Trellum Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hello everyone! I am finally back from the Netherlands and truly looking forward to go back, but the only thing stopping me right now is the language! After spending a few weeks over there, I must the language doesn't seem as hard as I thought it was and I could easily recognize many words in dutch that are identical in English! So that gives me some hope! Bad news is I should at least learn the basics of dutch in just 6 months! I need to hurry up, but I don't want to stress about it. I have an action plan and it includes the pimsleur course, I guess once I'm done with that course I will know at least a few basic phrases I plan to look up the words and phrases I learn with that course online, then write them on a notebook so I can keep track of all the things I have learnt I know this won't be easy at all tho, because I still have to work and also study before I apply for an online job I am hoping to get (I truly need to save money for my treatment!).Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedonologist Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Tuning your ear to dutch will probably be the hardest part, although hopefully you had a chance to do that to a degree on your trip to the Netherlands. Best of luck for the future. What courses are you using to learn Dutch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Right now I'm using mostly the Pimsleur audio course. I won't lie t you, I have learn lot thanks to that course, I mean, now I can recognize and know the meaning of several words whenever i hear them, but I don't think I'd be that lucky if I had to reach a text in dutch. My problem with that course is the fact it doesn't include a transcription of every conversation or a small glossary at least! So I could also learn to spell the words. It comes with a small reading booklet... just 2 or 3 pages, I think. But it's not all that useful like a full transcription would be. But I can't complain, the course have taught me to speak some dutch I will buy the course that you are supposed to buy if you are going to apply for the test you need to pass in order to get your MVV permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayLukas Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 It's great that you had a good time over here Trellum! I can really appreciate the fact that you want to learn to speak our language. I myself are wanting to learn Spanish and will be learning it at university starting in September. We could help each other out big time! Feel free to sent me a pm for Skype speaking/writing practice in Dutch - I'm sure I could help, and when I start Spanish, you can return the favor!Jay, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 OMG, yeah!!! I love practicing languages in Skype My dutch isn't that good right now, but once it gets better I'd love practicing with you I plan to take a course after a few months, hopefully I will be more fluent, so we can help each other. I'd love to help you with your Spanish, show you how the ''Mexican Spanish'' sounds like I think you will like it, my accent is so neutral in Spanish; thus easy to understand. I will send you a PM after writing this with my Skye id By the way, where in the Netherlands do you live? North or south? I heard dutch sounds different in the south! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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