Marjan Ippel
@talkinlingo.bsky.social
Writer/indie publisher by day, Dutch (NT2) language teacher by night. Always Talkin’ Lingo. Bilingual book out now: Nederlands is zooo makkelijk | Dutch is sooo easy
www.talkinlingo.nl https://alwaystalkinfood.substack.com
www.talkinlingo.nl https://alwaystalkinfood.substack.com
On November 22, I organize De Indie Boekenmarkt in Amsterdam, full of native and non-native Amsterdam female writers. Will you come visit us? 🩷
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
On November 22, I organize De Indie Boekenmarkt in Amsterdam, full of native and non-native Amsterdam female writers. Will you come visit us? 🩷
August 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Stokroos en roos in innige omarming.
Hollyhock and rose in an intimate embrace.
Hollyhock and rose in an intimate embrace.
June 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Stokroos en roos in innige omarming.
Hollyhock and rose in an intimate embrace.
Hollyhock and rose in an intimate embrace.
Happy readers make me happy! 🩷🧡
June 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Happy readers make me happy! 🩷🧡
From love locks to art, in celebration of my hometown’s 750th birthday. Do you recognize the city?
June 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
From love locks to art, in celebration of my hometown’s 750th birthday. Do you recognize the city?
I had dinner this week with a strong woman - actually, with a whole bunch of strong women - from Ukraine.
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/always-loo...
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/always-loo...
Always look forward
Start afresh each day
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May 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I had dinner this week with a strong woman - actually, with a whole bunch of strong women - from Ukraine.
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/always-loo...
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/always-loo...
Allium, ‘ui’ in Dutch.
The ‘ui’ sound is the most difficult Dutch sound for non-native speakers.
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De ui-klank is de moeilijkste Nederlandse klank voor anderstaligen.
But otherwise: #Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
The ‘ui’ sound is the most difficult Dutch sound for non-native speakers.
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De ui-klank is de moeilijkste Nederlandse klank voor anderstaligen.
But otherwise: #Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
May 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Allium, ‘ui’ in Dutch.
The ‘ui’ sound is the most difficult Dutch sound for non-native speakers.
•
De ui-klank is de moeilijkste Nederlandse klank voor anderstaligen.
But otherwise: #Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
The ‘ui’ sound is the most difficult Dutch sound for non-native speakers.
•
De ui-klank is de moeilijkste Nederlandse klank voor anderstaligen.
But otherwise: #Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
Me and my NT2 (Dutch as a 2nd language) students on a field trip through our beloved Amsterdam.
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
April 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Me and my NT2 (Dutch as a 2nd language) students on a field trip through our beloved Amsterdam.
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
What about those Dutch residential windows? They’re fascinating according my NT2 students (Dutch as a 2nd language).
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/micro-exhi...
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/micro-exhi...
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
Micro exhibits
Or is it spying?
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April 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What about those Dutch residential windows? They’re fascinating according my NT2 students (Dutch as a 2nd language).
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/micro-exhi...
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/micro-exhi...
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy
Paardenbloemen blazen.
Blowing dandelion flowers. Did you do this as a child?
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy #dutchlingo #dutchwriter
Blowing dandelion flowers. Did you do this as a child?
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy #dutchlingo #dutchwriter
April 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Paardenbloemen blazen.
Blowing dandelion flowers. Did you do this as a child?
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy #dutchlingo #dutchwriter
Blowing dandelion flowers. Did you do this as a child?
#nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #dutchissoooeasy #dutchlingo #dutchwriter
A random Amsterdam bathroom in a random Amsterdam home (not mine 😁)
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
#dutchwriter #nt2
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
#dutchwriter #nt2
April 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A random Amsterdam bathroom in a random Amsterdam home (not mine 😁)
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
#dutchwriter #nt2
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
#dutchwriter #nt2
Exciting news/spannend nieuws: alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/zooo-spann...
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
Zooo spannend
Sooo exciting
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April 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Exciting news/spannend nieuws: alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/zooo-spann...
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
#dutchissoooeasy #nederlandsiszooomakkelijk
And some say there’s no such thing as a Dutch kitchen. The first Dutch white asparagus of the season!
En dan zeggen sommigen dat de NL keuken niet bestaat: de eerste Hollandse asperges van het seizoen!
#Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #Dutchissoooeasy #Dutchkitchen #Dutchwriter
En dan zeggen sommigen dat de NL keuken niet bestaat: de eerste Hollandse asperges van het seizoen!
#Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #Dutchissoooeasy #Dutchkitchen #Dutchwriter
April 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
And some say there’s no such thing as a Dutch kitchen. The first Dutch white asparagus of the season!
En dan zeggen sommigen dat de NL keuken niet bestaat: de eerste Hollandse asperges van het seizoen!
#Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #Dutchissoooeasy #Dutchkitchen #Dutchwriter
En dan zeggen sommigen dat de NL keuken niet bestaat: de eerste Hollandse asperges van het seizoen!
#Nederlandsiszooomakkelijk #Dutchissoooeasy #Dutchkitchen #Dutchwriter
April 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
April 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’m sooo excited and sooo scared at the same time. My bilingual book ‘Nederlands is zooo makkelijk | Dutch is sooo easy’, with columns on being a Dutch teacher to non-native speakers in Amsterdam, is ready to go to print! 🤩
#Dutch #dutchwriting #nt2 #dutchteacher
#Dutch #dutchwriting #nt2 #dutchteacher
April 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’m sooo excited and sooo scared at the same time. My bilingual book ‘Nederlands is zooo makkelijk | Dutch is sooo easy’, with columns on being a Dutch teacher to non-native speakers in Amsterdam, is ready to go to print! 🤩
#Dutch #dutchwriting #nt2 #dutchteacher
#Dutch #dutchwriting #nt2 #dutchteacher
In this new post on Substack I reveal a pronunciation error of my own: open.substack.com/pub/alwaysta...
Het geheugen
And other phonetic pains
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In this new post on Substack I reveal a pronunciation error of my own: open.substack.com/pub/alwaysta...
Reposted by Marjan Ippel
Hoe Wikipedia een ‘kennisreservaat’ wil zijn, wars van Musk
Hoe Wikipedia een ‘kennisreservaat’ wil zijn, wars van Musk
Terwijl het online wemelt van de onzin, wil Wikipedia goede informatie blijven bieden. Dat lukt aardig, hoewel het wel lastiger is nu de leugen regeert.
www.trouw.nl
March 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Hoe Wikipedia een ‘kennisreservaat’ wil zijn, wars van Musk
The sun made the building smile early this morning.
March 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The sun made the building smile early this morning.
Brace yourself for a new episode of Talkin’ Lingo - revelations straight from my Dutch night class. Coming up this Sunday on my Substack page. Link in bio.
#dutch #dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter
#dutch #dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter
March 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Brace yourself for a new episode of Talkin’ Lingo - revelations straight from my Dutch night class. Coming up this Sunday on my Substack page. Link in bio.
#dutch #dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter
#dutch #dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter
Dutch word of the week: #kersenbloesem, cherry blossom, sakura.
#dutch #dutchlingo #dutchclasses #nt2
#dutch #dutchlingo #dutchclasses #nt2
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Dutch word of the week: #kersenbloesem, cherry blossom, sakura.
#dutch #dutchlingo #dutchclasses #nt2
#dutch #dutchlingo #dutchclasses #nt2
‘All kinds of worlds meet in my class. Diverse individuals who treat each other indiscriminately, without labels. They are, after all, on common unfamiliar ground.’
#dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter #dutchlanguage
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#dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter #dutchlanguage
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Wat goed van je
Right?
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March 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
‘All kinds of worlds meet in my class. Diverse individuals who treat each other indiscriminately, without labels. They are, after all, on common unfamiliar ground.’
#dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter #dutchlanguage
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/wat-goed-v...
#dutchclass #nt2 #dutchwriter #dutchlanguage
alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/wat-goed-v...
Just showing off the blooming magnolia on my #Amsterdam floating garden.
A magnolia is also called magnolia in Dutch, though pronounced totally differently.
#dutch #dutchwriter #houseboatlife
A magnolia is also called magnolia in Dutch, though pronounced totally differently.
#dutch #dutchwriter #houseboatlife
March 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just showing off the blooming magnolia on my #Amsterdam floating garden.
A magnolia is also called magnolia in Dutch, though pronounced totally differently.
#dutch #dutchwriter #houseboatlife
A magnolia is also called magnolia in Dutch, though pronounced totally differently.
#dutch #dutchwriter #houseboatlife
This dagpauwoogvlinder (peacock butterfly) has been hiding out for days in my #Amsterdam houseboat now. Every exit I offered has been declined.
#dutch #dutchlanguage #dutchclass #dutchwriter
#dutch #dutchlanguage #dutchclass #dutchwriter
March 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This dagpauwoogvlinder (peacock butterfly) has been hiding out for days in my #Amsterdam houseboat now. Every exit I offered has been declined.
#dutch #dutchlanguage #dutchclass #dutchwriter
#dutch #dutchlanguage #dutchclass #dutchwriter
“All kinds of worlds meet in my class. Diverse individuals who treat each other indiscriminately. They are, after all, on common unfamiliar ground.”
My new @substack column is now online. Read it for free!
https://alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/wat-goed-van-je
#nt2 #dutch #dutchclass #dutchwriter
My new @substack column is now online. Read it for free!
https://alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/wat-goed-van-je
#nt2 #dutch #dutchclass #dutchwriter
March 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“All kinds of worlds meet in my class. Diverse individuals who treat each other indiscriminately. They are, after all, on common unfamiliar ground.”
My new @substack column is now online. Read it for free!
https://alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/wat-goed-van-je
#nt2 #dutch #dutchclass #dutchwriter
My new @substack column is now online. Read it for free!
https://alwaystalkinfood.substack.com/p/wat-goed-van-je
#nt2 #dutch #dutchclass #dutchwriter