{"id":18545,"date":"2025-09-19T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=18545"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:16:31","slug":"ukrainian-dilemma-learn-a-language-even-if-you-dont-know-if-youre-staying-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/18545\/ukrainian-dilemma-learn-a-language-even-if-you-dont-know-if-youre-staying-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian dilemma: learn a language even if you don&#8217;t know if you&#8217;re staying in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e3bc7287 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<h2 id=\"after-the-russian-invasion-of-\">After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a lot of Ukrainians fled their country to the EU. At first, the thought was that it was going to be temporary; however, the war has been happening for more than three years, and there is no near solution to it. For this reason, Ukrainians are trying to integrate into Dutch society, one of the processes is learning the language.<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Like many refugees, Lina Lomakina <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">came to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Netherlands at the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">start<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of the war.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> For her, speaking Dutch <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at first <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wasn\u2019t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a priority. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">t&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> not about analysing that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I&#8217;m<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> not going to learn it, because <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I&#8217;m<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> not staying here, but because <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you&#8217;re<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> figuring out things, what your tomorrow is going to be,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lina said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Later, she attended a Dutch government-provided course. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right now<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, she speaks at an A2 level of Dutch, but it took her <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a while<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">get there<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he waiting list was pretty long. I joined in summer 2024, and I took exams in summer 2025,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lina said. \u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She also <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">adds<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that her life was<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really unstable<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to learn Dutch more quickly. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cL<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ocations are shifting, people around you are shifting, you <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">can&#8217;t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> really understand if you <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are able to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> learn something, you should also work,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">she said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_18556\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18556\" class=\"wp-image-18556\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Staged scenario.\" width=\"402\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-1250x704.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162525-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staged scenario.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Asked if <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">she\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> planning on staying in the Netherlands even if the war is over, Lina said that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the most complicated question for everyon<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">e\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another Ukrainian, Liudmyla Hoida, took a different step in learning Dutch. At first, Liudmyla took private courses because <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">she was influenced by her colleagues<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">t was a first step, because I was absolutely zero about Dutch. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For me, it was very <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hard<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> because there <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> some people who already <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">have<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">bit of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> knowledge of the Dutch language, and I decided to stop <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the study<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> there.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> I looked for something different,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">she said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liudmyla then started learning Dutch at <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Volksuniversiteit, <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">she wanted &#8220;more professional courses&#8221;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To her, learning Dutch was a way to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">get<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to know a little bit about culture, about people,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and try to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">speak<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with Dutch people.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">interviewed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Ukrainian, Mykola Tryfonov, who is from Mariupol, said that his job <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">provided<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> language lessons. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> had a teacher, I had an individual course. My work organised a course for me and for my friend,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now Mykola is planning <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on getting<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the B2 level of the Dutch language.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_18559\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18559\" class=\"wp-image-18559\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Staged scenario.\" width=\"392\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-1250x704.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/09\/20250915_162819-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staged scenario.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Asked about reasons for learning Dutch, he said that he needs <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dutch<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for work and also for his sons, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">because<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">go to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a Dutch school. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cS<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ometimes at home I speak Dutch, because my son sometimes changes language at home and speaks Dutch,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he adds.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">talking about<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the future, Mykola said that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> not planning to go back to Ukraine. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cM<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">y home destroyed, part of my family killed in Mariupol,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> said. Mykola<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0adds that he might go to another European country, but coming back to Ukraine is<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very difficul<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">t\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a lot of Ukrainians fled their country to the EU. At first, the thought was that it was going to be temporary; however, the war has been happening for more than three years, and there is no near solution to it. 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