Language icon
Language icons? These symbols enable you to find cultural, sporting or other activities in Dutch. Ideal for practicing your Dutch.
How does it work?
If you are not sure whether you know enough Dutch to participate in various cultural, sports or other activities, look for those featuring language icons, to show how good your Dutch has to be in order to take part without feeling uncomfortable. They also indicate that you are welcome to practice your Dutch during the activity.
You can find the language icons in different publications and on various websites. More than 200 organisations in Brussels and Flanders use them.
What does it mean?
Language icon 1: You don’t understand or speak much Dutch yet.
Language icon 2: You already understand a little Dutch but don’t speak it very well yet.
Language icon 3: You understand quite a lot of Dutch and can say a few things.
Language icon 4: You understand a lot of Dutch and speak it well.