Flemish Dutch vs. Dutch from the Netherlands: Important differences for intermediate learners

If you’re an intermediate student and you’ve always wanted to understand the differences between Dutch as spoken in Belgium and Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands, then I’ve got you covered. I’m discussing the linguistic landscape in both the Netherlands and Belgium and to what extent the difference between the two standardized varieties (Netherlandic Dutch and Belgian Dutch) from both countries are relevant for students. I’m also mentioning some important differences with regards to pronunciation, vocabulary and expressions. I hope it helps!

Check out our Easy Dutch video where I ask people what according to them are the main differences between the two variations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82-WZFuDT4

Some more information about the differences between Belgian Dutch and Netherlandic Dutch:

https://www.dialectloket.be/tekst/nationale-variatie/
https://www.dialectloket.be/geluid/stemmen-uit-het-heden/belgisch-nederlands-2/
https://www.dialectloket.be/geluid/stemmen-uit-het-heden/nederlands-nederlands-2/
https://www.vlaanderen.be/taaladvies/standaardtaal-verschillen-tussen-belgi%C3%AB-en-nederland
https://www.wikiwand.com/nl/Lijst_van_verschillen_tussen_het_Nederlands_in_Belgi%C3%AB,_Nederland_en_Suriname#/Vlaams_(Belgisch-Nederlands)_vs._Nederlands-Nederlands%5B1%5D%5B2%5D

A bit more folkloric, cute differences:
https://www.frankwatching.com/archive/2020/12/09/nederlands-vs-vlaams-taal/
https://www.taalvoutjes.nl/de-verschillen-tussen-vlaams-en-nederlands

Very specific, very advanced, very good:
https://taalverhalen.be/over-taalvariatie/atlas-nederlandse-standaardtaal/

Finally, some Belgian Dutch coursebooks… I don’t mean to discriminate Netherlandic Dutch or promote Belgian Dutch, but I’m just explicitly mentioning some course books and material here because I know how difficult it can be for students to find good study material in Belgian Dutch. The standard is however that most coursebooks and online material too is in Netherlandic Dutch.

A1 - Vanzelfsprekend
A2 - Niet Vanzelfsprekend
B1 - Nederlands voor gevorderde anderstaligen Tekstboek 1
B2 - Nederlands voor gevorderde anderstaligen Tekstboek 2

The editor from where you can buy them: https://www.acco.be/nl-be

Other material:
A few typical words that you often use in spoken Flemish: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNQK6RMwklMhnnEDhmX_SA/featured
http://www.nedbox.be
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.vdab.uitsprekend&hl=en&gl=US
To practice non-standardized spoken Flemish (“tussentaal”), check out
http://www.goestingintaal.com from Sofie Begine and her book “Wa zegt ge? Vlaamse spreektaal voor anderstaligen”


Sources:
- Map of the languages spoken in Belgium: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Languages_Belgium.png
- Overview of the language variation in the Netherlands vs. Belgium: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Taalvariatiecontinua.jpg
Note: I made a video in 2019 about the same topic but I felt that it was time for an update :-)
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