. Not only a class for Dutch but also about life / learning in general!
Esther Wang
Intellectually stimulating, rewarding, fun!
Allison Pigatto
Fun! I have never lauged so much in a language course before!
Jack Cunha
Gezellig. It was really an eye-opener about how Dutch works. Also, it was a great time with a lot of humor and fun moments
Javier Pina
A masterpiece! I really liked the unconventional approach Albert has for his course. It didn’t feel like I am here to study. It felt more like having fun sessions while learning Dutch also
Ameen Ahmed
Unique – different. It provides a mix of language course (with grammar and vocabulary) and personal development coaching
Clemence Gravette
Intense, effective, it really works. Unblocking your mind. Everything is explained clearly and easy to remember. Fun helps a lot and we had tons on funny moments
Laura Gaimon
The Dutch Brainwash was a remarkably effective experience, though unconventional. The course is offered in such a way that we all were able to leave feeling more accomplished, regardless of a starting level in Dutch
Dawn Weitzel
Entertaining, interactive, self-discovering, sparking interest, encouraging
Keerthi Harish
Yes! Count me in!
In summary: Talencoach helps expats and internationals to learn Dutch fast in Amsterdam. With the unique Dutch Brainwash method you will gain confidence in just 7 days.