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Has anyone tried Rosetta stone for learning anylanguage and or Dutch? I notice that English and Dutch must share a common root (Germanic?) as I can recognize a lot of Dutch words. How hard is it to learn Dutch?

This will get you started.

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FlyByNite

I am a just over half way through the Dutch v3 of RS. While it has been beneficial for grammar and vocabulary, I would not rely on it to become fluent. Byki Express offers a basic Dutch lesson software for free. I would definitely give that a try before I buy RS.

Peace,
Balou

Thanks to you both.

FlyByNite wrote:This will get you started.

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FlyByNite

Always good to know a few of those

I used Rosetta Stone to learn basic Spanish. It is brilliant, and believe it or not it is easy. If you are one of those people who couldn't dream of learning a language and have a terrible memory this is perfect. I didn't realize I was learning the language until I did the end of unit test and aced it. You remember without trying!

Definitely a good program. But a bit expensive if you ask me.

Balou wrote:I am a just over half way through the Dutch v3 of RS. While it has been beneficial for grammar and vocabulary, I would not rely on it to become fluent. Byki Express offers a basic Dutch lesson software for free. I would definitely give that a try before I buy RS.

Peace,
Balou

So you're at the "Kunt u mijn koffertje voor mij dragen" of de " Een van deze honden heeft een rode trui" level I presume...

Aside from tutoring or being in country (using the language daily) RS is the way to go.... It's a great starting point..


met vriendelijke groet..

~Ian

I really like the Michel Thomas Dutch Foundation and Advanced sets. You can find a torrent if you Google around.

http://www.nt2examen.nl
is a good site

winnie wrote:http://www.nt2examen.nl
is a good site

Mooi winnie! en dank u wel,Ps dont buy the roseta stone dvd people! its like 300 euro!,The internet is full of good quality free stuff that will learn you words/numbers & such & then test you when your ready!


http://www.digitaldialects.com/Dutch.htm


http://www.omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm


http://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/

the roseta stone is quiet good, you can download it from torrent sites. i like http://web.me.com/schuffelen/Site/LearningDutch.html contains many audio for names, places, objects, etc and a straight forward beginners course. another thing is watching dutch tv and put subtitles with teletext (page 888), it helps a lot people like me that can't translate correctly the sounds into (visual) words.

if you dont have dutch tv > http://www.2bdutch.nl