Learn Dutch

i already speak German, and when i pick up a Dutch newspaper, i find i can figure out what’s going on about 25% of the time… but now, or in the intermediate future, i’d like to learn to speak Dutch.

can anyone recommend (or not) Antwerpen as a place to study Dutch? if so, then at what school specifically? i’ve considered Antwerpen for a reason, but i’d rather explain some other time…

thanks!

I always like to learn other languages and also I’ve really wanted to learn dutch ever since my first trip to Amsterdam.
I just borrowed a book which says I could get a fair ammount of knowledge of dutch language in 3months if I study 8hous a week.

I just started the first week section and I found the pronunciation very hard. but it’s really exciting when I imagine I could read and understand the language in 3months, I mean of course I’ll be able to read only the simplest stuff but still, the words itself look like some secret code now so It’d be really exciting just to be able to read them.

Dutch Language School Katakura WBLC

- Every month new Dutch courses
- 2 locations in Amsterdam
- All our teachers are native-speakers
- Competitive pricing

Website: katakura-wblc

So might aswell take it easy and do little by little. Should be easy enough over such a period of time.

When my father was young, he had the oportunity to be working and living in Amesterdam. He didn’t went, because my mother didn’t wanted to, she was afraid to go to a diferent country.
In other words, I was very close to be born dutch, hehehe.

I wanted to learn because my husband is Dutch. Now we are getting divorced, so the motivation is dwindling.

Finished my exams last week, got the results on monday, 81% in total:-)
Pretty good:-)
Now I have 2 months off:-)
well I still work full-time, but at least I got rid of the evening classes for a while:-)

went to a class and even beforehand had realised that i’m not going to take learning dutch seriously any time soon

I’ve got some books and have been going to lessons… I’m surprised at how much I know already! I know some people who can speak Africaans, but I don’t know it. Well, wish me luck!

i taught myself for a year and enrolled in VSL. it’s fun but i’m not fluent. i need to be better at listening comprehension. i dont think i’ll ever call myself fluent. but right now i’m still in the “need help” phase. lol.