Trellum Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I think most people learning Dutch have a good reason to learn it, other might be learning it for fun or just to reconnect with their ancestral roots! My reason to learn Dutch is quite simple: I might be moving there very soon (maybe next year). I'm going to be traveling there on january next year, I'll stay for just one month tho. I haven't learn a lot Dutch other than: ''Ik spreek geen netherlands!''. LOL, yep it's pretty bad, but I'm not very worried since I'll not be staying over there too long this time So not worried about that exactly! I'd love to know why you decided to start learning Dutch Please share your story with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miya Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I want to study Dutch because my aunt and cousins live in Holland and my cousins' children can't speak Chinese/English at all. I would like to communicate with them so I plan to learn Dutch before my trip there (which probably won't happen till a few years later...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hi Miya!!! I'm traveling to the Netherlands next year on january! I can't speak the language yet, but I'm not worried at all! When are you planning to travel there? Where in Holland is your family? I'll be in Hoorn It's a few minutes away from Amsterdam... I'll be in Blokker That's a really small village in Hoorn, but since Holland is a really tiny place, you can get everywhere so fast by car... Amsterdam included!By the way, you have a great reason to want to learn Dutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcairns82 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Every time I tell someone that I'm learning Dutch, they comment that everyone speaks English in the Netherlands. I guess it depends on the kind of work that you plan on doing, but if you'll just be socializing, apparently, there's not much point.Any Dutch folks that can attest to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miya Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi Miya!!! I'm traveling to the Netherlands next year on january! I can't speak the language yet, but I'm not worried at all! When are you planning to travel there? Where in Holland is your family? I'll be in Hoorn It's a few minutes away from Amsterdam... I'll be in Blokker That's a really small village in Hoorn, but since Holland is a really tiny place, you can get everywhere so fast by car... Amsterdam included!By the way, you have a great reason to want to learn Dutch!I'll probably go there within the next 2-3 years so I still have plenty of time to study One of cousins live in Amsterdam, but I can't remember where the other one lives (I'll most likely be staying with the other one if I do end up going). Every time I tell someone that I'm learning Dutch, they comment that everyone speaks English in the Netherlands. I guess it depends on the kind of work that you plan on doing, but if you'll just be socializing, apparently, there's not much point.Any Dutch folks that can attest to this?I'm not Dutch, but my aunt told me kids in Holland are required to study 2 or 3 foreign languages in school. So even if they don't use English as their primary language, they'll probably understand you if you try to talk to them in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes, most people speak English well enough. If you try and speak Dutch, they sometimes talk back in English too, so you wouldn't be learning anything from that. Of course, if you really want to go live there, it would be recommended to learn Dutch anyway, so you can keep up with Dutch tv broadcasts, and for the few people that don't speak English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm not really thrilled with the idea of moving there, mostly because your language I'm sorry, but it's really hard to learn for me!! The pronunciation specially... I have no choice but learning it tho. I'm moving there because my boyfriend's family lives there and he wants to be close to them. I love him, so I accepted the fact I might end up moving there maybe next year. I'm trying really hard to learn everything I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimErikson Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I am learning - still learning Dutch, as I live in the Netherlands and I married a Dutchman! I started learning Dutch before I moved here as I wanted to,. but it is also a requirement to be able to speak the language if you stay in the Netherlands. If you have an EU passport, it is not officially required, but recommended. If you have a non-EU passport, then you are required to learn the language and sit the Staatsexamen, which consists of 4 separate parts - reading, speaking, writing and listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hey there!!! I'm so glad you took the time to reply to this!!! I might be in the very same situation you are now, I might be getting married to a dutchman soon, and that's why I want to learn some Dutch. Unfortunately I have no EU passport So yeah, I guess I'll be forced to learn the language It seems the dutch goverment isn't a big fan of integration They are so strict! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I learnt Dutch because I moved to the country when I was 14 years old. I had to learn it. Now I am a little older, and I am really happy that I put so much effort in it to learn it. I even almost lost my accent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 That's awesome. How old are you now? I'm also on the same boat, well the only difference is that I'm not in the Netherlands yet, but I might be moving there soon. I'm actually going there next year... I have my ticket already! My flight is on january 27. So right now I'm starting to feel more and more motivated to learn the language! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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