How to go Dutch: I can chat to the supermarket check-out girl but not about politics
8 years, 8 months ago

How to go Dutch: I can chat to the supermarket check-out girl but not about politics

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Five years ago, Molly Quell moved to the Netherlands as the wife of an academic for a short term project. People don’t want to sit around in the pub, talking to a six year old with concussion My language acquisition is stuck in a rut, slightly greater than ‘Mag ik de rekening?’ but not exactly ‘Let’s discuss the economic impact of Brexit.’ Of course, the exams are more than just about the language. Men kissing Honestly, I’ve been so focused on learning the language sufficiently that I haven’t given much thought to the culture exam. In true Dutch fashion, I had to head to the local pharmacy to collect my books after the DHL guy attempted twice to deliver them while I wasn’t home. I put the books on the shelf, next to my language books, claimed to my Dutch instructor that I was incredibly busy with work and abandoned that goddamn Duolingo owl and his judgemental eyes.

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Make real progress: Tips and tricks to get talking Dutch
2 months, 1 week ago

Make real progress: Tips and tricks to get talking Dutch

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“I should have done it 10 years ago,” says Bill Bosler, a 61-year-old American sitting in a room of students wrestling with basic Dutch. You aren’t made to say anything, or say it right.” But this “Delft method” course is different, says Tim Mamo, 43, and from Malta. The best tip, says director and teacher Renske Berns, is just to …

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’

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Frank Heyn grew up in Baltimore and became a cook after finding himself in Paris. A few days later, the Dutch woman showed up, and I just couldn’t leave her anymore. I’ve definitely gotten the hang of it, but I still don’t know much about Dutch grammar, but I don’t know much about English grammar either. Tell us something surprising …

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’

Dutch News  

Frank Heyn grew up in Baltimore and became a cook after finding himself in Paris. A few days later, the Dutch woman showed up, and I just couldn’t leave her anymore. I’ve definitely gotten the hang of it, but I still don’t know much about Dutch grammar, but I don’t know much about English grammar either. Tell us something surprising …

'I still can't get used to how loudly Dutch people talk'
3 years, 4 months ago

'I still can't get used to how loudly Dutch people talk'

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Kristóf Hajós is a singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Unbending Trees. He left his native Hungary for Amsterdam three years ago after Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party tightened its grip on power in the 2018 general election. I’d been coming here two or three times a month on business, so I developed a good sense of living here and the …

Internationally awkward – how to learn Dutch when your office speaks English?
5 years, 8 months ago

Internationally awkward – how to learn Dutch when your office speaks English?

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Learning Dutch in an international work environment can be tough especially if English is your common language. ‘Because I couldn’t speak it a lot, I just quit.’ ‘In my office there are Dutch people, but we always speak English,’ he says. He says: ‘After five years, I have the right to apply for a Dutch passport, which is triggering me …

How to go Dutch: I can chat to the supermarket check-out girl but not about politics
8 years, 8 months ago

How to go Dutch: I can chat to the supermarket check-out girl but not about politics

Dutch News  

Five years ago, Molly Quell moved to the Netherlands as the wife of an academic for a short term project. People don’t want to sit around in the pub, talking to a six year old with concussion My language acquisition is stuck in a rut, slightly greater than ‘Mag ik de rekening?’ but not exactly ‘Let’s discuss the economic impact …

Learn the language to meet the Dutch, survey shows
8 years, 9 months ago

Learn the language to meet the Dutch, survey shows

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The biggest obstacle international workers in the Netherlands find to making friends with the Dutch is breaking into their social circles, according to an online survey of over 1,200 people carried out by DutchNews.nl and broadcaster RTLZ. Adults But others pointed out that it is hard for older people to make friends in any country: ‘Finding and making new friends …

Learn the language to meet the Dutch, survey shows
8 years, 9 months ago

Learn the language to meet the Dutch, survey shows

Dutch News  

The biggest obstacle international workers in the Netherlands find to making friends with the Dutch is breaking into their social circles, according to an online survey of over 1,200 people carried out by DutchNews.nl and broadcaster RTLZ. Adults But others pointed out that it is hard for older people to make friends in any country: ‘Finding and making new friends …

‘At certain moments in the year you realise you’re totally not Dutch and never will be’
8 years, 10 months ago

‘At certain moments in the year you realise you’re totally not Dutch and never will be’

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Mike Russell has lived in the Netherlands for 28 years, and manages an apartment rentals company. I finished my Phd in computer science in Wales, then I registered with an agency in London and said ‘get me a job anywhere but the UK’. My lucky break came when I started working somewhere with a colleague who was probably the only …

‘At certain moments in the year you realise you’re totally not Dutch and never will be’
8 years, 10 months ago

‘At certain moments in the year you realise you’re totally not Dutch and never will be’

Dutch News  

Mike Russell has lived in the Netherlands for 28 years, and manages an apartment rentals company. I finished my Phd in computer science in Wales, then I registered with an agency in London and said ‘get me a job anywhere but the UK’. My lucky break came when I started working somewhere with a colleague who was probably the only …

'I feel most Dutch when I check the special offers in the supermarket'
9 years, 3 months ago

'I feel most Dutch when I check the special offers in the supermarket'

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Jordanian national Mai Hammad, 37, was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, raised in Jordan and met her Dutch husband in Malta. At the same time I did move here with my husband who is Dutch, so maybe I’m a bit of a lovepat. I would like to meet queen Máxima because I am told that I sound like her …

'I feel most Dutch when I check the special offers in the supermarket'
9 years, 3 months ago

'I feel most Dutch when I check the special offers in the supermarket'

Dutch News  

Jordanian national Mai Hammad, 37, was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, raised in Jordan and met her Dutch husband in Malta. At the same time I did move here with my husband who is Dutch, so maybe I’m a bit of a lovepat. I would like to meet queen Máxima because I am told that I sound like her …

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