become fluent in dutch

i got rosetta stone nederlands levels 1, 2, and 3!! i will say- it is already improving my dutch a LOT compared to teaching myself with a book.

ik heb pas de laatste vier maanden bestudeerd, maar ik begrijp veel meer nu.

de ding dat is voor me moeilijk is de duitse grammatica die ik kent- hij verwart me vaak wanneer ik nederlands spreken probeer.

see, right now i’m just making up the grammar based on what “feels right” from the little i know about dutch and my now distant memories of the 4 years of german i studied. it’s going to be a little sloppy to sort through, for me.

oh well, the cool thing is that my vocab is building, i think my accent is going to be pretty good eventually, and i understand sooo much! so tomorrow i go to amsterdam for 2 weeks again and i can’t wait to have my ears infiltrated with the sounds of dutch being spoken, so i can try to get better and better.

i want to be able to say one or two things to b’s parents when i meet them… the are pretty old, so i’ll have to be LOUD and CLEAR. i hope i have it in me not to be shy and quiet in my attempts!!

het gaat ok.

ik ben een snelle leerling.