Things I wish I knew BEFORE learning Dutch

Learn Dutch they said....it will be easy, they said okay no one said it would be easy but I did it anyway and here are some things I wish I knew before studying dutch. If you are studying dutch and looking for tips and resources to help learn dutch fast?? I've been speaking the language for only a short period of time but I'm sharing everything that helped and didn't help me get to fluency, Hope you enjoy the video.

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[caseykilmore]

Hey Guys,
As always check the description for all the resources and links to help with learning Dutch.
I'm interested to know what have you found to be the good parts of Dutch and the tricky parts of Dutch as a language.
I love hearing all your experiences with learning dutch so share them below!

Happy studying guys and I hope the trick about linking the suffixes helps to give you hundreds of knew vocabulary words!!

Casey :))

[indy]

Op de een of andere manier moeten Nederlanders zich altijd aanpassen aan andermans taal; als wij in Duitsland zijn moeten we Duits praten, maar als Duitsers in Nederland zijn moeten we ook Duits tegen ze praten (ze spreken vaak geen Nederlands) en eigenlijk hetzelfde met bijvoorbeeld Franse mensen. Daarom zijn wij denk ik zo erg gewend om andermans taal te spreken dat we het ook per ongeluk doen als de ander dat niet eens wil 😅

[woutervannispen]

When I try to learn a foreign language and they start speaking english to me, I pretend I don't understand. Really helps.

[BobWitlox]

I think a lot of Dutch people will switch to English because for most Dutch people it takes very little effort to speak English. We don't have to search for words or think about it too much. So when you hear someone struggling to speak Dutch, it can be hard to resist to switch to English, because you may feel you're doing the other person a favour and it will make the conversation run more smoothly. But if the other person says they want to keep speaking Dutch, I think you should respect that and keep the conversation going in Dutch. The conversation may feel less fluid, but that's okay. You're helping them to speak better Dutch.

[wiscatbijles]

As a Dutch person, I've decided a few weeks ago to talk Dutch to non-natives who live here. It feels a bit harsh, but I guess it's better in the end for the non-natives who want to learn Dutch more quickly.

[collieclone]

Casey, I'm 74 and studied Dutch over 30 years ago when I was doing a Masters in German and had to add a second Germanic language. I find it difficult to explain, but I feel you have a talent for teaching Dutch which I find unique (perhaps because you obviously have a fantastic 'ear' and can mimic the Dutch accent so flawlessly). I taught modern languages for years but never had your talent to convey the important points. I take my hat off to you and positively devour your videos. Thank you so much for alleviating lockdown and teaching me so much.

[Danny-hevc]

Reasons why we switch languages when we realize someone isnt natively dutch
1: we're very used to having to learn our neighboring languages (english, french, german) but them not needing to learn dutch so we expect foreigners not to be able to speak dutch
2: to be accommodating. Since we often dont expect people to know dutch, while most of us are taught to be multilingual from young ages, we want to save others the effort to struggle through dutch when we can easily switch to something else

[marktegrotenhuis]

The reason we like to speak English is mainly because of 3 reasons:
1. We love watching English/American TV shows/series
2. The internet
3. Efficiency. For us English is the most used language in international conversations. German comes in 2nd place, French in 3rd.

[Tefita]

Even as a native Flemish speaking person, I can relate to dutch people talking back to me in English! Crazy bc we speak the same language 😅

[Robda]

It`s funny that instead of finally deciding to take some Dutch class, I keep watching videos of people explaining how to learn Dutch 😅

[ImaginaryMdA]

Honestly, as a dutch speaker, I'm always excited when I get to speak english. (Probably because I spend so much time on youtube...)

[leoniedevos]

"I thought that Dutch would be more like German"... you triggered every Dutch person there😂😂

[teskedeschepper]

Ik kreeg je in mijn aanbevolen, wat een leuke video! zo grappig om op die manier naar onze taal te kijken! :)

[ashlieneevel]

Ik ben een Amerikaanse burger maar ik heb 7 jaar in Nederland gewoond. Nederlands is wel een beetje moeilijk. Ik heb 3 jaar gestudeerd en ik ben steeds fouten maken. Maakt niet uit! Meeste mensen de bedoeling begrijpen. Ik wens je veel succes met je Nederlandse taal oefenen. Nederlands is een mooie taal en Nederland is een mooie land met mooie mensen. Ik mis het zo erg!

Groetjes van de VS

[_filifjonkan]

I was studying in Belgium to be a Dutch teacher. Dutch is my mother tongue. My Dutch professor told us to spend time in the Netherlands to improve our speaking skills, so I went to Amsterdam with a classmate. We ordered a beer in a bar “2 pintjes alstublieft” Blank look... oops...”2 biertjes graag”. Not much better... we got the bill in English. Years later I went to a museum in the Netherlands and asked for the bathroom: “waar is het toilet alstublieft? De toiletten? WC?” We got directions in English, again.

[Wichi]

I have to say I loved this video! I'm starting to learn Dutch (or at least I'm trying to) because my boyfriend is Dutch, but we live in Venezuela, we both speak Spanish and English as well, so the only real reason to learn (for me) is so we can have a "secret" language to use in public without anyone else knowing what we're talking about hahahaha 😂🤣

[Renanleandro]

I live in Amsterdam since 2017 and I am trying to learn dutch for the past two years and I gotta say...Dutch is not that difficult. the problem is that most of the people use english ALL THE TIME and they dont have the patience to teach us their language...wich makes really hard to practice... I wish I had a person here to practice...

[HolgerJakobs]

As a German I of course wasn't surprised by "u" and "je". After evening classes of three years (approx. 270 hours) I was able to communicate and understand the radio news. I travel there between 2 and 4 times per year, but also listen to "Zondag met Lubach" and read books in Dutch sometimes.

[gemberkoekje]

Ik, en vele Nederlanders met mij, zijn zodanig tweetalig opgevoed dat ik het soms niet eens door heb dat ik van Nederlands naar Engels switch. En het is inderdaad, als je bang bent dat iemand je niet begrijpt, je graag wilt helpen door het even in het Engels te herhalen. Dus het is, in veel gevallen, zeker geen ongeduld of om vervelend te doen, maar puur een service omdat we toch wel zowel in het Nederlands als in het Engels kunnen praten en denken.

[sheikahchick]

I’m a linguistics and Japanese major at uni in Melbourne at the moment. Lately I’ve taken a greater interest in learning Dutch because of my dad’s side— my grandpa immigrated to Australia when he was a boy, and he’s still fluent. It’s really helpful to watch this as a fellow Australian and see the comparison between English and Dutch. Thank you!