Discover the informal spoken language
Learn Flemish with Sofie!
Sounds familiar?
😕 You feel like the Dutch you learned in school isn’t helping you to really understand Belgian native speakers and to express yourself in informal situations.
😕 You want to sound more like a native speaker and less like a news reader when talking to your Flemish friends, family & colleagues.
😕 You want to feel more comfortable when surrounded by Flemish native speakers at work, at a family party or with friends.
😕 Flemish people keep on switching to English or French whenever you talk to them. It’s so frustrating!
Sign up for our free 10 Day Everyday Flemish Crash Course!
Discover how to talk like a native speaker without sounding like a textbook.
Get tips & tricks to understand Flemish people better and to feel relaxed in a Flemish environment.
Each lesson comes with audio to help you get the pronunciation right!
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Understand more, even when people are having informal discussions?
Sound more like a native speaker and use typical phrases and expressions smoothly?
Feel more comfortable when surrounded by Flemish native speakers and really connect with them?
Get more opportunities to practice and more positive reactions?
Finally be able to understand what they are saying in Flemish movies & series?


Hi, I am Sofie!
Nice to meet you! As the founder of Goesting in Taal, I am very happy to welcome you on our website! Who am I?
- Experienced language coach and teacher (Check out my LinkedIn profile for testimonials from my students)
- Language lover
with a passion for
informal language
(as a teacher, but also as a student!) In the past years, I have been specialising in teaching Flemish informal language because I realised how important spoken language is not to feel like an outsider in a Flemish environment.
- Someone who loves Belgium
in all its diversity and complexity
- Author of Wa zegt ge? Vlaamse spreektaal voor anderstaligen and multiple survival guides to learn informal Flemish language
If you have any questions about the Goesting in Taal project, feel free to contact me!
What we offer
Goesting in Taal wants to help you sound like a native speaker. How?

Practical self-study books with audio
Survival guides and books to help you understand Flemish people better and to learn to talk like a native speaker.

Online courses
Check out our online courses to learn more about informal Flemish language from home, at your own rhythm.

Interactive workshops & classes
Fun workshops for schools, companies and other organisations.
Testimonials from our users
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Why learn informal language?
I know from experience how uncomfortable it can be if you don’t understand or speak informal language. After studying Arabic for years, I still had trouble understanding and talking with my Lebanese family-in-law. And then I discovered how learning just a little bit of informal language can change your life! Suddenly, you are no longer an outsider.
This inspired me to create the Goesting in Taal project, to help people in Belgium to have the same positive experience!
What is this so-called "tussentaal"?
If you have been studying Dutch in Belgium, you might have come across the term “tussentaal” or “in-between-language”. This informal language is what we want to help you discover. But what is this “tussentaal” exactly?

🔥 Our books
All of our books come with audio and were developed for self study. Our survival guides will help you express yourself in situations with native speakers. Our book Wa zegt ge? will allow you to build on your knowledge of official “classroom Dutch” and help you understand native speakers better and sound more like one.

Check out our newest e-book!
Have you already studied Dutch but you are wondering what are the differences between the official language and the informal spoken language? Check out our e-book!
- 💡Clear explanations with examples
- 💡Practical exercises
- 💡Audio & listening exercises included
- 💡Help to understand regional accents
for ONLY € 8,99!
“Practical, to-the-point, very helpful!”
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Recent news
- Check our latest Youtube video: Wat is tussentaal?
- We had a fun collaboration with Vocvo to make Flemish “jazz chants” in different accents: check out the result here!
- Do you live in West-Vlaanderen? Then definitely check out our NEW online course West-Vlaams voor beginners!