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Ok now thats theres interest i will post all ive used to help me out,I will post the stuff in my "dutch for learners" thread.

on last trip in dam,i was able to hear on many native dutch,englidutchdeutsh i think:).is a mix of word from english dutch and german`s......is correct or i am crazy??:D

mobstar wrote:on last trip in dam,i was able to hear on many native dutch,englidutchdeutsh i think:).is a mix of word from english dutch and german`s......is correct or i am crazy??:D

Yes dutch is "germanic" in its origin,English is kinda a germanic relation as well i read somewhere just the other day,Thats how its a little easier for german/english speaking people to learn dutch than say italian or spanish people .

Dutch seems so difficult.

So I tried to learn a few travel phrases in Dutch for my upcoming trip in December. IMPOSSIBLE.

They say that it is closely related to English, and I can see some similarities, but I cannot make my mouth and tongue move to form the words. Perhaps it's the four + years of studying Japanese, but my mind seems resistant to it.

But I'm trying....

ladyjane you are 100% right,its a breaktongue language:)

LadyJane wrote:Dutch seems so difficult.

So I tried to learn a few travel phrases in Dutch for my upcoming trip in December. IMPOSSIBLE.

They say that it is closely related to English, and I can see some similarities, but I cannot make my mouth and tongue move to form the words. Perhaps it's the four + years of studying Japanese, but my mind seems resistant to it.

But I'm trying....

Just start on the basics,Ie like hallo (for hello) or a hoi if you know them well,Youtube & the internet in general have tons that can start you off! or if you like buy a phrase book & keep refering to that when you get stuck! you will be writing sentences in no time .

"Madras - South India - for the hot curry and the diverse cultural change form the north"

lol got that right living here right noww