Thanks you so much. My family moved to the US in 1957...I was still a toddler and never did learn to speak Dutch. I'm going to watch all your videos. All the best! NL from LA.
When my grandmother passed, we stopped speaking Dutch around the family. I never really spoke dutch, but boy could I understand it. Awesome videos, Thank You
Hoi I'm a noob, and it is you! I'm so glad it is you. I searched all over the web, and all I found were kids tv shows in Dutch with no subtitles. HOI! I'll be quite now and watch all of your videos. Tell Sanne I'm glad she introduced me to you! But she could have been more clear from the start to just send dorks like me here straight away. Full of Awesome! At some point I will say that in Dutch.... So excited!!! Now I need to rewind the whole video. Dank U
Saai (boring) reminds me of "sigh" (something one does when bored). I now have a fascination for Dutch,because I've wanted to visit Belgium and the Netherlands for a very long time now. Also, I just like to learn new things.
I just began watching your videos and practicing Dutch... I am from the US (Las Vegas, NV) and have become good friends with a gentleman in Zwolle. I would love to learn more, for him and I will be traveling to see each other. Dank U!
Thank you for posting, I started learning dutch on Rosetta Stone,and half way through the first disk I can't think of how I'm going to be able to use the sentance" Da oude man zits tussen the vrouwen acht de gracht" in a conversation....your video is very helpful!!
You should also tell about the oe, ui, ieuw, 'cause I noticed that some English friends of mine really didn't get that.. One of my teacher's from New York and after 3 years he still can't pronounce the ui >.
Hey ;) In Dutch we pronounce the 'v' like the 'f'.. the Dutch 'w' sounds like an english 'v' to most English people ^_^ There definitely is a difference between 'v' and 'w' in dutch, but maybe it difficult for.. foreign people to hear :) (An example the other way around - for some/most dutch people it's difficult to hear the different between man and men, because we're not used to those sounds :D )
@Ceentya I think most languages have several sounds for one vowel. English for example has the a in 'man', but also the a in 'mane'.. we have the a from 'lamp' and the a in 'maan' :)
Hey :D Thanks for bringing this up ^_^ I actually had a lot more time between the words in the original video, but I decided to cut it all out, because I was afraid it'd the video unnecessarily long and boring... I kind of figured that the people who want to pronounce things could pause the video, and the people who want to watch can just.. watch? Does that make sense? I'll keep this in mind, though :D
Ahh, I just posted a reply, but it disappeared or something! Basically what I said was that I thought about what the first video should be for a long time, then I remember that I always want to know the pronunciation first, so I thought I'd start with that :D But your idea would be great for the first grammar video ^_^ And the long and short vowels - I wanted to make a separate video for that, since it's kind of.. confusing :p
I think that your introduction of the difference between IJ and Y starts off well (personally I've never thought of the IJ as a single letter, but it is of course used in that way). I think that it would be good to introduce the IJ: The IJ is used in ijs > ice (cream) The odd thing is that Y is not realy used much in Dutch, but IJ is used extensively. As a result the Y is always difficult to use in Scrabble.
It's really cool of you to do this ^u^ I don't know if you still reply.. but it's odd, I see a lot of tutorials for greetings, but not any that I've found for "goodbye" or "Have a safe trip", that kind of thing. I have cousins in the Nederlands, and I'd like to talk to them in their language, instead of them needing to switch to English all the time ^^;;
When I first started learning german we learnt the alphabet first and then moved onto learning words for each letter like you have so I like the way you're doing this. I knew dutch and german were slightly similar but I never knew the dutch alphabet before... Now I do :D. Considering xmas is coming up soon I think it'd be great if you could do a cultural video about that. I've heard you talking about Sinterklaas on BWFNL and it sounded interesting. And I just love christmas xD!
Thanks for all the nice videos, I'm learning Dutch atm because I plan to move to the Netherlands. Keep up the good work and I will learn more :D Could you put one out about work/business Dutch? :) Doi :D
This again was very helpful. the "ij" changed to "y" most likely had to do with computer data exchange - ah the age of modern technology - it's changing the way we speak. Great job on the vid!
Lidewij, thank you for your awesome videos! My wife and I visited the Netherlands from September 23 2011 to October 11... It is a beautiful country! We wanted to pick up a little Dutch but for us it was veryyy difficult. Also, you are FUNNY!
I've been into Dutch for some time since I fluently speak Swedish and studied German in highschool. I notice a lot of things are similar to German and Swedish, but there are also some similarities to English. Dank je wel!
That is correct. I am Dutch. German is close and the Scandinavian languages are close too. Most Duthc either think Sweidsh is a singing version of Dutch or they will insist they are not similar at all. They are. I know of Swedes calling Dutch no more than a dialect...I would say that is not true. But they are very similar and easy to learn.
Thank you so much!!! I'm learning Dutch because my friend on skype is Dutch and we do not really understand each other. We agreed for me to teach her a bit of language and for her to teach me Dutch. But I'm also using you to learn so I can speak a little bit because she can speak a little bit of English. If you took the time to read this, thank you!!!
Most of the letters are the same in Indonesian except for "C", "G", "J", "Q", & "Y". C (che): as "ch " in "Charlie". G (ge): as "g" in "go". J (dze): as "j" in "jet'. Q (ki, not kiu or ku). Y (ye) as "J" in Dutch.
@farahadikmuk Although they're quite similar, there is definitely a difference between the pronunciation of V and W :) For the W your (upper) teeth are supposed to be on your bottom lip - a lot more to the front than with the V. (for V I'd say teeth+bottom lip are very close to touching, but it's way on the *back* of your lip). It ALSO has to do with the amount of air.. V releases way more than W :) This is the best I can do.. hope it helps! :)
Loved this! You made the sounds really clearly and it was easy to follow. Perhaps it would be good to leave slightly longer after saying one thing before saying the next to give us time to repeat what you've said without rushing or constantly pausing. Actually when you did the alphabet alone the I found the timing wasn't bad but when it came to the words it was a bit more rushed. But then maybe we were just supposed to be listening! But personally I liked having a go at repeating the words.
what a great channel!!!I am so happy I find you on You Tube ;o) I try to learn Dutch becouse I live here too but is so difficult ;o( You are amazing as a teacher!!!Thank you so much!
It has very little to do with the position of the R in the word. The different pronoun cation is because of the regional different dialects. The dialect in Holland (where Leiden is situated) differs from the Dutch in other parts of the country.
I like your videos and I am a subscriber. I'm American living in the flemish area of Belgium. I'm studying Dutch, perhaps actually Dutch as the flemish knows it. I use your videos as a help aid to better understand/ expand on what my instructor has taught. I notice that Y is ipsilon, is this special only to Belgians? Thanks in advance for your response!
Ohh, I think it will be!! Some vowels are in Dutch are similar to French, and the 'r' is a little similar too I believe :D *my french is not very good*
Although Pronunciation is important while learning a language, I think some areas are more important at first. Try teaching 'ik, jij, hij' etc, possibly paired with one verb, like 'hebben' (to have) in the present time and maybe the simple past. You could use 'zijn' which might be a more obvious choice, but its irregular and therefore confusing and difficult maybe? It might also be a good idea to tell about short and long vowels and the diphtongs. Good video to get a feel for Dutch though :P
This video was very helpful to me and thank you a lot becouse i have to learn this langugage and before maybe half an hour i didn't now even the alphabet ...Thank you again !
i tried to get a dutch friend to go through the alphabet with me but she couldn't because it felt so awkward, bet it's way worse when you're on video but, it's so damn helpful to learners. thanks :)
Actually, there is a slight difference. But there is also a diffrence at how you 'should' pronounce things, and how people are actually pronouncing it.
Toch zoou het wel fijn zijn als de aan elkaar geschreven lange 'ij' beschikbaar zou worden voor de pc. Ik bedoel, kom op zeg! Zelfs het Georgische schrift is beschikbaar op het web en onze aparte 'ij' niet! Dat slaat helemaal nergens op! Maar oké, laat maar weer xD. Betekent dit trouwens dat je weer terug bent? Ik heb namelijk al tijden niks meer van je gehoord...
your videos are really cool! they're very helpful to practice and understand pronounciation better. In my dutch class everyone has a dutch boyfriend or parent so they can practice... i've got your videos!! :) dank jij!!
Great! u'r video is really helpful for my lesson. By the way, Dutch pronunciation is really similar with Indonesian pronunciation. So it's quite easy to remember. Thanks.. I am waiting for the next lesson.. :)
Hey, I really want to learn Dutch because my boyfriend is from Holland, and speaks it, and it would be amazing to surprise him and speak it to him, maybe, casual conversations, would be a good video, thanks for your other videos, they have helped :) I am current learning Spanish as well and can relate to some of the similarity's, so yea, thanks for the videos! And just an every day conversation video would be awesome :) Thankksssss
oh wow! thank you so much! I'm pretty sure that with your help I'll be able to learn Dutch! ehm wait a second... :p how could I not have seen this? stupid subscriptionbox has been acting weird lately (plus my internet failed and so did my laptop) anyway, I watched it now :D awesome :D
your videos are awesome! i have seen some and now I find the first one! Cool! Are you a language teacher or a linguistic student or you do this as a hobby? You have videos made in 2012, that means you are about 3 years doing that! Quite nice! Just saying to make you excited! LOL
Yesss, I'm afraid. There are some rules, though. 'Sg' never happens, so it's always 'sch'. Something else: 'ch' is usually not the start of a word :) I read somewhere that 'ough' has 10 different pronunciations xD
the girl in this video doesn't pronounce the "G" like many other people in the dutch language (for example: the belgian people) i don't say it like her, i just say "g" a bit like "good". and the prononciation of "G" and "CH" are different in every word a bit, but sometimes is the prononciation JUST THE SAME! :D i hope i helped you a bit (sorry if my english is bad i speak duth and come from Belgium)
Ohh, awesome :D I'm editing a video about verbs now (it's SO much work!! xD). Christmas here is definitely less awesome than in the UK, but I'll definitely think about a way to include it somewhere :D
JUST HAVE A PREFERENCE. Copy all your videos from a beginners level to the hardest in one playlist so that some of us can just listen to them one to the other while we are doing housework and do not have to stop while we are trying to learn dutch as well. Thanks.
from my dutch book and tape to sound very similar and your lesson are (goed) alright! keep up the video logs for us who don't have much experience in learning a new tongue. smile :)
Bahh, youtube ate my replies. Woot! :D Sooo, YESS, I will definitely get to all that :D The 'g' is always the same sound, by the way ^_^ other letters (the vowels) do change sound when the word is different, but I'll get to that later :)
@TheFeJaPiDi Ik heb net een video gemaakt met alle verschillende klinkers die het Nederlands heeft, dus ook oe, ij en ui! "ieuw" is geen klinker, maar bestaat (in het fonetische schrift) uit 2 klanken zover ik weet, dus die heb ik niet.. maar misschien een andere keer! :D
I have a friend in the South of Holland and her accent is so much thicker than yours. I still almost don't beleive you're Dutch cuz my brain keeps screaming you're British. Ik ben Amerikan by the way :) I'm trying to learn some words and phrases to impress her.
Ik vind echt dat ons alfabet bestaat uit de 'y' en de 'ij'(aan elkaar)! Zij vormen samen de op een na laatste letter van ons alfabet. We moeten trots zijn op onze ij en om die reden vind ik ook dat de aan elkaar geschreven ij beschikbaar moet worden op de computer.
Thanks you so much. My family moved to the US in 1957...I was still a toddler and never did learn to speak Dutch. I'm going to watch all your videos. All the best! NL from LA.
When my grandmother passed, we stopped speaking Dutch around the family. I never really spoke dutch, but boy could I understand it. Awesome videos, Thank You
Hoi
I'm a noob, and it is you! I'm so glad it is you. I searched all over the web, and all I found were kids tv shows in Dutch with no subtitles.
HOI!
I'll be quite now and watch all of your videos. Tell Sanne I'm glad she introduced me to you! But she could have been more clear from the start to just send dorks like me here straight away.
Full of Awesome! At some point I will say that in Dutch....
So excited!!!
Now I need to rewind the whole video.
Dank U
Saai (boring) reminds me of "sigh" (something one does when bored). I now have a fascination for Dutch,because I've wanted to visit Belgium and the Netherlands for a very long time now. Also, I just like to learn new things.
I just began watching your videos and practicing Dutch... I am from the US (Las Vegas, NV) and have become good friends with a gentleman in Zwolle. I would love to learn more, for him and I will be traveling to see each other. Dank U!
Thank you for posting, I started learning dutch on Rosetta Stone,and half way through
the first disk I can't think of how I'm going to be able to use the sentance" Da oude man zits tussen the vrouwen acht de gracht" in a conversation....your video is very helpful!!
@rocknrollphoenix haha, I love that! :D
Since my friend went to Nederlands I always wanted to learn this language and I thank you for your videos , they really are good :)
You should also tell about the oe, ui, ieuw, 'cause I noticed that some English friends of mine really didn't get that.. One of my teacher's from New York and after 3 years he still can't pronounce the ui >.
Hey ;)
In Dutch we pronounce the 'v' like the 'f'.. the Dutch 'w' sounds like an english 'v' to most English people ^_^
There definitely is a difference between 'v' and 'w' in dutch, but maybe it difficult for.. foreign people to hear :)
(An example the other way around - for some/most dutch people it's difficult to hear the different between man and men, because we're not used to those sounds :D )
@Ceentya I think most languages have several sounds for one vowel. English for example has the a in 'man', but also the a in 'mane'.. we have the a from 'lamp' and the a in 'maan' :)
Hey :D Thanks for bringing this up ^_^
I actually had a lot more time between the words in the original video, but I decided to cut it all out, because I was afraid it'd the video unnecessarily long and boring... I kind of figured that the people who want to pronounce things could pause the video, and the people who want to watch can just.. watch?
Does that make sense?
I'll keep this in mind, though :D
Ahh, I just posted a reply, but it disappeared or something!
Basically what I said was that I thought about what the first video should be for a long time, then I remember that I always want to know the pronunciation first, so I thought I'd start with that :D
But your idea would be great for the first grammar video ^_^
And the long and short vowels - I wanted to make a separate video for that, since it's kind of.. confusing :p
Awasome your videos teaching Dutch. Thank you so much. Learning Dutch was a dreaming to me for year. Now is real because of your help
Thanks for being my Dutch teacher.
I think that your introduction of the difference between IJ and Y starts off well (personally I've never thought of the IJ as a single letter, but it is of course used in that way).
I think that it would be good to introduce the IJ: The IJ is used in ijs > ice (cream)
The odd thing is that Y is not realy used much in Dutch, but IJ is used extensively. As a result the Y is always difficult to use in Scrabble.
cool! I'm here in Brazil watching in videos made in Holland, your lessons are reaching far places... really liked the geography lesson :)
Great videos! and very helpful! I live in Venezuela,and I'm looking forward to studying in The Netherlands
This is the coolest video for the Dutch Alphabet.
It's really cool of you to do this ^u^
I don't know if you still reply.. but it's odd, I see a lot of tutorials for greetings, but not any that I've found for "goodbye" or "Have a safe trip", that kind of thing.
I have cousins in the Nederlands, and I'd like to talk to them in their language, instead of them needing to switch to English all the time ^^;;
When I first started learning german we learnt the alphabet first and then moved onto learning words for each letter like you have so I like the way you're doing this. I knew dutch and german were slightly similar but I never knew the dutch alphabet before... Now I do :D.
Considering xmas is coming up soon I think it'd be great if you could do a cultural video about that. I've heard you talking about Sinterklaas on BWFNL and it sounded interesting. And I just love christmas xD!
Thank you so much.
It is really very wonderful. You just picked how the foreign people want to learn any new language. I'm thankful to you.
Thanks for all the nice videos, I'm learning Dutch atm because I plan to move to the Netherlands. Keep up the good work and I will learn more :D
Could you put one out about work/business Dutch?
:) Doi :D
This again was very helpful. the "ij" changed to "y" most likely had to do with computer data exchange - ah the age of modern technology - it's changing the way we speak. Great job on the vid!
Lidewij, thank you for your awesome videos! My wife and I visited the Netherlands from September 23 2011 to October 11... It is a beautiful country! We wanted to pick up a little Dutch but for us it was veryyy difficult. Also, you are FUNNY!
Your lessons are really good. Very relaxed teaching method.
I've been into Dutch for some time since I fluently speak Swedish and studied German in highschool. I notice a lot of things are similar to German and Swedish, but there are also some similarities to English. Dank je wel!
That is correct. I am Dutch. German is close and the Scandinavian languages are close too. Most Duthc either think Sweidsh is a singing version of Dutch or they will insist they are not similar at all. They are. I know of Swedes calling Dutch no more than a dialect...I would say that is not true. But they are very similar and easy to learn.
i am a nigerian interested in learnin dutch...u are a born teacher. keep it up.
I just found your video on the letter R. So it seems you preempted my question. Thanks.
It is really easy for me, I learned English when I was almost two years old, and Spanish was my third language at three years old!! Thank you!
Thank you so much!!! I'm learning Dutch because my friend on skype is Dutch and we do not really understand each other. We agreed for me to teach her a bit of language and for her to teach me Dutch.
But I'm also using you to learn so I can speak a little bit because she can speak a little bit of English.
If you took the time to read this, thank you!!!
Very good, clear and helpful. For the beginners, I hope that there can be a number before each video, so that I can learn it gradually.
Most of the letters are the same in Indonesian except for "C", "G", "J", "Q", & "Y".
C (che): as "ch " in "Charlie".
G (ge): as "g" in "go".
J (dze): as "j" in "jet'.
Q (ki, not kiu or ku).
Y (ye) as "J" in Dutch.
i am from viet nam, i like your videos very much. it is simple but easy to understand.all the best
Truong
You've a beautiful smile; you project a very friendly atmosphere with your videos. Wonderful work!
I just found you on RUclips, these videos are awesome, thank you.
Ik ben ook trots op de ij! Maar het is wel erg fijn om US-international keyboard te kunnen gebruiken, imo.
Thank you for these videos, they really help, you're a nice and sweet person!
your videos are excellent! Very clear and concise!
@farahadikmuk Although they're quite similar, there is definitely a difference between the pronunciation of V and W :) For the W your (upper) teeth are supposed to be on your bottom lip - a lot more to the front than with the V. (for V I'd say teeth+bottom lip are very close to touching, but it's way on the *back* of your lip). It ALSO has to do with the amount of air.. V releases way more than W :) This is the best I can do.. hope it helps! :)
Loved this! You made the sounds really clearly and it was easy to follow. Perhaps it would be good to leave slightly longer after saying one thing before saying the next to give us time to repeat what you've said without rushing or constantly pausing. Actually when you did the alphabet alone the I found the timing wasn't bad but when it came to the words it was a bit more rushed. But then maybe we were just supposed to be listening! But personally I liked having a go at repeating the words.
what a great channel!!!I am so happy I find you on You Tube ;o) I try to learn Dutch becouse I live here too but is so difficult ;o( You are amazing as a teacher!!!Thank you so much!
@Cilorien it's not exactly like that. The Dutch W is not the same as English V, and Dutch V isn't exactly English F.
@johngroome It used to be that IJ was a single letter in Dutch.. think there are even some old type writers that have it.. not sure though :)
i am filipina.. i love to lern more language.. i like the way ur teeaching.. keep it up
I'm dutch and I just love watching your vids ;) geen idee waarom ik dan nog engels typ maargoed...
@jrecee01 I'm not sure! We don't call it that in NL-Dutch, but it might be different in Belgium :)
I can't believe I didn't know you had this channel! It's so cool!! :)
and if you need any help, feel free to ask :D
You are such a great teacher!! Will you please make some new videos of learning dutch please??
It has very little to do with the position of the R in the word. The different pronoun cation is because of the regional different dialects. The dialect in Holland (where Leiden is situated) differs from the Dutch in other parts of the country.
Helps, moving to the Netherlands!!! So, Excited!
So cute! And helpful, of course. You make it funny and easy. Thanks for sharing ^^
I like your videos and I am a subscriber. I'm American living in the flemish area of Belgium. I'm studying Dutch, perhaps actually Dutch as the flemish knows it. I use your videos as a help aid to better understand/ expand on what my instructor has taught. I notice that Y is ipsilon, is this special only to Belgians? Thanks in advance for your response!
Ohh, I think it will be!! Some vowels are in Dutch are similar to French, and the 'r' is a little similar too I believe :D *my french is not very good*
hahaha, thanks I guess :D I'll let Sanne know.
Although Pronunciation is important while learning a language, I think some areas are more important at first. Try teaching 'ik, jij, hij' etc, possibly paired with one verb, like 'hebben' (to have) in the present time and maybe the simple past. You could use 'zijn' which might be a more obvious choice, but its irregular and therefore confusing and difficult maybe?
It might also be a good idea to tell about short and long vowels and the diphtongs.
Good video to get a feel for Dutch though :P
@NaliniL You're welcome! I'm actually in LA right now :D
This video was very helpful to me and thank you a lot becouse i have to learn this langugage and before maybe half an hour i didn't now even the alphabet ...Thank you again !
@theawesomesausage Yes. I guess we have 3.. the rolling R in the front of your mouth, the rolling R in the back of your mouth and the English R :D
Just discovered this video!! Fantastic work!! Love it soo much !
i tried to get a dutch friend to go through the alphabet with me but she couldn't because it felt so awkward, bet it's way worse when you're on video but, it's so damn helpful to learners. thanks :)
@latino0020 Ik zou zeggen "Zij gebruikt een computer", maar allebei de zinnen zijn goed!
i want to learn dutch i do not know why? thanks a lot for your videos from mexico, you are a excellent teacher
You are great! :) Your videos are not only helpful but very entertainig too :)
Actually, there is a slight difference. But there is also a diffrence at how you 'should' pronounce things, and how people are actually pronouncing it.
Thank you. Now I have heard your ABC; the pronunciation is very similar to the Indonesian language, the national language of Indonesia.
Jouw video's zijn heel leuk!
Toch zoou het wel fijn zijn als de aan elkaar geschreven lange 'ij' beschikbaar zou worden voor de pc. Ik bedoel, kom op zeg! Zelfs het Georgische schrift is beschikbaar op het web en onze aparte 'ij' niet! Dat slaat helemaal nergens op! Maar oké, laat maar weer xD. Betekent dit trouwens dat je weer terug bent? Ik heb namelijk al tijden niks meer van je gehoord...
your videos are really cool! they're very helpful to practice and understand pronounciation better. In my dutch class everyone has a dutch boyfriend or parent so they can practice... i've got your videos!! :) dank jij!!
Thank you so much dear teacher................
and this is totally awesome .........
it was great ;) can't wait for more videos!!
Very similar to French.
I study French and German so listening to Dutch is quite easy for me just written Dutch I struggle with
Great! u'r video is really helpful for my lesson. By the way, Dutch pronunciation is really similar with Indonesian pronunciation. So it's quite easy to remember. Thanks..
I am waiting for the next lesson.. :)
You are my teacher i really want to learn dutch from you.
Hey, I really want to learn Dutch because my boyfriend is from Holland, and speaks it, and it would be amazing to surprise him and speak it to him, maybe, casual conversations, would be a good video, thanks for your other videos, they have helped :) I am current learning Spanish as well and can relate to some of the similarity's, so yea, thanks for the videos! And just an every day conversation video would be awesome :) Thankksssss
hey i realiy want to learn dutch
VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEry helpful, thanks a lot. Im only begining to learn your language, so wish me luck!!!
xx
Thank you! all your videos are useful! please! never stop of make it! you make that learn dutch seems easy!
oh wow! thank you so much! I'm pretty sure that with your help I'll be able to learn Dutch!
ehm wait a second... :p
how could I not have seen this? stupid subscriptionbox has been acting weird lately (plus my internet failed and so did my laptop)
anyway, I watched it now :D awesome :D
Cool, Lidewij! Thanks!
your videos are awesome! i have seen some and now I find the first one! Cool! Are you a language teacher or a linguistic student or you do this as a hobby? You have videos made in 2012, that means you are about 3 years doing that! Quite nice! Just saying to make you excited! LOL
Thanks for posting. It was effective especially for beginners like me.
@zconey There's different versions of the R.. I just made a video about it :) Is the tip-of-your-tongue R easier for you?
Dank u! Love these videos! I'm going to make the effort to watch one a day to help with my Dutch! :)
THANKS!!! Now you are my dutch teacher.
Excellent Video...... Congratulations !!
your are a great teacher!! now I can speak alphabet!! only I can't is 'R' :)
Yesss, I'm afraid.
There are some rules, though. 'Sg' never happens, so it's always 'sch'. Something else: 'ch' is usually not the start of a word :)
I read somewhere that 'ough' has 10 different pronunciations xD
the girl in this video doesn't pronounce the "G" like many other people in the dutch language (for example: the belgian people) i don't say it like her, i just say "g" a bit like "good". and the prononciation of "G" and "CH" are different in every word a bit, but sometimes is the prononciation JUST THE SAME! :D i hope i helped you a bit (sorry if my english is bad i speak duth and come from Belgium)
Ohh, awesome :D
I'm editing a video about verbs now (it's SO much work!! xD). Christmas here is definitely less awesome than in the UK, but I'll definitely think about a way to include it somewhere :D
JUST HAVE A PREFERENCE. Copy all your videos from a beginners level to the hardest in one playlist so that some of us can just listen to them one to the other while we are doing housework and do not have to stop while we are trying to learn dutch as well. Thanks.
@Ceentya Don't have them yet!! :)
You are too cute :D
And you tech very well! Really excited to learn faster now!!
Wow this certainly is what i have looked for. Really aprreciate!
from my dutch book and tape to sound very similar and your lesson are (goed) alright! keep up the video logs for us who don't have much experience in learning a new tongue. smile :)
Great video! I noticed sometimes the R is pronouced like french R and sometimes like american R... Where's the difference? Is there a rule for this?
@jonascarlile Maybe you pronounce the R at the end in an English/American way? Try rolling it :D
Bahh, youtube ate my replies. Woot! :D
Sooo, YESS, I will definitely get to all that :D The 'g' is always the same sound, by the way ^_^ other letters (the vowels) do change sound when the word is different, but I'll get to that later :)
@TheFeJaPiDi Ik heb net een video gemaakt met alle verschillende klinkers die het Nederlands heeft, dus ook oe, ij en ui! "ieuw" is geen klinker, maar bestaat (in het fonetische schrift) uit 2 klanken zover ik weet, dus die heb ik niet.. maar misschien een andere keer! :D
I have a friend in the South of Holland and her accent is so much thicker than yours. I still almost don't beleive you're Dutch cuz my brain keeps screaming you're British. Ik ben Amerikan by the way :) I'm trying to learn some words and phrases to impress her.
Ik vind echt dat ons alfabet bestaat uit de 'y' en de 'ij'(aan elkaar)! Zij vormen samen de op een na laatste letter van ons alfabet. We moeten trots zijn op onze ij en om die reden vind ik ook dat de aan elkaar geschreven ij beschikbaar moet worden op de computer.