The problem with learning Dutch
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Every English-speaking foreigner in the Netherlands knows the unique struggle of trying to learn Dutch. The Dutch are so good at English and so chill + nice about switching to it that it requires serious dedication to get some practice with the Dutch language!
So in this video I share the most useful things I did to learn Dutch. I hope it helps you feel more confident that it's possible for you to learn the language too. With enough time and persistent "spreek gewoon Nederlands hoor"-ing, I promise you will be able to learn Dutch!
The situation is very much the same here in Norway. But one guy I came across found the perfect solution: Get a side job at kindergartens. The kids don't speak English, and are absolutely ruthless in pointing out your language mistakes.
I am advanced level in Dutch (over 8.000 base words) and intermediate level in Norwegian / Swedish (about 3.500 words) and beginner level in German / Icelandic / Old Norse and the other Germanic languages - I find Dutch so easy (Modern Dutch is as easy to read / learn / type etc and as refined as Modern English) because most Dutch words are extremely easy to memorize since Dutch has almost only pretty and very pretty words that are very distinctive / unique / memorable, and it took me 3 to 5 repetitions for most of them, as one tends to remember the prettier and more distinctive words faster, so I got to a quite advanced level in about 3 or 4 months!
@@FrozenMermaid666 Wow, I was in my youth good in languages (at school). But really never saw it as a hobby. I am impressed!
Does dutch (kitchen Dutch) have the word "poes"?
Hey thanks Emily! I'm a native Dutch speaker but I might be able to use these tips when learning another language one day. Awesome!
Are you the person who says manatees are really good pets at around 4:50? 🤔
Amazing tips!!! also love the sketch at the start VERY accurate hahaha. Solid advice and you 100% deserve more subscribers! The feels I got from this video hahaha you explained it all so well!
Ahhh thanks Casey! That means a lot 😄 Especially since I think you're doing very well yourself with nice and helpful Dutch/life abroad content! So cool to see your comment 🤩
You weren't wrong, deze is best fatoe 🙃 😂
@@pujanpujan7134 Hi, I don't know the answer to your question. I would recommend contacting the admissions department of a university you are interested in applying to since they will be more informed about the laws and regulations that might apply to your case.
@@pujanpujan7134 Just google "diploma's recognition in the Netherlands", it is not that hard. To be fair, if this small problem hinders you already, it might be a tough ride.
Casey zei dat ik jouw filmpje moet kijken, dus.... 🤣
Ja daarom keek ik er ook naar! Vanwege Casey, dus....
Ja, hallo...
En ik ook....
Ja Casey zei het ook tegen mij, dus hier ben ik dan
@@fieliep1040 Dat systeem schijnt goed te werken!
When I was younger, whenever I met refugees or immigrants or expats, I used to switch to English quite quickly. No longer after having lived abroad myself for some time and having learned that in the long run, I'm probably not doing them a service by withholding speaking Dutch to them. (I will still speak English to them but only when they specifically ask me to, or when we really need to have an urgent conversation about something that is still distinctly beyond their current grasp of Dutch, e.g. complicated technical issues at work).
This is great! Always speaking Dutch, unless asked to speak English or truly needing quick and clear communication, is indeed the most helpful. You're definitely helping all the Dutch learners out by doing this! 😊
You are a hero! Keep it up, the world needs more people like you.
4:30 yea, thats the most important one, just ask us to keep speaking Dutch. But don`t be afraid to ask if you don`t know a word, we can just explain that word or sentence and then switch back to Dutch.
We really appreciate the effort when people are truly trying to learn the Dutch language, opposed to people that have lived here for 15 years and still don`t get past "goodmorgjen"
SO TRUE!
-an American in Amsterdam
I'm learning Dutch for 4 months, I hope I can reach a similar level like you one day. :)
Bedankt voor de video!
veel succes!
@@ripmyfictionalfriends Dank je wel!
Yay! You can do it! It just takes (a lot of) time and practice. Thanks for your comment! 😊
Gaat vast lukken
@@emilycharles8886 I have a Sanskrit name but by mothertongue is Dutch but I am not from the Netherlands. Can you guess my nationality? Btw you Dutch is good.
When I had time to dive deep into Dutch I swear I learned everyone of Tabitha's song lol. My favorite is Het Spijt Me Niet, it goes so hard.
love that song too by Tabitha! love Kenny B, Suzan and Freek and Maan too!!
Oh ja! Een nieuwe nederlandse kanaal voor mij! Bedankt! Ik ben in oktober begonnen met leren. Zo leuk!
😄
Floddertje is one of my favorite books and well worth the struggle. The language in it, isn't the lobotomised variant of many other children's books though. You need to get used to using the illustrations to figure things out. Tante patent en haar Batavier still make me choke with laughter. Once you get the hang of that, I suggest reading something from Maarten Toonder, who actually was the most prolific inventor of new Dutch words. The illustrations are very much part of his narrative, even though the format is somewhat unusual for comics. His work is really all about Dutch society as a whole and will give an interesting perspective about it. I also recommend reading without the use of a dictionary. Try read as much as you can and try figure out what the unknown word means. It is similar to taking a splash into a conversation. Initially rage hard, but very rewarding if you manage to figure out what that thingy is about.
I love Marten Toonder but his language can be quite archaic. Which I personally love, but I'm not sure it's the most helpful for people trying to learn Dutch
@@RosesAndIvy Yes I agree
Ga zo door! Nederlands is niet de makkelijkste taal door de vele uitzonderingen op regels, die dan ook geen eigen regels hebben, en je gewoon instinctief moet weten. Dat vergt gewoon heel veel ervaring.
De G en de SCH woorden en klanken zijn altijd een uitdaging voor de mensen die Nederlands leren spreken. Daarnaast zijn wij Nederlanders dol op het samenvoegen van woorden. Neem bijvoorbeeld: "arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering"
Ik heb enorm veel ontzag voor je level van de Nederlandse taal!
Ik kijk uit naar je volgende video!
Nederlands is mijn moeder taal geleerd van mijn ouders, maar ik woon in Australië, waar je in de buurt alleen maar engels hoort en gebruikt, dus maakt het moeilijk om mijn Nederlands te verbeteren, ik heb veel last om te (spreken) maar ik kan bijna alles verstaan. dus ja, ik ben maar achttien . dank je wel voor de tips.
Je spreekt heel erg goed Nederlands😀mijn complementen👍😀
*complimenten
I learned a lot of Dutch by watching/listening to Brigitte Kaandorp songs/monologues on RUclips. Funniest woman in the universe. 🤣🤣🤣
it's really true when dutchies switch to English once they detect lil bit of accent lolol
Now, I'm also learning Dutch, which I'm struggled with as Dutch is totally different from my 1st language (Japanese!). I found those tips very useful tips, reminded me about the time when I studied English. Thanks Emily ;)
Hi Emi! Wow, that's really impressive that you've learned both English and Dutch as a native Japanese speaker! In high school I studied Chinese for 2 years, and since it's very different from English, I found that wayyy harder than learning Dutch. So kudos to you for your language learning skills! I bet you could share some useful language tips as well since it sounds like you've got a lot of experience 😊
How goes the Dutch Studies?
Wow jouw Nederlands is echt supergoed.
Probeer nu ook eens west-vlaams te spreken, dat is een Belgisch accent dat heel moeilijk is, ikzelf spreek het
This video came in the right moment!!! Thanks!!! I am about to start nursing in USA and I really wanna live in the Netherlands after graduating. I hope you can post something about how to validate an American diploma there and for sure I will start with learning dutch.
Erg vermakelijke video 😁
Ga zo door!
Moviewise, there are older Dutch classics like Schatjes and Mama is Boos and Flodder (only the first movie, avoid the rest) that are worth the effort. Literarywise, if you want to be challenged, like in any language, read old books. Try Multatuli or anything suitable for a VWO exam list from before 1940. Strenuous, but it will really improve your language feeling. Btw, if you have mastered Dutch and are an English native, be sure to reread Shakespeare in the original 16th century text. You'll make connections you never thought about before.
When I just left school (long, long ago) I had as a major German. After that, I went on holiday in Germany. I had a long conversation in German with a German. He asked me where I came from. I asked him to guess. He was not sure, doubted between Zürich in Switzerland or Hamburg in northern Germany. I was so proud! Now my German is very rusty btw....
Very relatable video. In our group of friends a number of people went from non-Dutch speaking to learning Dutch. It's so difficult when you're used to speaking English with someone to stop and use Dutch. Especially if the subject is not very native, like work where a lot of the literature and words are in fact English.
A problem we had when my wife was learning Dutch was that she would use a construction which according to 'Nederlands voor Anderstaligen' was perfectly fine, but to me (native speaker) was ... wrong... somehow in this particular situation. And I could not give a rule because I never learned them.
I got my revenge of course when I learned Italian and asked about some rules, which she didn't realize existed, to her.
Additional problem for people learning Dutch in Belgium: most people here speak at least a little of dialect all the time. The first time my wife met my grandmother she was greeted with "Hoe is't met die van ulle?" (how is your mother), which my grandmother thought was perfect AN and my wife was just confused ;).
Hahaahaha have u been to west flanders because she wouldnt understand a single word in out dialect 😅
This is something I will use when I go to the Nederlands. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I'll just pretend I don't speak it by using broken English. I hope it'll work
Ik heb erg genoten van deze video en ik vind dat je geweldig goed Nederlands spreekt. Dus ik geef je niet misschien, maar absoluut een dikke "like" (over ABN gesproken..) voor deze video en ik kijk uit naar de video's die je in de toekomst gaat uploaden.
Deze bovenstaande zin is meteen een uitstekende zin om een paar keer die bekende "G" tegen te komen. Je spreekt hem echt bijna, bijna uit als een native speaker op 0:16.
Verder spreek je mooi en helder, mijn complimenten want het zijn geen gemakkelijke klanken om te leren als je ze niet in je moedertaal meegekregen hebt.
"Geniet 's nachts lekker van het uitzicht over de prachtige grachten" ;-)
Dankjewel, heel aardig van je! :)
Achtentachtig Haagse grachten omringd door Schevenings schrikdraad
I had a good laugh. Thank you. Bedankt. You are so sweet.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😃
You've honestly watched more Dutch movies than most Dutch people have.
Jij kan ook zo in Nederlandse films spelen. Leuk stuk acteren in het begin 👍🏻
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Alot of dutch people make texting mistakes, because sometimes dutch words can be very long, so we make them shorter, 'afkortingen'
My first favorite Dutch song is "Nu wij niet meer praten" by Pommelien Thijs
Je kan floddertje lezen en ook wat er op de verpakkingen staat in de supermarkt
You can read floddertje and also what is on the packaging in the supermarket is quite handy :)
I remember being in Amsterdam in the 80's and needed a toilet badly, couldn't see any pubs or public toilets so I knocked on someone's door and had to sort of mime what I wanted (think I may have mimed yanking on a chain above my head - you know the old style British loo were you pull the chain to flush). Happily, I was let in and very careful to leave the toilet the way I found it - a 'number one' in case you're wondering. Pity I didn't know the Dutch for ''I'm gagging for a wee''. I could have done with a sign that said this:
Vind je het erg als ik je toilet gebruik alsjeblieft?
Thank you google translate
😂
Funny story :) And a funny translation because in Dutch we really don’t use the-somewhat indirect-phrasing ‘do you mind if/would you mind if’, but rather ‘vind je/u het goed als’ (literally: do you find it good/okay’). So the translation betrays the source in this case.
Must see Dutch movies, best one (imho.) first:
Jackie (with Carice van Houten and Holly Hunter)
Bride Flight (short appearance Rutger Hauer)
Minoes (with Carice van Houten)
I'm really curious how a conversation leads to a manatee being a good pet
Writing Dutch as a foreigner is quite difficult. That is why we prefer that you write in English, we also write in English rather than in our own language.. This is because the translation is different and not exactly the same as it is intended...
Even the translation of words will not be the same, and will be seen as strange... and mostly the words dont make any sense.. (direct translation), is what we do mostly of the time, even if we don't focus on it..
(we automatically translate writing words directly in to dutch).. and that's why most of us don't understand it right away, until we read it again..
Jou Nederlands is heel goed. En idd we kunnen snel switchen van Nederlands naar Engels. Maar als jij dit graag wil dat wij Nederlands blijven praten tegen jou.... Vraag het dan😉
If you whant to know dutch and you whant the dutch to talk only dutch then just ask it.
You are totally right.
I learned Dutch in Flanders. I found that Flemings are (generally speaking) more willing to speak Dutch with foreigners, especially if you request it. On the other hand, I've been in the Netherlands with Flemish friends and had locals switch immediately to English as soon as they heard a Flemish accent (much to the annoyance of my friends).
Us flemings like it a lot when people want to speak dutch and tbh our accent is really noticable when you hear a dutch person especially west flemings (like me) speak extremely harsh dutch 😅
Speaking Dutch to Dutch People is like playing ‘Among Us.’ By God if you slip up, you need a good excuse.
Very funny sketches! Ik bedoel: heel leuke sketches!
It would be totes super cool if you made a video about how exactly you got into dutch med school as an American
gezellig beenmerg en varkensvoeten voor iedereen *slighly confused and distrurbed look , lol
Your Dutch is amazing i love the slight American accent, it sounds really nice to me somehow :3
Greetings from a first time visitor
You speak very well! I can hardly tell you are foreigner
Haha tell me about it. I was born in Holland, moved away and stopped speaking Dutch. Then came back and no-one wanted to speak Dutch with me :(
Ouch. I guess that hurt you a lot, didn't it?
Great video!
This video started with her wanting Dutch people to stop speaking English to her, DUS waarom zijn alle comments hier in het Engels?!
Cool video! (Wait, was that Dutch... or English...I'm lost...)
Geweldig leuke video, vol met goede tips (denk ik... :-) ).... Complimenten voor je Nederlands trouwens, heel er goed hoor en waarschijnlijk beter dan wat een hele hoop Nederlanders laten horen......hahahaha !!
Mijn ex-schoonzus (native Irish) heeft jaren geleden veel gehad aan kinderboeken maar vooral ook aan strips (comic books) en magazines en was best snel op hoog niveau in het Nederlands, zowel in spraak als geschrift....
Hi Emily how are you...Why you SOoOoO LATE? so interesting vedio this one...good.. nice...the best again
Casey says 'Hi'! 😄
My favorite movie ever: Schatjes! 1 en 2
Leuke video!!!! Voor niet Nederlands sprekenden blijft het moeilijk daarentegen is een accent ook zeker iets moois!
Zo te horen heb je een prima beheersing van de taal en eventuele¨tekortkomingen¨worden wel door de luisteraar gefilterd.
Ik heb met meerdere mensen gewerkt die de taal hebben moeten leren.
De leukste was een man uit Christchurch en zijn afkomst was wel duidelijk(wist niet dat het bestond en was voor de aanslagen).
Jammergenoeg is hij weer terug gekeerd maar zijn gevloek in zijn Kiwi accent was schattig.
Waarom Nederlanders zo graag in het Engels gaan als ze erachter komen dat je uit een Engelstalig land komt is me niet geheel duidelijk al worden vele termen momenteel verNederlandst.
Over goede Nederlandse films gesproken,heb je Karakter weleens gezien?
Mijn meest favoriete NL film en winnaar van een oscar!
Ja het is grappig, toen ik Engels spreek met iemand dat een accent heeft vind ik het altijd leuk, maakt niet uit welke accent, het is gewoon interessant als iemand uit een andere achtergrond komt! Dus het is een beetje gek dat ik zo graag accentloos Nederlands wil leren spreken. Ik denk dat ik tegenwoordig steeds meer alleen op "geen grammaticale fouten" mik, daar zou ik al heel blij mee zijn. Maar dat duurt nog een paar jaar denk ik :)
Great video and realistic too -;)
Ik wil ook een zeekoe als huisdier.
3:20 great culture books high litterature value
Accentless dutch the greatest feat a non Dutch person can achieve
Casey said Hi !
''classic smeerkees'' hahaha ;D ps: I think most people also wouldn't mind f you just asked them what a certain thing means if you don't understand something during a conversation! We're happy to help you understand :D
It should be illegal to be this smart, good looking and funny. Pick 2 , ok we can handle that. but 3 is a bit too much...
hahaha I also went through the cheesy collection of 'hart' dutch films on netflix to help my dutch :D Its the same group of actors in EVERY movie! I'm also a foreign med student here (Brits). About to graduate next week and trying to decide to stay here or not.... Good luck with the rest of your studies and learning dutch!
Heyyy! So cool that you're also a foreign med student here! Congrats on graduation 😊 Did you graduate from the bachelors or the masters? If the latter, I'd be curious to hear how you found doing the masters in Dutch! I'm a bit nervous about making the switch from speaking Dutch only with classmates, to speaking Dutch with patients. But it probably gets easier after a few weeks right? Also - hahaha YES it's so funny to see the same 12 or so actors in every Dutch romcom 😆
@@emilycharles8886 I just finished the masters so right now i'm just waiting for my degree to be processed and BIG-registratie to be organised before I can start searching for a job :) Tbh I found the language very challenging. My year group were required to reach NT2 level (B2) before we could start with the coschappen. This is definitely not high enough in my opinion (it later got raised to C1 level which is more appropriate). I found that my initial coschappen were very challenging (especially psychiatry!) because of this but it did get better with time. I'd highly recommend to keep working on dutch as much as possible and get to at least C1 level, or maybe even C2 if possible (sounds like you are already pretty good from the vids though!) I'm considering going back to the UK, at least for a while, to see how it would feel working in english. Its a tough call though because the dutch hospitals are so nice, clean and well organised! :D It feels a shame to lose that. There were LOADS of international students in Groningen, mostly germans and a lot of Saudis. How about in Amsterdam?
@@lpowe2773 Wow, I can't imagine starting coschappen at a B2 level! I had to do the NT2 exam to start the bachelors, and although the bachelor's is predominately "language consuming" (reading textbooks and listening to lectures) rather than "language producing" (having conversations), I already found that challenging initially! So I can't imagine going straight into patient contact and conversations at that point. Congratulations on going for it and climbing that super steep learning curve! :D
There actually aren't very many international students in medicine in Amsterdam - I know 2 other foreign students in my class, and I've heard rumors that there's an Australian among us too but I've never met him haha. I think in Maastricht en Groningen its more international since those are the only two English language medicine bachelors (as far as I know).
Good luck with this new phase of your career - I imagine besides the question of where to live it's also a bit more complicated due to Covid! Best wishes :)
Drs. P has great Dutch songs.
There are detective stories by Havank that contain beautiful Dutch. Marten Toonder, the adventures of Tom Poes, is also very worthwhile.
Ah ook een liefhebber van Havank!
@@mariadebake5483 nogal
@@palantir135 Ik heb ze allemaal 🥰🥰🥰
@@mariadebake5483 ik heb er een aantal want er is bijna niet aan te komen. Digitaal wel allemaal.
@@palantir135 Ja klopt er is bijna niet aan te komen. Ik had het grote geluk dat, een aantal jaar geleden, ik in een lunchroom een Havank zat te lezen en de (oudere) serveerster zei: Hè houd je van Havank? Ik heb er een hoop en ik wil ze kwijt! Ik heb ze toen allemaal gekregen, ze wilde er niet eens geld voor hebben! Ik heb haar een enorme bos bloemen gegeven, geweldig ❤
Hey Emily, did you stop making videos? :) you're probably very busy now because you're a medical student... I'm learning Dutch (because I will later on move to Nederland to work as a tandarts haha) Ik vind je video echt leuk en nuttig! :) please consider doing more Dutch or Netherlands related videos!! Bye!
Hoi! I am busy now so I haven't made videos in awhile, but I hope to again in the future! Thanks for your nice comment :)
I've had the same issue with Swedish. So many Swedes speak such good english that if they even get a whiff that you can't speak it...BOOM! English hahaha
Mijn brein staat soms zo ingesteld op Engels door alle media die ik consumeer, dat ik af en toe moeite heb om Nederlands, mijn moedertaal, meteen te verstaan.
Dat heb ik ook wel eens met Engels, na een lange dag alleen maar NL te horen en spreken! xD
En dat is goed te merken door het woordgebruik in je reactie.
Ik probeer altijd Nederlands te praten met mensen die Nederlands proberen te leren, ook als hun Nederlands niet zo goed is :)
Hahaha, een zeekoe als huisdier. Love it
Oh the Hugh Manatee!!
I really battle to understand Dutch people speaking as it sounds to me as if they make the sounds in the back of their mouths. I am South African and speak Afrikaans. My mother was born in Netherlands and immigrated at the age of 7. My grandfather always spoke a mixture of Flaams, Dutch and Afrikaans. I often try and watch Dutch tv programs and kind of get the drift what is being said. I just found that thinking in the language you learning helps a lot. Most people trying to speak Afrikaans, thinks in English and then gets the sentence structure horribly wrong.
"Dit was n baie goeie insiggewende film en is goeie raad vir enige een wat n taal wil leer."
If you want to know if we dutchies make the sounds in the back of our mouths - yes we do
Beenmerg en varkenspoten! 😅😅😀
Love the video.
To be honest, you sound like a Dutchie speaking fluent English.😲
The thick 'r' you have is very much like the 'Gooise r' usually typical for Dutch M/F toffs.
Another good advice for learning Dutch: go to the theatre!
У тебя классные видео! Продолжай снимать пожалуйста.
🛑The most problem to learn Dutch is that when you have no opportunity to involve with this society therefore you can not learning dutch as should to be. The Dutch society is one if the most close society in the Europe. Discrimination is the daily matters. If you want to know that how the Dutch temper is. You should ask the foreigners who lives here. Then you will get my point.
do not confuse the Netherlands with Amsterdam fellow... it ain't the same thing.. If you nice, people be nice to you, if you are open, they will be open... if you are arrogant...forget it... we do not stand for that..
"Discrimination is the daily matters."?
Seems like youve trouble making friends. Dont worry, the Dutch themselves also have that. I recommend getting a hobby, sport and/or join a club and you will find similar people with who you can do things. It works like that everywhere else.
@@koffiegast I know for sure you are Dutch, or do I mistake?!! We say, a rich man can NOT explain that how the life can be for a poor guy!! That's why you as a Dutch guy, can not explain that how the Dutch society does towards the foreigners, who lives in Holland. I talk with many many foreigners who lives in Holland, and the most of them have the same idea's, that the Dutch society is close society and the opportunity for the foreigners is limited just becouse of discrimination.
Hahahaha very relatable. My boyfriend never lets me get away with that SCH mispronunciation!!
😂
Try to listen to drs. P. A swiss singing in dutch, and funny too.
Casey says hi
Casey says Hi
If you speak Welsh Dutch pronunciation is not a problem.
Hi. I heard you can only apply to one city for all ur uni courses. For example, only apply in Amsterdam at a certain uni for medicine, dentistry etc. Is this the case?
When I applied, you could only apply to 2 medical programs per year (they didn't have to be in the same city). I'm not sure how these rules apply to dentistry. But the rules seem to change relatively frequently so I would look into it further! This page gives the rules for applying to a numerus fixus opleiding (fixed number of spots) www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/hoger-onderwijs/vraag-en-antwoord/hoe-werkt-de-toelating-bij-een-opleiding-met-een-numerus-fixus
sooooooooo jij spreekt echt goed Nederlands!
Jules de Corte +1
Check this one here......
Oops, nothing there.
What did I do wrong?
Lol who cares about pretending to be dutch. Thank goodness I'm brown. I don't have to worry about these kind of things in Europe and i can focus on learning the lovely language 🤩🥰
Hi, I am studying biomedical sciences at a uni in the Netherlands, and eventually want to do a medical masters here, but I am no where near fluent enough and I feel like I am running out of time to learn it to apply for the masters. How did you learn it and become fluent enough to then learn medicine in it?!
Hi! I think if you're in a hurry, classes are essential. Check if your university offers Dutch classes, or even better a Dutch immersion course during the summer. They often offer a big discount to their own students, so if you're still studying biomed you could try that. Or look at the gemeente Dutch classes, depending on your residency situation you may qualify for free courses. And next to the classes, I do think in order to get fluent enough for a medical masters it's just a matter of a loooot of practice. Speak and read Dutch as much as possible (read medical news to develop a more relevant vocabulary). If you think you won't be able to get fluent enough in time for graduation, then maybe consider taking a year off to work while you improve your Dutch. And finally, being around Dutch all the time when I started med school made me improve really quickly.. it's a "sink or swim" situation when you're immersed in it at that level. So even if you aren't totally comfortable yet when you start, within a few difficult months it'll get a lot easier. Best of luck to you! :)
Hi! I did not know you can do a biomedical bachelor and then go into a medicine master. Was your initial plan to do a medicine bachelor?
@@CR-ri9gq Hey, it's actually a pre-med bachelors that I am doing which is made up of biomedical sciences which is why I can go into a medical masters, if I pass the entrance exams. I study this at a liberal arts and sciences program here because I didn't want to go straight into a medical bachelors, so it was never my initial plan - I still wanted to enjoy some other subjects too.
@@nikolinabirimac2055 Thanks for your reply :) Which other courses are pre-med? And is there a disadvantage for not taking the medicine bachelor?
@@CR-ri9gq If youre Dutch, I think there is a disadvantage to doing pre-med as you may as well just do a Dutch medical bachelor straight away which merges better with the Dutch masters. But for me, I wanted to be able to do pre-med at a liberal arts and sciences college here so that I could still do some courses outside of the pre-med program. My pre-med courses are made up of the life sciences department and the biomedical department so it is just a lot of courses about human biology basically. It prepares you very nicely on a theoretical basis, and teaches you what we need to know to be able to apply for a medical masters somewhere.
Je moet de groeten hebben van Casey.
Come to Flanders we wont start speaking english.
Just keep on speaking Dutch,...that is the answer...And say to them. In Nederland spreken wij Nederlands en niet Engels!
is your college in english or dutch?
Nederlands :)
🤗🤗🤗🤗
This video is so funny.
Groetjes van Casey.
Classic smeerkees 😍
Als Limburger word wel eens in Amsterdam wel eens gereageerd zoals in het begin van de video. Ze gaan ineens over in het Engels. Heel raar. Ik mag wel een accent hebben, maar waarom ineens Engels tegen een Limburger praten? Hilarisch.
Ben je de enige die films leuk vindt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Goed Nederlandse. !
The language of Yoda
So funny, is this 🐸😆
This is why I speak Low-Saxon when I go to Amsterdam, which they refuse to understand, but they insist to speak their street slang when ever they visit the east of the Netherlands how ever... So I talk English to them if they try that.. nope..., do not understand Dakloos, speak Dutch or English.. Most Dutch do not understand Amsterdammers either..
Wim V the utmost Amsterdam stalker. Always negative about Amsterdam. Get a life old man.
Most Dutch do not understand Amsterdammers either... ???????? Silly man.
Geen haat maar als mensen tussen vloeiend Nederlands en Engels door elkaar spreken kan mijn brein dat niet hebben ik ga dan dood van de cringe
??? English is the easiest language in the world, and to boot, it's remarkably similar to Dutch. Both descend from the same Proto-Germanic language, but have simplified over the years; however, English has taken the simplifications much farther than Dutch has, and there isn't one aspect of English that be any whit harder than in Dutch. All this is to say, it is not remarkable nor even worthy of adulation that the Dutch should attain such high proficiency in English - were it to be the converse, yes, that merits kudos. The Dutch are not some super linguistic geniuses as a whole. English is the least complex European language, and is the result of creolization between invading Vikings then conquering Normans... Sorry, Dutchfolk, but y'all aren't geniuses. Try learning Korean en masse then we'll be talking.
I think the Scandinavian languages are pretty close to English simplicity. Those languages have two grammatical genders (some Norwegian dialects have three) compared to one in English. However, they don't have a progressive tense unlike English and they don't conjugate verbs at all. Not even in the third person singular. The verb to be isn't even conjugated either. Verbs remain the same for all personal pronouns.
That's why I consider those languages similar in simplicity.