Dutch language. International ambition.
Your product.
Your voice.
At home in Dutch.
Dutch translation, localization, and language quality for international brands. Work directly with Henri Broekman, your specialist in the language, the product, and the Dutch market.
The difference is in the context
Correct words.
The whole experience.
Your Dutch content needs to do a job. Explain a financial product. Guide someone through a screen. Make a technical instruction clear. That takes language decisions grounded in your product and your audience.
Understood.
Content considered in its interface, workflow, or real-world setting.
Consistent.
Terminology and tone that stay aligned across every touchpoint.
Natural.
Dutch shaped around the reader’s expectations and the message’s purpose.
Connected.
Language work that fits into your team’s process and release cycle.
How I can help
One specialist.
More ways to contribute.
From an individual translation to ongoing Dutch language ownership. Bring me the content, the context, and the challenge.
Dutch translation & localization
Clear, natural Dutch that works for your audience, your product, and the way your content is used.
02UX/UI & software localization
Interfaces, onboarding, and help content that feel designed in Dutch.
03Specialist translation
Subject knowledge for financial, legal, medical, technical, and industrial content.
04LQA & translation review
Systematic review that makes Dutch quality visible and actionable.
05Marketing & SEO localization
Brand voice and Dutch search intent, brought into the same brief.
06Localization management & terminology
A consistent language approach across content, people, and releases.
07AI & machine translation review
Expert human judgement within modern localization workflows.
Where expertise connects
Specialist content.
Shared context.
Different disciplines often meet in the same product. Your Dutch specialist should be comfortable at those intersections.
Explore all expertiseFintech & financial services
Financial apps connect product actions with explanations, disclosures, and investment terminology. The Dutch needs to remain consistent across all of them.
Explore Software + UX + terminologySoftware, SaaS & digital products
Enterprise workflows and consumer apps both rely on language to explain actions, choices, and consequences. Localization should reflect the way the product actually works.
Explore E-commerce + marketing + SEO + UXE-commerce & retail
From the first search result to checkout and the order confirmation, Dutch customers should encounter consistent, useful language.
ExploreA product mindset
A small string.
A real decision.
Your Dutch interface should feel designed in Dutch. Buttons, labels, and error messages need to tell the user what is happening and what to do next.
- Clear actions 01
- Consistent terminology 02
- Context and character limits 03
Illustrative UX example
What is the user saving?
Opslaan
Bewaren
The same English label can describe different actions. The right Dutch starts with the product context, not a word in isolation.
A practical working method
Clear from the brief
to the final check.
A focused process, with questions raised early and language decisions carried through to delivery.
Understand
Audience, product, content, and requirements. Establish the context before choosing the words.
Localize
Translate and adapt for meaning, terminology, tone, and Dutch-market expectations.
Verify
Check accuracy, consistency, constraints, and the agreed quality criteria.
Deliver
Provide the agreed content and flag anything that needs the content owner’s attention.
The person behind the Dutch
Work directly with
your specialist.
I’m Henri Broekman, a Dutch translator, localization specialist, reviewer, and localization manager based in Amsterdam.
I work where language meets product decisions: how a feature is explained, how a financial term is used, and how a growing team keeps its content consistent.
More about HenriWhich languages do you work with?
The core service is English-to-Dutch translation and localization for the Netherlands. Tell me about other language requirements so we can discuss the appropriate scope and coordination.
Can you review Dutch content we already have?
Yes. Share the source, the Dutch version, and what concerns you. I can scope proofreading, translation review, contextual UI review, or structured LQA.
Do you use AI or machine translation?
The workflow should fit the content, quality requirements, and your data-handling rules. Human translation, post-editing, and AI-output review are available. We agree the approach before work begins.
Can you work in our localization platform?
I work with localization workflows and structured content. Share your CAT tool, TMS, CMS, file formats, and access requirements so we can confirm the setup before starting.
Can you follow our terminology and style guide?
Yes. Existing resources are the starting point. I can also help resolve inconsistent terminology, develop a glossary, or turn brand-language preferences into practical guidance.
How do you handle confidentiality?
We can discuss confidentiality requirements and an NDA before you share sensitive material. Please start with a non-confidential description if access or data-handling conditions still need to be agreed.
Let’s make your Dutch
work for your business.
Launching, improving, or scaling? Tell me what you’re working on.