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Get started in Dutch
Gerdi Quist and Dennis Strik
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First published in UK 2002 as Teach Yo unelf Begilmer's Dutch by
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Contents
Meet the authors vii
Only got a minute? viii
Only got ten minutes? X
Introduction xxiii
Pronunciation and spelling xxviii
1 Ik ben verpleegster I am a nurse 1
How to talk about yourself • How to provide
others with information • How to introduce
others • How to name some professions
2 Waar woont u? Where do you live? 13
How to ask for information and directions •
How to greet someone and ask how they are •
How to ask and tell the time
3 In de supermarkt In the supermarket 3-4
How to go shopping • How to ask prices •
How to name several kinds of food
-4 Zij houdt van moderne kleren She likes modem clothes -48
How to talk about your family • How to
talk about likes and dislikes in relation to
clothes and food • How to say that something
is yours or someone else's
5 Geeft u m ij maar een pilsje A lager for me, please 6-4
How to order food and drink
6 Gaje vaak naar de bioscoop? Do you go to the
cinema a lot? 75
How to ask yes and no questions • How to answer
them • How to say what country you are from •
How to fill in a form
7 Wat ga je doen? What are you going to do? 89
How to talk about your interests • How to talk about
the week ahead • How to say what you have to do •
How to say what you want to do • How to say what
you are going to do
Contents V
8 Oat is stukken duurder That's much more expensive 106
How to compare things
9 Ogenblikje, ik verbind u even door Hold on a moment,
I'll just put you through 117
How to arrange to meet somewhere • How to have a
telephone conversation
10 Kom binnen Come in 129
How to give and follow instructions • How to understand
recipes • How to talk about the environment
11 Op vakantie On holiday 141
How to talk about holidays • How to express preferences
and opinions
12 Thuis en op het werk At home and at work 156
How to talk about work • How to talk about preferences •
How to talk about people's personalities • How to
read longer and more complicated texts
13 Typisch Nederlands Typically Dutch 169
Dutch traditions • How to talk about the present
including the past • How to recognize and use various
little words frequently used in speech • How to give
reasons • How to use more complex language
Taking it further 194
Key to the exercises 196
Grammar sum mal}' 212
Dutch-English vocabulal}' 236
English-Dutch vocabulal}' 250
Index 264
Meet the authors
Gerdi and Dennis are highly experienced language teachers and
authors. Gerdi is lecturer in Dutch at University College London,
and conducts research into language teaching in general, and
Dutch in particular, focusing on intercultural communication.
Dennis worked as a lecturer in Dutch at UCL for ten years,
before moving back to the Netherlands, where he continues
to write language books, teaches Dutch and works as a
professional translator.
Together Gerdi and Dennis have written a whole range of language
course books for learners at all levels, from beginners to advanced
learners at an academic level, both for self- study purposes and
classroom environments. Amongst the titles Gerdi and Dennis
have produced are Get started in Dutch and Complete Dutch,
published by Hodder Education, aimed at beginners and students
at intermediate level, and the Routledge Intensive Dutch Course,
which is intended for academic learners.
Meet the authors VII
Only got a minute?
Dutch Is the name of the official language spoken by
more than 20 million people in the Netherlands and in
Flanders, the northern part of Belgium - together they
are sometimes called the Low Countries. Contrary to what
many people would have you believe, particularly the
Dutch, it is a relatively easy language to learn, especially
for speakers of English, because of the many similarities
in vocabulary and the regularities of the language.
This book is designed for beginners of Dutch
who have little or no experience in learning languages,
and is structured progressively-each unit builds on the
previous units so that you gradually learn new language
patterns and vocabulary. Each unit is also built around
a particular theme. They contain dialogues, reading
texts and a variety of exercises. Explanations are
given for the main grammar points and word patterns.
Wherever possible, the texts and exercises have been
taken from real life situations, to help you communicate
more successfully. Additional cultural information will
familiarize you with life in the Low Countries and
make you even more confident when speaking Dutch.
Veel succesl
got ten minutes?
'Ian1gw:tge of the Netherl ands and one of the
Belgium, where it is spoken in the northern
Many people, particularly the Dutch, tend to
claim it is a difficult langwlge to learn, but in fact it is a lot more
regular than, say, English, and it isn't as complicated as German.
Spelling
There is only one major spelling rule to learn, which concerns the
vowel sounds a, e, o and u.
Short vowel sounds are always spelt with one letter and always
occur in a closed syllable (a syllable ending in a consonant).
man man lek leak bot bone kuskiss
Long vowel sounds can be spelt either with two letters (as in the
examples) or one letter (a, e, o, u), depending on whether they
appear in a closed syllable (ending in a consonant) or an open
syllable (ending in a vowel).
maanmoon leek layman boot boat vuur fire
The long vowel sounds are always spelt with two letters in closed
syllables. When they appear in an open syllable, they are spelt with
a single letter. This happens, for instance, when -en is added to
make words plural:
maan moon leek layman boot boat vuur fire
manen moons leken laymen boten boats vuren fires
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