Ik heb verschillende talen leren, zoals fransoziche, engels natuurlijk, duits and zelfs japanse (een beetje). Maar, ik heb get gevoel dat nederlands is echte meer mooilijke om te leren dan ik heb probeert. Ben ik het einige die dit denkt of is dit echte het realiteit ? waarom ?

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Which terms of endearment can be used to refer to a boyfriend in Dutch in a heterosexual relationship? And can you please explain their meaning? Thank you very much

i'm british and i've been learning dutch for a while, i found it fun and easy to pick up fast, but my pronounciation on words with r's is frustrating me so much. i was practicing reading children's books outloud, and i feel like the only way to sound right is like impersonating an american speaking dutch because i don't pronounce any r's with my accent so it sounds very unnatural and awkward, maybe i'm just looking for motivation because i know i just have to fix it on my own, but has anyone else ran into a slight problem with this?

also irrelevant, but it makes me wonder if people with american or irish accents would find dutch easier pronounciation wise and british with french.

Recently I randomly came across some Dutch content on the internet and when trying to understand what was written there, I fared better than I had anticipated. So now I wonder how long it would approximately take a native German speaker to speak or at least understand (and write) Dutch

I have recently been getting into learning dutch and I am curious if anyone is interested in some sort of language exchange. I am aware of the existence of a subreddit for that specific purpose but I would like to try posting here since there are more dutch speakers here. I am 17 years old from Sweden. I speak both English and Swedish fluently. I find dutch to be very similar to both Swedish and English, aswell as German (I only know basic german through school and Duolingo). DM me or post a comment if you are interested!

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I bought the ebook and it is amazing. Definitely going to try the audiobook now!

Hi!

There are books written in simple Dutch for learners like us (from A1 to B1 afaik) and I was thinking perhaps we can have a bookclub where we read such books in silence, say for 30 minutes, and then talk about them (in English or Dutch, ideally in Dutch but English would be also fine for starters). This way we can learn about other books and have a dedicated reading time?

Let me know if you are interested,

Best,

#bookclub #learningdutch #dutchbookclub

"Wat te doen als je je verveelt?" Why in this sentence use double je?

I am emigrating to Belgium this summer to join my (Belgian) partner. My mother tongue is German and I understand Flemish well to very well, but always answer in English. I read the news in Dutch every day, watch TV in Dutch with English subtitles and generally try to listen to and read everything in Dutch. I will only be working and would like to attend a language school the rest of the time. My question: Which language schools in Brasschaat and the surrounding area are recommended? Approximately how much does a language school cost? Do you have any other tips for me?

waarom is verwacht hier niet meervoud?

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I know that geen is always placed before a noun (geen probleem, geen idee, geen borden, etc.), and that niet is used in other situations like negating a verb (i.e. Ik had hem niet kunnen vinden.)

I'm not sure why my brain is having difficulty wrapping around which to use sometimes. For example, I read the sentence "Ik heb de bril niet¹," but why couldn't it be "ik heb geen bril²?" Does it just change the meaning i.e. "I don't have the glasses¹," and "I don't have glasses²," or something like that? Or would one of those be completely wrong?

Maybe my brain just isn't working or something, idk lol.

Thanks for the help anyways!

Hi!

I am trying to learn Dutch and I’m confused by Duolingo’s use of the pronouns for “them”. I know that “hun” is the only one that is possessive and means “their” but they also used it as “they”, along with “hen” and “ze”. I’m not sure what the rules are for picking which word though.

Examples from Duolingo:

1. “Ik geef hun een appel” and “wij koken hun een maaltijd”
2. “Ik eet ze” and “we horen ze niet”
3. “Wil je hen?” and “de mannen horen hen niet”

Any help would be much appreciated. Nederlands is moeilijk! Danku :)

Hi! I finished the Busuu course and looking to continue my self-education in Dutch. Busuu is definitely weak in some aspects which I plan to shore up with the help of LingQ to consume content and expand vocabulary, but I'd also like to keep working on grammar and exercises, something I think Busuu actually does pretty well.

I've accepted that the best materials are from Dutch publishers, and I've really honed in on these two series which come highly regarded. Is one better for self-study than the other? Does one have better online materials? De opmaat has 3 books going up to B2 ("De finale"), while Nederlands in gang has four going up to C1 ("Nederlands naar perfectie"), so that might be a point in favor of Nederlands in gang.

And while I'm already paying for overseas shipping I plan to pick up Zichtbaar Nederlands because it just looks so good as a reference up to B1.

Any help in deciding between these series is much appreciated. Thanks!

i very recently decided to try and learn dutch, i’m basically at an A0 level. what are the best resources for COMPLETE beginners. books, podcasts, i don’t really mind the form. just anything that people have found the most helpful when starting :)

Aaaaa ik voel me zo zenuwachtig!! Omdat ik morgen B2 CNaVT examen ga doen!!!

I am completing an application for a scholarship to study in The Netherlands, and my undergraduate advisor at my University in the states suggested that I should get a certification in Dutch to get a leg up. Does anyone know where I can get a Certification that holds any weight/accreditation? I am looking for something that would give me that basic cert. I do not need to speak Dutch to gain admission to the graduate course, it's just dressing for the scholarship. Thank you in advance for any and all help!

Heeft België nog een toekomst? | Terzake

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De verteller van de video zegt "Hij vindt Bart De Wever geen groot Belgisch staatsman."

Waarom zijn de bijvoeglijke naamwoorden niet verbogen?

Hi all

1. So there are 5 exams. What should be the sequence of exams (Listening, KNM, Reading, Writing and Speaking) from easiest to difficult one at A2 level? I am planning to complete easiest one's before focusing on difficult ones at the end with proper preparation.
2. Is it doable to have 2 exams per day- if so- what should be the pairing.
3. How long does it take to complete A2 if one spends 3 hours per day
4. Any courses or books recommended?

Thanks for your inputs

Hallo allemaal!

I am hoping to try my changes with my current level and I think I have a reasonable changes of passing some of them but I wouldn't be surprised if I fail. I was wondering, can I take the exams as many times as I need or is there a max number of tries per year etc?

Thanks!

Hi everyone! For work purposes, my boss asked me to try to get a B2 certificate by December of this year. Right now, I’m sitting at around a high A2 level, maybe beginning stages of B1 as I’m doing an A2 to B1 course (semi-intensive). I also do self-study alongside the course, which I’m following Bart de Pau’s dutchgrammar, watching the NOS Nieuws van de week, practicing speaking with my partner (native speaker) and colleagues, and reading children’s books. I put in anywhere from 1 to 5+ hours a day practicing, self study, and also learning vocabulary by doing flash cards and memorization.

Is there any other tips that I can use to achieve this goal? I’m really enjoying getting to learn Dutch, it’s become one of my favorite hobbies. :)

In the Nederlands in Gang there's the following sentence:

Kun je je naam spellen?
can you spell your name?

though I'm not sure why the second je is being used instead of jouw, any advice?

Im gifting my friend a bumhole waxing, but I don't know how to find this on a website... How do the Dutch say butt hole waxing?... (Ie. Not Brazilian or just the cheeks or something , specifically the butt hole area ...) (He wants one before going on a long biking camping tour , makes poop life easier in the wild )

Hello. I need help with translation of inscription on gift watch of my great-grandfather. It has something to do with WW1 and being in concentration camp. Me and my relatives would like to know what does it mean. I am not not native English speaker, let alone Dutch, so cursive causes troubles with letter recognition. Sorry if my request is off topic, but it would be very pleasant to get some help with it.

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Hey everyone, I was reading an article yesterday and struggled a lot to translate myself this pharese:

"Vanuit Den Haag wordt er door meerdere partijen met afkeer gekeken naar de uit de hand gelopen pro-Palestijnse protesten op de Universiteit van Amsterdam."

Can someone please help me understand why the "Vanuit Den Haag wordt er door meerdere partijen met afkeer gekeken naar" is structured the way it is?

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Hey! Can someone explain why you would say “nee, hij drinkt geen sap” but also then “hij drinkt de milk niet”. What’s the trick or main difference ?

I searched and couldn't find the answer, so apologies if I missed it. Could someone explain to my why meisje (girl) is dimunitive, but jongen (boy) is not? E.g., het meisje versus de jongen. Or do I have that wrong?

De ouders weten niet dat hun kinderen naar kijken.
De ouders weten niet dat hun kinderen naar hen kijken.

My understanding is that words using the 'de' article as well as plurals use the "die" form for "that" and the 'het' words use "dat".

In the above example, both the parents and children are plural and therefore use the 'de' article, however, "dat" is used.

Am I misinterpreting the conjugation rules, is this a special case, or is there something I'm misunderstanding in the example sentence?

^edit: The question came up again, I fixed the sentence.

I plan to enroll into a master‘s program somewhere in the Netherlands in about two years. Subject is still open, thus learning language could be English or Dutch. To prepare myself in the best way, I already want to take a Dutch language course. A few Unis are strictly asking for a NT2 B2 certificate, some want a proven C1 level. I found a German language school that offers a crash course up to B1.2 in 6 weeks time. I am German myself. Compared to Dutch universities, that would be first of all quick and handy as it is online, but also fairly cheap (some Unis charge 900€ per level even when you’re a student?!?). I guess going up to B1.2 in an intensive course should be doable.. but afterwards?

Asking for opinions on:

• should I do the NT2 in B2 and then just take an extra course at the chosen uni?
• should I leave the NT2 and straight away try to find a course in C1?
• how possible is it to jump from the B1.2 level by studying on my own after the course to reach the C1 level on my own
• does anyone has recommendations on cheap self study options, online language schools or summer schools(money is really tight right now, but I really want to prepare myself to have better changes to get accepted and not be too much behind on native students)