How to get BETTER at speaking DUTCH | Become FLUENT with these simple TIPS!

[@caseykilmore]

So many of you guys reached out and said that speaking was the most difficult for you so I thought I'd make a video about it and add my tips to help you out. If you've got any extra tips or what has worked for you let me know and we can share them and help each other get better at speaking a new language xx

[@Turgron]

A tip i've given many of my international/expat friends for practicing their speaking: take a wasknijper (clothesline?!?) an put it in between your front teeth, bite down onto it softly. Then practice your g's, sch's an r's, d/t's etc, it really helps nailing pronunciation.

[@Test-ru5xm]

We have colonised you

[@archer_cheddar1885]

yeah i speak dutch , english and a little french . it nice to see people want to learn dutch .

[@gekkie3612]

Why i am watching this i am Dutch i already speak Dutch

[@caseykilmore]

Not going to lie I got a good giggle out of this comment hahahah

[@youmuqututube4248]

Omdat je misschien wilt weten of ze goed Nederlands spreekt👀😋

[@jokuja62]

Haha same here 😊😉 Ik vind het zó leuk om dit soort yt kanalen te volgen.

[@nurailidepaepe2783]

i'm flemish me too lmao

[@siguelplet1516]

Tog waarom

[@Ponyslice]

I'm not studying Dutch, but I have plenty of experience learning other languages. Something that helps me a lot with expanding my vocabulary is to write down words I hear or read that I haven't heard before, I usually have a small note book with me and if not I type it on my phone. After that I find synonyms for those words that I already know and try to make some sentences with the new words, things that I would likely use in daily conversations. After that I just try it out, by using it often it will become a part of your active vocabulary and it would give you more of a 'relationship' with the word.

[@caseykilmore]

This is a great tip!!! Thanks so much for sharing this, I'm hoping this tip can take my dutch to the next level and sound a little more rounded with the words I use, I tend to fall back on the same vocab a lot. What other languages do you speak??

[@Ponyslice]

@@caseykilmore I am Dutch, haha so Dutch is my native language, I speak English and Spanish and currently in the first stages of Russian and Italian. Know that you can always fall back to the words you already know if people don't understand you, or better they can help you out with it, to me it's part of the joy of learning a language to suddenly be able to drop a sophisticated word, haha.

[@margaretstapper6907]

Hi Casey. I am Australian living in Australia with my Dutch husband and I have tried to learn Dutch using only Duolingo for a year. My husband and I both found it totally frustrating for me to talk with him, but you have given me some tools. Pick a topic and keep it to a small amount of time and only start once I have done some memorising of the appropriate vocab. All sounds perfectly obvious really but there you go! 😂 I figure the best place to start is the weather so I am off to ensure my vocab is up for it!

[@studiopencl7392]

Wow! Most of the time I can’t hear any accent when you speak Dutch. Your pronunciation is pretty much spot on. Knap hoor :-)

[@pandamacika21]

true true

[@TheRealTricky]

Now for me it was the other way around. Dutch is my first language and I had my first English lesson when I was 10 or 11 or something like that. Things I did to master the English language was: 1. When I was on vacation I found a woman who was clearly from England and I tried to engage in conversation with her. It told her I was Dutch and (maybe due to the fact I was just a young teenage boy) she immediately got what I was doing. Seeking somebody to practice the English language with and she was pretty helpful for me to get the guts to use the language. I don't remember her name (actually I don't remember if I actually asked), but I am still very very grateful to her for having such patience on me. It was a wonderful experience, I tell ya. 2. I read some books written in the English language. Now this sounds childish, but using children's literature is a very good way to start. I'm not really talking about books for 3 or 4 years old, but rather the level of a Disney animated movie. The language is often simpler, and the plots aren't too deep so you can focus most of all on the language without having to puzzle too much out. I wouldn't start with very complex "who murdered him" kind of books, as the complexities of the crime can distract from the language, but if you feel you mastered the language more, these are a good follow up. 3. Now in the Netherlands English shows are often just in English with Dutch subtitles. Back then I could use ceefax to put a black bar over them so I was forced to listen to English. 4.The internet worked wonders for me. Visiting English sites helped me a lot to get on the road. 5. Installing English versions of the OS and other software on my computer, and now I'm so used to that I've grown to hate software in Dutch, even though it's my native tongue. 6. Speak with people in English over the internet every day. 7. When people say "your English is beyond terrible" simply because you outreasoned them, know they are only saying that by lack of argumentation. But do know when people are actually trying to help you, not because they wanna be smarter than you, but because they really want you to master the language. Know to distinguish grammar nazis from helpful people. What I did find out is that I forgot most I learned in class, but that I actually learned to speak English by simply using it. Ritchie (inventor of the C programming languages) said: "The only way to learn a new programming language, is by writing programs in it".... In a certain sense human languages are much the same. I do think the methods I used to master English will also work the other way around. In fact I do use some of them now too in order to try to get better in the German language, doch die deutsche Sprache ist jezt doch immer schwierig für mich. And as you move on in a language you may learn new words you've never heard before, but immediately recognize what they mean due to the context in which they were used. And when you notice you no longer need to translate stuff to your native tongue in your head whenever somebody tells you something in a new language you're trying to learn, then you know you've actually mastered the language, or at least good enough for everyday conversation. I would still not recommend to write a novel in any other language but your native tongue.

[@caelomarroquin111]

Many great ideas here and lots of irony for me because I’m learning Dutch to move back to Holland and also learning to code so I can work there while living abroad! Thanks for the additional tips!

[@TheRealTricky]

@@caelomarroquin111 Any time. (I would appreciate it when people say "The Netherlands" rather than "Holland. I do live in the Netherlands, but not in Holland. I need to travel 20 or 30 km North and to cross a long bridge to reach Holland. Sorry for being a nitpicker).

[@mariadebake5483]

@@TheRealTricky I am from Noord-Brabant and I agree with you

[@TheRealTricky]

@@mariadebake5483 Noord-Brabant? Me too! (Well, I guess you knew that I was talking about the Moerdijkbrug when I mentioned a long bridge, so I guess that was easy to guess).

[@mariadebake5483]

@@TheRealTricky Yes! From what city or village are you? I am from Tilburg

[@dianevcalhoun6848]

My parents were both Dutch but would speak to us in Dutch but require us to answer in English. This is because my dad, though born in the US, didn't know any English till he started school and had a very hard time. My mom lived in the Netherlands till she was 25, so when I was young, her English was very bad. My dad really enjoyed speaking Dutch with her. All my relatives on both sides of my family were Dutch and so I was around the language a lot. When I was 12, we moved away from most of our Dutch family and my mother's English rapidly improved. She and my dad stopped speaking Dutch with each other. Now that I am an adult, I want to learn more of the language so that I can actually speak it. Both of my parents are dead, so they are not here to speak with me.

[@kaylebacayan417]

Your video really sparked back my motivation to study my Dutch lessons again 🙂 Hope you'll make more videos about your progress in Dutch. Fijne dag! 💕

[@caseykilmore]

This is soooooo good to hear!! I'm glad it's helped motivate you. I know when I'm feeling unmotivated I always jump on youtube to get inspired. Good Luck with the study :)) graag gedaan.

[@tokai1981]

echt super knap gedaan! ik moet ontzettend lachen om dit soort filmpjes. Ik kom uit Limburg en jij praat nu al beter Nederlands dan ik!

[@mollysheppard6835]

Yes!!!! Fall-back sentences are sooo important! Nailed this one Case xx

[@caseykilmore]

🥰🥰 thanks Molly xx

[@bastiaanvanommen8497]

Im Dutch, and your pronounciation is very very good.

[@bastiaanvanommen8497]

Of kan ik beter zeggen, je uitspraak is heel goed! Als ik niet zou weten dat je Australisch was en ik zou je horen praten, dan zou ik het niet gelijk doorhebben haha

[@xsolarsunbeamsx]

I've been learning dutch for 4-5 years now, but only in the past year I've started to commit to it. I find speaking the most difficult because i just forget everything I've learnt because i get nervous

[@luzelena4041]

Hoi! I've been learning Dutch since April, but the only ability I got it's to write, and read. I have full understanding of what I read but It becomes a sad story when I have to speak, my boyfriend always encourage me to, but if it isn't coming out perfect I refuse to talk more :c

[@caseykilmore]

I would say just keep at it, or even record yourself and have concersations with yourself so you get use to hearing the words coming out and how quickly you want to say things eventually it will feel normal and you can have the confidence to speak with your boyfriend. Tale little steps but keep going it doesnt have to be race and you control how much you learn! Maybe you would feel more comfortable talking to a language partner on itialki or tandem before speaking with your partner. Find what works for you and go with it

[@Lanttsss]

I have been trying to learn Dutch on and off for about a year, and these videos are very helpful

[@caseykilmore]

So glad to hear! I love when people make the effort to learn the language. Especially when so many dutchies speak such good English you really have to have a lot of motivation to stick with it. Glad they have helped, do you live in the netherlands?

[@Lanttsss]

Casey Kilmore Nee, ik woon in Engeland maar ik heb vrienden in België dus daarom probeer ik Nederlands te leren. It is a very difficult language though. I find it hard to keep myself motivated though, hence the on/off learning

[@Gabbronian]

@@Lanttsss i dont see why you think its difficult but i can understand the typing can be confusing at times

[@herdaytale3971]

Hehe my partner is Italian. So, I'm trying to learn Italian. I hope I can learn it soon. You're getting better day by day. Lots of love xx

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks so much always good to know that my videos are slowly getting better 🥰🥰 I've tried to learn italian too, I'd love to speak it. Now that I have this all down pat it should be much easier! How did you meet your italian partner?

[@herdaytale3971]

@@caseykilmore Long stroyyy. His cousin was my best friend in my school days. That's how I got to know him. 😊 BTW I noticed that one of your video got viral 😍 Congo on that. Give us party hehe 🎉✨😁

[@caseykilmore]

Yeah super exciting about the video doing well! So unexpected and helped my channel alot 🙌🙌

[@fernandaruizdesomocurcio5008]

Hi! Its amazing that you have achieved a good dutch level in short period of time! Can you share some free podcasts to improve listening? Keep posting tips please! Thank you 😊

[@caseykilmore]

Of course! one of the podcasts I use to listen to was 'het level, een gebruiksaanwijzing' the episodes are roughly ten minutes long and its filled with different people talking so you hear a range of accents. Its produced through npro so they may have more similar content. I left the link in the description above or you could find it on any app where you can listen to podcasts

[@Intuitiveron]

Hallo, ik vind je youtubekanaal heel goed. Dankjewel voor dit. :)

[@shilpakulkarni2514]

There are groups on Facebook for conversation as well. You could also try Meet up sessions

[@Limena50]

Love it! your partner is helping you??! you are lucky ! ....thanks for the italki tip...impressive!

[@caseykilmore]

Yes he was a massive help, although he would sometimes get frustrated easily he definitely doesn't have the patience of a teacher hahahah. italki has been great and there are a few other language exchange apps and forums. tandem is another one that is free for language exchange if you cant find anyone on italki or you would rather do it for free. Good luck with the learning and finding a good language partner :)

[@hibazerouali8402]

Thank you for sharing with us those helpful types ❤️ zeer bedankt !

[@caseykilmore]

Hope it helps! Always happy to share any of my tips along to people who are studying languages and studying dutch haha

[@tiffinimorgan1867]

Your videos are super helpful. Thank you.

[@caseykilmore]

Thank you so much, I'm so glad that you've learnt something from them :)) That was the point so it's always nice to know that they are working!

[@AdventureEncounters]

Full watch for y'all! Looking forward to seeing you again soon! -Ashley, Nate and Blake from the Adventure Encounters

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks for the support guys :)

[@TheOkinawaBoy]

Thank you very much for giving right directions. Human is lazy beast, so I’m alway trying to escape talking Dutch and changing over to English.

[@caseykilmore]

😆😆 this couldnt be more true! Always looking for an excuse to go back to comfortability! But if you have some good sentences memorized atleast you can try and push yourself a little each time until it becomes easy 🤷‍♀️ atleast we hope haha

[@TheOkinawaBoy]

Casey Kilmore it’s true. I was writing down words and sentences before making a phone call. But sometimes at work I feel myself sabotaging as people don’t have enough time to wait until “I express what I mean” Also writing down helps a lot, because, when talking by phone it is easy to forget nice way you were going to say your sentences😀

[@caseykilmore]

Yes writing them down and being able to see them and use them in front of you is perfect. I still find it difficult sometimes to speak dutch over the phone. Especially if the line is not that clear. I use to feel like people were hurrying me up too, and especially because the dutch usually speak such good english, they can very easily switch over to save time. I also learnt that using a sentence like 'Im trying to learn, do you mind if we keep speaking dutch' or 'give me a moment, I've forgotten a word' were also really useful to ask for a little patience from the dutch speakers.

[@b.m.w.4193]

Hey thanks for the videos! You are doing a great job. Might be nice if those sentences were on the screen for more than a second so that they actually register as you say them. Looking forward to your next one!

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks for the feedback, it's appreciated. I'm so new to making videos that anything helps and it's definitely noted for the next video! If you would like a specific video made let me know and I can add it to topics I want to cover and help people out with :)

[@petlamb7]

When I pause the video to write down those Dutch lifesaving sentences, there is various KZbin stuff covering up that part of the screen ☹️ Can you add them here or in the video description?

[@dispiedark8682]

I hear for a English and German speaking persons, it's really hard to learn Dutch because the moment we Dutch hear English or German, we switch over, I know i do. I switch to the language the person is speaking natively, if i know it. If i don't i switch to English by default. The Dutch have been learning languages for trade over centuries, A trade deal is better done when you can impress your host by speaking in his own language. And this sentiment is still valid today we learn at least

[@CeliaGercovich]

Yes case!! Soo good

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks Cel 🥰🥰

[@pimdevries4632]

Ik vind dat je de taal heel erg goed spreekt, ga zo door! Probeer eens een paar tongbrekers uit te spreken in een video, bijvoorbeeld deze: Achtentachtig achterdochtige doktersdochters, of Als vliegen achter vliegen vliegen vliegen vliegen vliegensvlug, dit betekent if flies fly behind flies, flies fly away fast. groetjes!

[@johanvanderpulst5250]

Your Dutch is very good

[@Gabbronian]

Dit helpt redelijk veel ook al spreek ik al Nederlands

[@frankhooper7871]

LOL - I'm going to give myself a 'pat on the back' for correctly coming up with 'kan je wat langzamer prater' before you said it! (English guy who likes to holiday in NL)

[@SantosChronicles]

ITalki is pretty cool. These are great tips. At my prime I spoke 3 languages. As a kid, it so much easier.

[@caseykilmore]

3!!! What were they? Did you learn them as a child?

[@SantosChronicles]

Casey Kilmore Other than English knew Tagalog (Philippines) and Ibo (Nigeria, Africa). Tagalog is my native language. I learned English as a kid by watching Charlie’s Angels and Sesame Street in Africa. 😂

[@caseykilmore]

Hahaha what a resource to learn english 🤣 will you teach these languages to Addison and Rosalie too?? Loved the last video too guys xx

[@johnguzmandiaz]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@caseykilmore]

So glad you enjoyed it, hopefully these tips help :))

[@firemike7]

Great tips Casey! Sent it to my girl friend who is learning Dutch. By the way, your pronunciation is really good 😃👍!

[@caseykilmore]

Thank you! 😃 I hope my videos help her to get a handle on the Dutch language and you'll have to make sure you practice with her a lot hahah

[@jurrien75]

Zo goed als accentloos! Goed bezig!

[@Andy99silva1]

I'm Brazilian amd I'm leaning Dutch. I've been in the Netherlands a couple of times. It's a really hard language

[@nikennkn]

I lovee dutch language since four years a go

[@caseykilmore]

So amazing to hear 🙌🙌 have you been trying to learn at all? Do you speak a little already?

[@nikennkn]

@@caseykilmore yes.. Sometimes i know how to pronounce but forget to wrote.. I am indonesian there is a lot word we addopt from dutch language.. Whats ur mother language? English?

[@caseykilmore]

@@nikennkn yes english is my native language, and when me and my partner were in indonesia (sumatra) we noticed also how many words are the same too

[@nikennkn]

@@caseykilmore dutch were my collonial.. If u visit museum in java they have a lot dutch text.. Some dutch person can be our guide lol.. In sumatera it is more a lot about Portuguese.. Dutch is a fun keep learning. doorzetter casey:)

[@kameel126]

start watching dutch you-tube videos e.g. sesame street when i was young i learned to speak german from german television , a lot of sesamstraße .

[@beatrizkinjo5759]

Hi Casey! Thanks for the wonderful tips!! What´s your advice to practice/improve listening skills? Could you make a video about that? Thanks !!!!

[@caseykilmore]

That's Mondays video I'm just editing it now :))

[@Dutchbelg3]

Dag Keesie ;-) Jouw videos zijn echt goed. Je maakt hier en daar wat onnatuurlijke constructies maar de onderwerpen zijn echt heel bruikbaar! Goeie tips en goede (zie je ;-) ) voorbeelden.! Keep up the good work! Lekker voort doen joh! Weet je wat een leuk onderwerp is? Typisch Nederlandse woorden die niet in het Engels voorkomen :-) Natafelen, uitbuiken, gezelligheid en het gebruik van "lekker" in allerlei combinaties...

[@caseykilmore]

heel erg bedankt voor je reactie!! dat lijkt me zeker een goede video te gaan maken. Ik zou het opschrijven anders ga ik het vergeten. Ik denk dat andere mensen dat zijn bezig met Nederlands zou het ook een goede onderwerp vinden. :)

[@MA-ck4wu]

M A 1 second ago Het valt Nederlanders altijd op wanneer iemand een onnatuurlijke contructie in het Nederlands gebruikt, maar heel weinig Nederlanders merken het bij zichzelf als ze zelf onnatuurlijk Engels gebruiken. Ik zag net een Nederlandsspreker in de comments hier schrijven: ''something to fall back to'', maar dat moet zijn: ''to fall back on''', Zulke dingen hebben Nederlanders niet door en ze overschatten bijna allemaal hun Engels. Ik denk jij ook.

[@Gelre1542]

Casey, zeg eens eerlijk. Hoeveel moeite moet jij doen om als moedertaalspreekster Engels Nederlands te (leren) spreken met Nederlanders? Zelfs hier lees ik commentaren van Nederlanders … in het Engels. Alsof hun eigen taal niet toereikend is om hun boodschap over te brengen. Ik ken de verhalen van Engelstaligen die tegen een muur van onbegrip liepen in hun enthousiasme om Nederlands te leren. Steeds weer was er die anglofiele reflex van de Nederlanders. Ik ben erg benieuwd naar jouw ervaringen.

[@GrouchierThanThou]

Dat heeft volgens mij meestal niets met anglofilie te maken. Sommige mensen hebben er gewoon geen geduld voor dat jij een taal wil leren en vinden het dan makkelijker om te communiceren in een taal die je allebei al kent. Andere mensen merken dat je moeite hebt met Nederlands en denken (ten onrechte dus) dat ze jou een plezier doen door op Engels over te schakelen. Die zinnen om op terug te vallen zijn in elk geval een super goede tip om dit een beetje tegen te gaan.

[@chinitwilight]

Hey casey! thank you so much for your videos, they are very enlightening! i would like to know if the deck is meant to be used with anki alone, or if it works in other decks app/websites. thank you!

[@caseykilmore]

I made it using Anki so I'm pretty sure it would only work with Anki. Anki is free to download for desktop and the android app is also free, can you recommend any other good flashcard programs I'd be interested to see if I find something I like better than Anki?

[@kaspareddyyeruva]

Hi nice video I am learning Dutch on my own since one month.could not make much progress in making sentences. If I work hard daily 5 to 6 hrs can I speak in 5months

[@mikebraaf6274]

Je praat goed nederlands !goed zo xo

[@andrewhall4896]

This is great! Thanks for the wonderful advice. You're a wonderful teacher Casey! Super clear and well spoken 😁😘

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks so much for the feedback andrew :))

[@TravelKiwi]

Awesome tips Casey!!! Really awesome you gave all the info and great platforms to use!! Im learning português at the moment but cool to see how most things in terms of learning are the same!! :) you gave me new tips too!l thanks!! :)

[@caseykilmore]

Goodluck with learning Portuguese! Hopefully some of these tips help you they can definitely be applied to any language :)

[@rolandmichels1]

@5:22 it stated 'Kan je...'. That should be 'Kun je...'. The (irregular) verb is 'kunnen'. Ik kan; jij kunt*; hij / zij / het kan; wij kunnen; jullie kunnen; zij kunnen. So we're talking 2nd person singular. And yes, I know that lots of my fellow countrymen and -women are making the same mistake. (*Note: it is 'jij kunt schaatsen' ('you can skate'), but in a question it would be: 'kun jij schaatsen?' (whitout the 't') ('can you skate')). BTW: Did you notice the demise or the letter 'r' in dutch? Boe'derij. Fesse fis (verse vis). There are loads of 'em. And 'koonelijk' or 'koonk' for 'koninklijk' (royal) . The first I've regurlarly heard in NOS journal (compare BBC news of the day), the second by the late prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (and others). Several years ago I told this to my younger brother on a birthday party and he didn't believe it. Some days later he mailed me that he was astonished by how many people really did the above...

[@EagleOneM1953]

Casey, I have a question. I grew up in Belgium but moved to the US in1995, 27 years ago. I love Dutch cheese but it is hard to find here that even comes close to the Gouda cheese we could buy at the weekly markets in our region. It irks me they way Americans pronounce Gouda and was wondering how well you speak those Dutch word with ou and au like Gouda and benauwd or touw... Americans talk about Goeda cheese and I haven't really found a word in English that has the same sound like for instance meow they can use to say Gouda properly... Thanks for your time and I hope dat u het nog steeds naar uw zin hebt in Nederland....Nooit heimwee gehad naar het goede weer met al die regen daar?

[@mikewayland2576]

Great tips. Another tip is ask your dutch friend to talk to yothe u back in ABN. (algemeen beschaafd nederlands). There are a lot of dialects and local things people would say. For example I'm from the north and been on a bus with people from a certain part of southern part of the Netherlands...They speak a dialect I cannot understand and they would probably not understand people with a certain accecnt from the north. SO if you as a foreigner learn to talk like this...you would only learn to speak like them. Unless you want to stay there it will not be useful for you. Like with the United Kingdom...learn the queens English not some dialect somewhere unless you decided you want to stay there forever because there's a chance people won't understand you.

[@mikewayland2576]

Also ask your dutch friend to talk dutch to you. A lot of dutch people speak English and will just keep talking English to you because it's basically our second language we were taught in school and also with the tv here being subtitled instead of dubbed like in Germany... Really insist you want to learn dutch. In the end it will be worth it...

[@caseykilmore]

My partner ONLY speaks Dutch to me hahaha, he refuses to speak english to me, Which is probably why I learnt so quickly. Although I make lots of mistakes too. I must get better at different dialects and accents you are right there are so many in the Netherlands and being familiar with them and making sure I have ABN down pat will help a lot. Thanks for your tips :)

[@royking7298]

Hi Casey. Is this a one off? Or will you be doing more videos on learning Dutch?

[@caseykilmore]

Hi roy, so far I've made 3 language related videos. I plan to make more in the future if you have any specific topics you'd like me to talk about please let me know. I cant promise that every video will be language related cause that would be boring for me to make. But I'm passionate about learning languages and want to encourage other people to learn them too. How long have you been studying dutch?

[@Quidney]

Hoi! I love your channel. Thanks for the tips. btw which school would you prefer after ISK, HAVO or VWO. I am trying to learn the language too but I have to learn it till april bc if I get 16 I have to go to the same school as +18 people so which one should I prepare for ?

[@ravurmovie]

Zou je wat langzamer kunnen praten alstublieft?... Kunt u alstublieft langzamer praten ?

[@youmuqututube4248]

Woow you are gooood

[@hihoi3760]

Love you

[@menteweijer813]

Lekker Kees!

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks mente 🥰🥰

[@leannefeely3824]

Hoi! what is the name of the spotify music playlist? The link is nit working for me!x

[@caseykilmore]

Hey Leanne, I've updated the link i realise when I was copy and pasting it the end was cut off. Here is the link again: open.spotify.com/playlist/3xSrInPaeVl1ajQReyTboM?si=n62zloz7QP-vgQGoHJRSUA If that doesn't work the playlist is called Nederlandse Liedjes by Casey Kilmore. Hope you find it and can use it to find some songs you like and start using music to help you learn Dutch. xx

[@Rutteopvakantie]

You have a typo at 4:42 (In het Nederlands) don't know if anybody mentioned it already in the comments

[@caseykilmore]

Thanks for this, I can't change it now, but since this video I make sure to run all my Dutch typing past my partner first haha sometimes I miss the little things, especially when I've been staring at it for hours in editing. :)

[@yigityigit8216]

Ik hoor van jou nieks meer al drie maanden. Waar ben je nou?

[@AriodanteITA]

I have a question: How long did it take to you to learn Dutch? I am studing Dutch since almost one whole year , i'm doing the A2-B1 course now. I can barely understand the topic of a conversation, but there are still many words that i do not know, not to speak of all the irregularities, construction tricks and separable verbs. I am not yet able to order more than a coffee at a bar (with an A2 in other languages i was able to do more than that). I am watching dutch youtubers (Zondag met Lubach, Furtjuh and others), I study wordlists on Duolingo and Memrise, but still I feel i'm struggling to reach"that point"when the learning curve starts its descent. I don't understand if it's me that i'm doing something wrong, or this is really the time it takes - in general - to get to a "solid" B2.

[@caseykilmore]

hard to say because everyones language journey is incredibly different, I was having basic conversations after 3 months and got a job speaking the language at 6 months. I only spoke dutch with my partner his friends and parents, and was INCREDIBLY strict on myself. I wouldn't let myself speak english for the first 2 months after arriving. I hated duo-lingo and made my own flashcards with more practical words which seemed to help using an ANKI flash deck. words that I would actually use on a day to day basis. I watched a lot of cooking videos on KZbin and listened to podcasts on slow speed even if I wasn't able to catch all the words. Some of these resources are in the description. I would also go to the Oost Markt in Amsterdam oost and learn all the fruit and veggies how to count change and order things this was great practice. and NEVER let myself fall back on English. I have another video on here "how to learn a language on your own" kzbin.info/www/bejne/apfGg2RtiLGmabM. I talk about some of these techniques here. Feel free to send me a message on my instagram and maybe I can help you with some more specific techniques to try. I will also add that my native tongue is English so I was able to draw a lot of similarities between the two languages I'm not sure if English is also your native tongue or not but this should give you an insight. ps. Zondag met Lubach is hilarious hahaha great show, but also very advanced language wise so well done for sticking with it

[@MrDusuke]

Kan je legt dat met andere woorden uit?

[@PetraStaal]

*Kan je dat met andere woorden uitleggen?

[@tsundoku5733]

For improving speaking skills, see also Keith Swayne's FORCE cycle: fivearrows.ca/wp/2012/04/28/the-force-cycle-phase-1/.

[@caseykilmore]

This is a really good video, I love how he makes a point of making the focus stuff that is relevant to you. People talk about themselves a lot and if you don't know vocabulary that's relevant to you and your life then there really is no point. This looks different for everyone and I know in the beginning I use to write a very basic journal in Dutch to talk abut the things I did that day. I would always have to look up new words about stuff that I enjoy doing or do frequently! Super interesting video thanks heaps for sharing.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

learn how to learn languages... and help yourself to guess words: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm%27s_law

[@Mikeuh-56]

6:19 The text on screen is not what I am hearing. You are skipping "het". 6:19 De tekst komt niet overeen met wat ik hoor. Je slaat "het" over.

[@caseykilmore]

Sorry ja ik heb het woord "het" zeker ingeslikt. Dat was ook niet de bedoeling. maar ik zou beter opletten voor de aankomende vidoes :)) dankjewel dat je had eits gezegt!

[@Dutchbelg3]

@@caseykilmore Sorry Ja, Ik heb zeker het woord "het" ingeslikt. Dat was niet de bedoeling. Maar ik zal beter opletten voor de komende videos. Dank je wel dat je dit meldt :-) :-)

[@SlowBrow]

very valuable...btw u are superbly beautiful😂

[@caseykilmore]

😊 thank you

[@Lakaymaria27]

💚🇨🇦

[@ronaldderooij1774]

You still said "what the hell" to the camera instead of "wat krijgen we nou?" What is the tipping point is, are you dreaming in Dutch or in English? You crossed the Styx if your dreams are in Dutch most of the time.

[@caseykilmore]

Funny that you mention Dutch dreams. When we were still in the Netherlands I had a lot more, but after being stuck here in Australia unexpectedly long I tend to get a lot less of them now, especially only speaking the language to my husband and daughter. It's not the same exposure to the language I'm used to.

[@MediaHoax]

Ik praat altijd over blabla