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Hello everyone! I've found another cool web site, this one I found it thanks to a friend of mine who is also studying dutch and sent it to me just the other day. The name of the web site is ''Internet Polyglot''. It's very cool, it offers games and free lessons. Really worth trying if you are looking for dutch study materials Here is the link: http://www.internetpolyglot.com/ipolyglot2/home?lang=en

Everything tarts when you take small steps towards a big goal Don't lose hope and keep trying, you will succeed as long as you keep on trying. Just create a study plan, a schedule and try to stick to it. You can do this by picking the materials you will use.

I love to give a dose of their own medicine to those who try to be obnoxious with me just because I love that one! It's one of my favorite health and medicine related idioms, I have used it a lot already I also like ''drop dead'' lol, I use it quite often as well. I say things like: When i saw that I almost felt like dropping dead. Yes, I'm an overly dramatic person.

I know one that is very close to my heart and I like it very much (because it's true), it goes like this: I miss my in laws as much as I miss a bad toothache. Hahahaha! Someone told me that one the other day and couldn't do nothing but totally agree and laugh. I also like ''as pale as a ghost''. Or ''Back at one's feet''.

I use this kind of phrases very often, maybe more often than I should Things like: What I truly need now is a good night of sleep or a good glass of wine. That sentence structure must be one of the most useful ones out there, I tend to pay a lot attention to the written emphasis of some sentences, whether some people are aware they're putting emphasis or not

The use of the hyphen is something that still confuses me from time to time, that is why I want you to check out this useful article on the topic. It explains very well the use of the hyphen Here it is: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-hyphens Wanna a shorter version? The head to: http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/hyphens.htm I believe the last one is a better source, straight to the point without all the drama and yada yada we all hate when we want to get an answer fast, lol.

Finding this out makes me feel less crazy about wanting to learn Russian in the future, but those 6 cases make me feel so very nervous! I haven't had a close encounter with Russian yet (not like I've had with the dutch language). But learning the pronunciation isn't so hard somehow gives me some hope We will see how it goes with Russian once I'm done with my dutch course

Hahahaha, you just mentioned the most popular stereotypes here! I think everyone over here has heard about those stereotypes, and yes, over here almost everyone thinks that the people from the UK talk like that! I actually did... until I met a welsh person! I couldn't understand a word of what he said!

I really think this short guide will be very useful for a lot people out there This is part of a really cool series of comics dedicated to educate the masses on the proper use of grammar and punctuation. This time we will learn when it's ok to make use of the apostrophe. Here is the comic: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe By the way, this guy has other really cool comics that have nothing to do with grammar and punctuation, but are full of other cool info and facts!

I've found a really cool guide on how to use the semicolon, I know a lot people out there have serious doubts on how to use it. Yes, even I did have my doubts! But this amazing comic explains all the instances in which the semicolon should be used. I hope you enjoy it and find it super useful. You can find it here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Hi guys! I've found a series of very cool educational comics in a web site known as the oatmeal. Thought of sharing this English grammar one, because I've noticed a lot people seem to have problems with the use of ''whom''. Hopefully this will help a lot people out there who might be having issues with this. You can find it here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/who_vs_whom

I found something super useful the other day and I knew I had to share it here!!! It's so clear and well explained!!! After checking this one out I'm sure no one will have any kind of doubt regarding to this touchy subject!!! The source here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

I'd like to learn Norwegian It is so easy, but that is not my only reason... I want to visit it and eventually stay there I want to live and die in Norway So I'm looking forward to when they add Norwegian, I think it'd be a great addition. A great extra tool for those looking to really learn that language.

That is a shame, because Duolingo is supposed to teach you some basics. I'm personally not very happy with them... I tried the Spanish and Dutch language versions, and to be honest I was unhappy at how odd and weird the phrases used in the Dutch course are. In the Spanish course they at least use phrases that do make sense, not stupid things like: ''The bear bikes to his work'' or ''Hi, I'm a banana and you are an apple''. Wish I could say I made that last one up, but I didn't, lol. They need to start using phrases that are not only grammatical correct, but also phrases that are actually used in an everyday setting... otherwise what is the point?

I have quit for a bit! I had already gotten to the colors part of the Dutch tree, but haven't been able to get farther ahead. I just don't feel like it right now! I might let some weeks pass, then I might give it a try again. I'm very busy with the other courses, but I must admit that Duolingo did help me... not much tho. I wish they focused more on phrases and grammatical constructions that can actually be used... not just phrases that are grammatically correct and make no sense. That is confusing! Because I'm not sure if x or y word should be used in f or g situation.

Wow, you are learning both languages at the same time!? Awesome! I'm done with my course, and just now I'm starting to get a better idea of the word order in dutch, at least it no longer feels and looks so strange to me. Which to me it's a big deal, because it basically means that after a while I might be building more complex sentences

I've been learning Dutch thru active listening since January this year, and I could swear I have made a lot progress, because I can now understand most of the things I'm asked and so on. I must admit I still have some troubles understanding some stuff I'm being told, but in my defense I must say this is only the start! Because even tho I'm done with the course, I am actually planing to study it again, but my advantage is that I now now the content of the book well. Now I'll go on and make mind maps for each lesson. This is the hardest, yet the funnest part! I can barely communicate in Dutch, by the way (stupid word order), but dutch word order is starting to make sense to me.. I'm starting to recognize when a word is in the wrong spot and so on. I no longer feel so strange when I write it or try to speak it... to me that is a huge progress.

It might sound weird to you, but I actually prefer to use english instead of my mother language. When I use my mother language I feel so clumsy, I fee it's much easier to communicate using english than Spanish. I feel so much more comfortable speaking english.

Well, that could definitely help, lol. We are living in a highly global world, it's so easy to go from one place to another by plane in a matter of hours... it use to take months to do that some years ago. It's just amazing when I think about it. I know traveling by plane isn't the best and most comfortable experience, but can't deny planes are making things easier now...

Well, Baburra, yeah, some people grow up bilingual, so you could say their mother language is english as well, which is very cool! I wish I could have grown up that way, sadly no, english is just my second language, speak it fluently but didn't grow up bilingual. Either way, some people speak english so well even though they are not natives.

Yeah, that is practically it. The course I'm taking is like that, and let me tell you isn't so bad. After all (brace yourself) that is how children learn their mother language. Yup, we learnt our mother language by actively listening our parents and those around us. But of course children are better at learning languages... us adults? Not so much, hence I'm not sure actively listening is that good for people my age. Most of the time it's a full sentence. In this course you can also view the words separately.

Baburra... amazingly enough most of us learnt our mother language by active listening. That is how we all learn our language, that's the method used for children and the one that is supposedly to work best. To be honest this method isn't one of my favorites, because I really need some visual help when I'm trying to learn! With adults active listening isn't so effective, but if you have the time and patience... it can improve your language skills greatly! It did with me.

Hi there! I was just wondering how many of you actually have actually developed friendships with native english speakers? If so, how did it started? How long have you been knowing each other and for how long? Having friends whose native mother tongue is english can be an advantage if you want to keep your knowledge of english fresh But sometimes that kind of friendships just happen naturally and it's wonderful! I don't have many friends whose native tongue is english, but I have many friends whose second tongue is english! We use english when we meet and talk! It's very fun and good to keep our english skills in top condition.

I'm taking a course that uses active listening a lot, it's an official course I need in order to pass a test. They use active listening as their main method and nothing else, yes, I repeat phrases over and over. At first I thought: how will this help me learn to build phrases that make sense? But surprise! Today I finished the course and yeah, even tho I can assure you that I don't speak the language fluently or can build a lot sentences... I've a good grasp of it now! Yes, the word order is no longer so confusing to me, and it seems the language is coming to me more naturally when I try to speak it. I really need to practice it daily tho. I need to speak it. How have your experiences with active listening been? Good? Bad? Recommend it?

Hi guys and girls It's no secret that english is in no way my mother language, it's also no secret that I actually practice it on a daily basis, because I use it for my work But I know some people who also speak english and they don't really practice it often, other than by watching TV shows or listening to songs in English, that is. And even then, they don't do it so often! I'm actually not sure what I'd do if I didn't use english for my work, there is a big chance I'd have forgotten a lot words... I'm lucky I practice it daily, but I'll not be doing this for life! How often do you guys practice english?