dutch

[murat]

is hard to learn this language ? is it like english and german or more like french and spanish ? do you think i could learn in when iam 20yrs or later ? i can already speak german and english, do you guys think its possible for me to learn this language ?

[netnexus]

i think its safe to assume its hard...most languages are hard to learn first time

[murat]

yes, but dutch looks very simple to me
ex. go to http://www.holland.nl

Click here for english version
Kliik hier voor nederlands versiee

almost like a german-english mix

[Jan]

Originally posted by murat 666

almost like a german-english mix
I agree, I can "read" more from a Dutch site than a Spanish site. You shouldn't have too much problem learning it :)

[trenzterra]

Yeah seems similar to English...


Just don't learn Chinese, it's worlds apart from English. Hah.

[conkermaniac]

Yes, Dutch is a Germanic language, like English and German, an it is essentially an English-German mix (closer to German than it is to English). Shouldn't have too many problems with it if you already know both English and German.

[murat]

i watched some dutch tv, and yes actually i can understand pretty much, and ive never learned dutch before, they speak pretty slow, other then spanish or french
i think i will try it.

[nitroboy]

I don't see the use why you should learn dutch.....but as far as I have heard of my mother tongue, it can be more difficult to learn than you think

[DCI]

I agree with nitro. It's not that easy.

[murat]

anyone know some pages where i can get informations ? i really want to learn instead of spanish or french

[Gayowulf]

don't belgians speak flemish?

[murat]

flemish, french and dutch as far as i know

[Daniel]

Murat, j'espère que tu parles français, non?

[Ben]

Originally posted by Daniel
Murat, j'espère que tu parles français, non?
In his first post he said he speaks German and English.

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Ben
In his first post he said he speaks German and English.

Then how the hell does he know how French and Spanish is?

[Canuckkev]

Umm...I thought "Dutch" was "flemish"? So...they aren't the same then?

[Jan]

This might explain Flemish for you ;)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=flemish

[Dusty]

Then how the hell does he know how French and Spanish is?Well, one doesn't have to speak the language to at least have noticed its differences from ones own. Even if you had never heard it or seen it written, you can at least connect that your languages are Germanic, French and Spanish are Romantic, therefore the latter two will share less in common with yours than another Germanic language would.

To me, Dutch always sounded like German with an odd accent. Then again, I don't know German that well, and I don't know Dutch at all.

[murat]

i know turkish and german, i learn english since iam 10 years, spanish for a year, and i have to learn french for 3 months. it really sucks, its the hardest of all

[Jan]

I had French for three years and German for two years. It didn't do a lot of good, but I can get a basic understanding of what I am reading on a French or German site.

Murat, I will see if I can find out from a Dutch friend where would be the best place to go for information on learning Dutch :)

[murat]

iam going to buy this book (http://www.booksxl.de/assimil/scripts/single.asp?isbn=2-7005-1006-2) at my birthday

[Jan]

That should help, especially with the casettes :) Good luck! You can practice on Nitroboy, DCI and Belgiandude :biggrin2:

[nitroboy]

Originally posted by murat 666
flemish, french and dutch as far as i know
flemish is not a language! :biggrin2: it's just dutch...

but we, here in belgium, have 3 official languages which are dutch, french and german