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It does help with speaking it also does with grammar, but you need to pay a lot attention to it in order to really get the most out of it. I wish the course came with a booklet of some sort! So we could at least see a transcription of the whole lesson ;p knowing how to write a language is really important too

Hi delusional! Actually my boyfriend told me that learning dutch is a mustvif I want to find a job over there, because that will definitely make things way easier for me. I think I will stick to the Pimsleur method for the basics, then after that I will try a different course. But it seems learning dutch while in the Netherlands is way easier than at home!

My future in laws a seems to prefer speaking to me in Dutch than in English but that's probably because their English isn't that good. Plus they want me to learn Dutch fast, so me and their son can start a life together pretty soon. I hope I never get to experience what you said tho. Because being able to practice dutch with native speakers is truly useful when you are trying to learn the language as fast as you can.

Yup! That's right! I'm finally in the Netherlands visiting my boyfriend's family. I must say dutch isn't as hard as I thought it would be, I really think I can learn it faster if I move here for good! So far I have only been in the Netherlands for just 2 weeks or so and I'm already starting to recognize a lot different words. It's amazing! I've already learnt some words, but the pronunciation is still the hardest part of learning this language. I really think I can do it tho I still need some times on how to get my dutch ''r'' right Tips and suggestions are always welcome

Awesome! I think this is exa fly what we needed! Having a language exchange sub forum is a great idea I might need to get in contact with a dutch native in the future Thanks admin! I'm sure a lot people will benefit from this

I don't like people who speak too slowly actually, I very much prefer fast speakers, because I'm not the most patient person when I'm waiting to get something explained. I like concise people tho, who can express their ideas in a few words... instead of giving a full speech that is not even to the point. That's what I prefer. I've been told I'm a fast talker, specially in Spanish, because I feel I'm always in a rush or doing something! In English I'm a slightly slower speaker, just above the average in terms of talking speed

I'm not a christian, and even if I was I'd not believe everything the bible or any other religious book says. I take everything with a grain of salt, yes, even the things that are said in my own religious book. They say we shouldn't take things so literally, specially when it comes to the bible. I see most stories in the bible and other religious books were meant to teach us lessons, but shouldn't be taken literally. With that said, I must admit I highly doubt that tower ever existed.

No, but I'd consider getting one to help me with Dutch in the future, since learning Dutch is really important for me. I'm willing to invest on something like that in the future, and surely I will if I have way too many troubles learning the language

Hola Riz! Soy una hispano parlante nativa! Acabo de tachar algunas palabras en tu mensaje original, así que por favor chécalas, ok? Así lo hubiera escrito yo: Hola amigos! Hablo un poco de español y quiero encontrar una persona para practicarlo. Prefiero una persona que hable español e inglés. Ayudame a corregir mis errores. Gracias!

Unas cuantas correciones para ti, espero que te sean de ayuda Tu español es muy bueno Vas por muy buen camino, felicidades! Checa las palabras que tache en tu mensaje original, esas son mis correciones. Que conste que hago estas correciones porque es la regla de este foro No por metiche o criticona, ok?

Hola! Tengo unas cuantas correciones para ustedes dos, espero que les sean útiles ¿Qué tipo de películas ves? Yo veo mucho romance, ciencia ficción, espiritual y películas de acción. Mis películas favoritas son las comedias románticas. ¿Y a ti cuáles te gustan? A mi me gustan los filmes de accion y fantasia, tipo Harry Potter. A mis hijos también, ya somos 3 a los que nos gusta verlas en casa.

A mi no me gusta mucho que digamos la música en español, pero si llego escuchar algo en español lo más seguro es que sea algo de ''Julieta Venegas'' o de algun otro artista de los 90's, ya que la música en español de hoy no me gusta mucho que digamos. A mi en lo personal me choca ''Belinda'', no me gusta nadita su música, siento lo mismo por otras bandas en español que aparecieron recientemente. Me gustan más bandas como ''miranda'', ''los estramboticos'', La oreja de van gogh, entre otros.

Me gusta Juanes, una banda de rock alternativo. Hace muchas canciones buenas. ¿Y a ti qué múica te gusta? Hola! Me tomé la libertad de realizar algunas correciones a tu mensaje original. Tu español no es nada malo, sólo neceistas trabajar un poco más en la conjugación de algunos verbos, pero animo!! Creo que vas por muy buen camino

There are far less blind people nowadays than there were in the past. In the last year I only saw one blind person in the street, it seems this was more common in the past (according to my mother). With that in mind... I'd not focus all my effort in something I'll probably never use. That's just me tho If you ant to know how blind people ''read'' and ''see'' with their eyes, then I recommend you to read a book on it instead

I'll mention some of my favorite ones in Spanish that we often use here in Mexico: ''Más vale malo por conocido que bueno por conocer'' - It basically means you are better off sticking ot what you already know and are comfortable with, since trying something new can be tricky. ''Más vale pajaro en mano que cientos volando'' - It basically means you should protect what you already have instead of looking for greener lands. We have so many of those proverbs, they're considered really old-fashioned by the young people here, but from time to time we use them.

Any word with the ''th'' sound is hard, specially the word ''teeth'', but anything in English is way easier to pronounce that any Dutch word you pick randomly! I love the fact is so easy to predict the pronunciation of most English words, but with Dutch I rarely know. So hard! English is a very easy to learn language, I know I can fix my minor pronunciation issues if I put some effort into it this year. I need to check the pronunciation of several words and that will be it I'll create a list.

There are many words that instantaneously attract my attention, almost intensively: - Accident - Crash - Emergency - Warning - Tornado - Tragedy - Fire - Murder - victory - Cancer - HIV - Hero - Horror -Terror - Explosion Apart from all those words I also feel forced to read something if the name of one of the medications I'm taking is in the title.

LOL, this is funny, mine is ''Mekashikuto''. Funny thread capa! I love this kind of games with letters are words, that's one of the few things I miss about Facebook, other than that bleh! Facebook was quite fun back in the day, sometimes I miss it. Thanks for reminding me that... lots fond memories!

La verdad no me gustaría vivir los mejores años de mi vida en España, preferiría hacerlo en Holanda al lado de mi amado novio y su familia. Quizás cuando llegue la hora de retirarnos consideremos irnos a vivir a España, ya que por allá nos iría muy bien con nuestra pensión Nos rendiría bastante nuestro dinero! Pero por ahora no me iría a vivir a España por gusto, es irónico, porque soy de raices judeo-españolas. De lo que si estoy super segura es del hecho de que definitivamente me gustaría ''turistear'' en España, me encantaría ir a Cordoba y Granada. Quizás me vaya de luna de miel con mi novio después de casarnos

La última vez que escribí aquí todavia faltaban varios meses para irme a Holanda, ¿pero qué creen? Ya sólo faltan 5 dias para que me vaya de viaje a Holanda!!! Compramos los boletos con 4 meses de antelacion; es increíble como pasa el tiempo!!! Se fue como el agua! Lamentablemente no me siento muy bien, parece que ando algo inflamada de estomago Creo que es mi colitis, espero recuperarme antes de viaje, si no... ya me j*di!

No soy gran fan de la comida española, lo cual es algo ironico porque mi abuela era venía de una familia judeo-española (sefardita). El único platillo de la comida española que me gusta realmente es la paella. Aunque sólo la he comido unas cuantas veces, y solo en una ocasión me gustó realmente En cuanto a platillos de origen ''latino'', a mi me encanta la comida de mi país: la comida mexicana! Me encantan los tamales, pozole, menudo, tacos, burritos, tortas, molletes, tostadas, etc. Me encantan los antojitos mexicanos, son tan ricos, pero muy grasosos y engordadores

A caray! ¿Que este post no era acerca de películas? ¿Cómo es que terminaron hablando del fut? En fin, voy a aportar al tema original de las películas, ya que el fut no es para nada lo mio, a menos que hablemos de los mundiales Me encanta ver películas, de hecho este miércoles voy a ver una peli al cine con mi madre, ya que pronto voy a salir de viaje con ella, asi que quiero pasar más tiempo de calidad con ella. Vamos a ver la peli ''Ladrona de libros''. No sé el título original en inglés, de hecho en español suena algo raro Siempre hacen eso aquí en México: ''meten mucho la pata'' con cuando traducen los títulos!

The basics would probably be: Por favor - Please. ¿Dónde está el baño? - Where is the bathroom. Me llamo... - My name is... Ayuda! - Help! Estoy perdido, puede ayudarme - I'm lost, can you help me? ¿Sabe donde puedo encontrar a... - Do you know where I can find... Necesito ayuda para encontrar una dirección - I need help to find an address. ¿Qué ruta debo seguir para llegar a... - What route should I take to get to.. Discúlpeme! - I'm sorry! Perdón! - I'm sorry (a bit more serious).

I never thought about English like that either, I started doing it when I grew up and started to understand so many things about life When you are young you usually avoid thinking about this kind of things, because at that age this concept is kinda hard to grasp, but as an adult it shouldn't be. For me English was a great investment I did without even trying or thinking about it. Now I'm reaping the benefits of learning it when I was younger

Hahahaha!!!!! I laughed so hard at the word ''pajero''. I really wonder if those companies do that on purpose? Maybe as some kind of marketing stunt? Who knows! I can't believe they do this by mistake, I mean someone in their company must speak either Germany or Spanish or whatever other language where they launch their new products. They keep doing similar things, and I believe ''pajero'' was no mistake What a way to attract your attention!! Hehehe!