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I just enrolled on a basic Dutch course...
...at my university. Has anyone else here studied Dutch as a foreign language? What kind of difficulties should I expect (taking into account that I already know German)? How would you characterize the differences between Dutch, Flemish and Afrikaans?
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different vocabulary
btw. Flemish is not a seperate language, it is just a bunch of dialectsveni vidi PWNED! -
If you already know English and German, you should find Dutch easy. Whatever Swedish you recall from school might prove useful too.Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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You are het w00t!
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My gf is learning dutch atm, as some of my extended family aren't great at english. Written she's probably at a similar level as an A=level student in french/german after 6 months, speaking maybe GCSE as she's not very confident in it yes. She does mix in a lot of german, but she described dutch as german for english people.Comment
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Uitstekend, met genoeg Nederlandssprekenden kunnen we zorgen voor een wederopleving van de Hollandithreadi
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Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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Why bother? From what I heard, the Dutch will not use their language with you if they know that you can use English - many Dutch speak English well and they cannot stand hearing a foreigner mangling up their precious language.
Nevertheless, go for it - it's always excellent learning a new language.Comment
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Yes they do, just starting French to them...see how quickly they will let you speak duth.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Most important if you want to understand Flemish:
jij bent (Dutch) = ge zijt (Flemish)Comment
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Het Finns will crush you before you even have a chance.Originally posted by Zopperoni
Uitstekend, met genoeg Nederlandssprekenden kunnen we zorgen voor een wederopleving van de Hollandithreadi
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