The whole story...How I learned Dutch

[@EquesTemplar1969]

Nederlanders miskennen de pracht en kracht van hun eigen taal en stellen vaak een vreemde taal, vaak het Engels, boven hun moedertaal om van hun vermeende talenkennis blijk te geven. Hoe ontzettend kneuterig en zelfs beledigend dat is voor vreemdelingen, blijkt als die vreemdelingen graag Nederlands willen leren en spreken. Hou dus vooral vol, Casey. Ik waardeer je vastberadenheid en je moed. Laat je niet ontmoedigen of teleurstellen. Je doet het geweldig!

[@davevanbeers6944]

The thing is that the Dutch would appreciate you trying. I guess this is true for any language. And intent is more important than speaking fluent.

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

We are very aware that we speak a language that ain't easy, so if someone tries it is a huge plus.

[@Omfgwhtavid]

Not any of my friends/girlfriend. All I get is "why bother, we can speak English" 🤦🏻‍♀️ Nice to know I’m appreciated

[@loisdelrey]

I’m born and raised in The Netherlands. But I LOVE your channel!

[@Boaz7DNB]

Retweet ik ben echt trots op haar dat ze al die verbindingen kan leggen

[@remcohoman1011]

10:37 I went to Turkey, 2 times, two different cities, but same regiion.. First time we had a guide Shahin.. he was duh, Turk..but spoke to the bus in Dutch..almost flawless..when he did his talk to the tourists, I raised my hand in the questionround. I sincerely complimented him on how well he spoke Dutch, and asked him if he ever went to Netherlands.. NOPE..watch tv shows? NOPE... When he spekas to people, and they say.. we come here next year, can we bring you some Dutch treats? NOPE..please bring a children's book on Dutch.. I have been reading children's books for over 10 years now..and each down time in tourism.. I read.. and each year I ask more difficult books from Dutch people who come to here and visit me, and oh yeah...see something of my beautyfull country, hahaha!! Colourfull man, but a clever one.. learnimng from the children's books, start at the base..

[@gustavscholten597]

Have you ever been a schoolteacher? your enthusiasm is contagious !

[@RAWDernison1]

Sssssssst... ze is Australische CIA.

[@kendalh871]

I needed this video so much right now!! I'm just now starting my Dutch learning journey and this is so so helpful in giving me structure and a plan! Thank you very much :)

[@zainabsaad7661]

Your video is so motivating! I started learning Dutch 6 months before I came to the Netherlands, and now I've been here for almost 2 months, and I'm still A1! It takes me A WHILE to express what I want to say even if I practiced it before! It's so frustrating when I start in Dutch, but then I don't understand the response, and we'd have to switch to English, and then I'd feel ridiculous switching back to Dutch because I'd be embarrassed I wouldn't understand the next response as well! This has been my life since I came here. I'm a student, so I'm finding it increasingly difficult to find time to learn Dutch now, but I really don't want to give it up. Your video is so encouraging and your dedication is so inspiring! I'll work harder now no matter what! Thank you!

[@elliot_michael]

I just got to know your channel looking for more information to learn dutch. My partner's father was Dutch and was going to teach him the language but when he died my partner lost motivation and didn't try to learn it again. I had never been interested in dutch but now I want to learn not only for myself (this would be my fourth language as I'm Romanian and I've lived in Portugal since I was a child) but for him too so that he can feel even without his father here a part will always continue with him.

[@NeoOnyx]

Lol, I was just looking at the scribbles in the margins of the book you showed and on page 142 there’s a sentence: “Ik heb je gebeld en een boodschap achtergelaten”. You translated boodschap as ‘groceries’, but the translation in this context would be ‘message’ (I called you and left a message). 😉

[@greenytaddict]

My Dutch is getting better, I can read a little of people's comments 😅

[@DepoverS]

Blijven gaan. Ge komt er wel! Ik maak momenteel hetzelfde mee met de Portugese taal. 😅😁

[@greenytaddict]

@@DepoverS I only understand Portuguese a little because I learned Spanish and Italian. Best of luck.

[@unafloramarilla]

@@DepoverS boa sorte!!! Ik spreek Portugees omdat ik ga op vakantie naar Brazilië haha (ik ben Argentijnse)

[@Snowshowslow]

Lekker bezig 😎

[@remcohoman1011]

16:29 WAUW !!!!! Awesome!!!! I certainly didn't have that feeling finishing the English version of Grahama Hancock's "Riddle of the Sphinks" for aDutchie, English is easier, also because ( me born 1976, ) got English in primary school..at +/- 8 years old, and listening to pop music which is mainly in English, but I turned to Metal, but Iron Maiden and AC/DC sing in English aswell.. haha!!

[@Followmytravels]

This is a very honest video. Thank you for sharing your journey on learning Dutch and it is really nice that you did not only share the success process but also shared how you felt and motivated yourself. Great tips. 👌

[@TheNheg66]

Just started trying to learn dutch one month after my arrival to Netherlands and i would like to thank You for the great insight!

[@Snowshowslow]

How are you doing three months later? :)

[@TheNheg66]

@@Snowshowslow not too great :D i am starting to understand written dutch enough to be able to figure out new words by myself but it is a different story with speaking and listening. I can have a very simple interaction/request in dutch but have to switch back to english almost imediately because i just get lost.

[@Snowshowslow]

@@TheNheg66 It sounds hopeful that you're able to extrapolate from words that you know already :) I do understand that spoken Dutch is much harder... We're also not really used to interacting in Dutch with non-native speakers, so we tend not to be great at switching to clear and simple language mode. At least for myself, I know I have much more experience with making my English more accessible than with my Dutch... But it will get better :) You will start to recognise more and more speech patterns and sayings and then there will be less and less to figure out on the spot :) Do you have any series, films, channels or songs that you enjoy enough to get some casual listening time out of?

[@jnfvandriel]

Do a video like this completely in Dutch. That should be fun.

[@ronaldglider]

Second that!

[@charlottegunn827]

Definitley

[@Some_Awe]

Those clips are adorable omg xD your progress is admiring :)

[@chiyanzo]

I am so happy I discovered your youtube channel. I am planning to learn dutch because of similar reasons like you. My partner is dutch and I am german, yes some words are very similar but often I still struggle to understand when he is talking to friends or family (especially when it's spoken very fast) so yeah now I am trying to learn it now!

[@mariaallaine]

you inspire me so much, casey 🥺♥️

[@gibcoprobe66]

Great tips. I agree that making your own cards is one of the key learning tricks. My Dutch really improved once I started to create my Anki cards of most common vocabulary words in Dutch and then I would just add up more cards. The space repetition system of Anki really hammers those words in your brain but it all start with making good cards.

[@caseykilmore]

Yes this is so true! It starts with a great deck and Anki does all the working out for you I'd be nowhere without this program or these flashcards hahah

[@gibcoprobe66]

@@caseykilmore Totally agree. Game changer. And to save time, I would create my cards in Quizlet (free) which lets you add sound and a choice of images and then there's a nifty Quizlet to Anki importer. Magical ;)

[@erikblaas5826]

Fun fact about (parts of) U.S.A. , there are places where the Dutch language is/was commonly spoken. What is now New York (cental part of this), used to be called New Amsterdam until the Englisch laid siege on it and conquered it. In the northeren part of Michigan there is an area ( city / county ) called Holland where the Dutch language is still mixed in with the English/American language.

[@bwaw1972]

Erg interessant om te horen hoe jij je de Nederlandse taal hebt aangeleerd. Ik ga zeker wat van de tips gebruiken om mezelf te helpen bij het leren van een andere taal. Wat heel herkenbaar was, in jouw verhaal, was het gevoel van trots dat je hebt als je iets hebt begrepen. In jouw geval de verhaallijn van een boek. Ik had hert tijdens het kijken van een Franstalige documentaire. Plotseling merkte ik dat ik niet meer bewust in mijn hoofd aan het vertalen was. De tussenstap was weg en ik verstond wat er werd gezegd.

[@michaella3422]

I have to say, I'm astonished every time I hear your accent, it's so good! When I first wachted one of your videos', I was certain you grew up in the Netherlands like me!

[@ronaldglider]

levels of proficiency, according Ronald (Dutchman, living in CH and having learnt Swiss-German) 0. people reply to you in that language 1. you think in the language 2. you do math in the language 3. you dream in the language 4 you translate one foreign language to another foreign language for a friend in your dreams 5. you notice that - without forcing it - you think in the language that best fits the subject matter (I now only speak Dutch to my dog, as she does not complain about that)

[@johnveerkamp1501]

Je doet het hartstikke goed !!

[@Matthys70]

Grappig dat je een Nederlands boek leest, wat oorsprokelijk in het Engels is geschreven :-) Wel dapper dat je dit gedaan hebt...

[@PH61a]

Je moet Casey wel in correct Nederlands laten weten dat ze "een Nederlands boek leest DAT oorspronkelijk in het Engels is geschreven" om heel precies te zijn ;-)

[@raynafletch]

Thank you for this video. I am Afrikaans and starting to learn Dutch. Not yet sure whether this will be a blessing or a curse, since Afrikaans speaking habits might interfere🤣 but thank you for being so inspiring and well done on what you have accomplished 🥳

[@DepoverS]

Veel geluk gewenst! :)

[@gerbenwesterveld5193]

I think Afrikaans is very beautiful, it is more poetic, more friendly. I think Afrikaans will add color to your Dutch.

[@sherlockhomeless7138]

Funny to hear you speak in dutch. You were definitely doing really well. It' great that you can say what you want without thinking too hard about every other word.

[@paxwallacejazz]

My mom grew up wealthy Chinese in Indonesia during WWll. She grew up speaking Dutch and English fluently as well as Indonesian so in 1954 when she came to America as an exchange student she spoke English with a British accent. Anyway when I finally took her to the Netherlands in her old age to visit relatives and for vacation she was running around excitedly speaking Dutch to whomever she could, shop girls and Dutch folks on boats and in museums and galleries. Back at the hotel she kept excitedly quiping "my Dutch is commin back." Anyway she used to sing that silly Dutch kids Christmastime song every Christmas. Danke Sinterklaas.

[@lordsleepyhead]

When my dad (English) moved in with my mum (Dutch) she stuck post-its on every item in the house with the Dutch name of the item on it. Stoel, tafel, fluitketel, bank, eettafel, mes, vork, föhn, boekenkast, etc.

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

You're right about Amsterdam, if you want to learn Dutch it isn't exactly the place to be, but.. ever thought about Frisia (Friesland). Frisia has 2 languages and their own is the closest related language to English (it looks a lot like old English), so it might work as a bridge between English and Dutch.

[@Omfgwhtavid]

I’ve been studying Dutch for 5 years now, lived there with my girlfriend for months at a time and done the same method of refusing to speak English. I felt proud and felt like I was doing well but after hearing your 4 week progress I want to give up now 😂🤣

[@Snowshowslow]

Yeah, her progress is not the norm - she does insanely well. No worries, you're probably doing great!

[@remcohoman1011]

7:44 awesome you took it as example.. not feeling it being your fail.. That is why Dutchies won't laugh when someone truly tries to speak Dutch, but makes some mistakes.. no worries, YOU TRIED and damn..you raised respect, we know dutch is hard.. I as Dutch made some mistakes online gaming with a German group, enterred and tried to keep up with the Germans, but when making mistakes they joked amongst eachother about me in the same chat, .. I just couldn't find the right or proper words sometimes.. But also French.. they refuse to even try English.. YOU come there, YOU should speak their language..Germany aswell.. lately more and more Dutch come visit Germany and the border cities are more dialect, or even trying Dutch aswell.. like Bunde, Papenburg.. but it is quite annoying when coming to Germany, try German and get laughed at for making mistake..makes me leave the groceries on the counter and walk out..

[@dutchyjhome]

Just one word Casey: Respect ! As a Dutchman; I bow to you; hats off

[@ronaldderooij1774]

In welke taal droom je? Dat zou voor mij hét ijkpunt zijn! O, ik wou nog even zeggen, je straalt helemaal. Zo te zien ben je hier gelukkig. Goed om te zien.

[@minkhs]

Casey , je doet het heel goed , de nederlandse taal is prachtig en ik hoop dat je ook de nederlandse literatuur ontdekt - groetjes

[@evanherk]

Well done! Can you do a video in Dutch sometime, so we can gauge your progress? I have been learning Spanish for the past five years and I recognize a lot. both of your experiences and your methods.

[@oudekaas5625]

You are a delight.

[@minez21]

Respect the way you learned and speak a difficult language like the Dutch language. Also for promoting it. Even as a Dutchmen i learned a lot of your videos. Ga zo door.

[@noisyneighbourz]

enjoy!

[@CoffeeFiend1]

If you could recommend one textbooky kinda resource.... What would it be? Or maybe a few but I'm between contracts at the moment so can't buy a whole library. You're so good at this stuff. I'm native UK English.

[@ariebhjd]

Leuk gevonden maar dat er een e komt achter een bijvoeglijk naamwoord bij een zelfstandig naamwoord waar de of het voor staat gaat jammergenoeg niet altijd op. Het huis, het mooie huis. De trein, de grote trein

[@wildhunt2077]

I’m Chinese learning Dutch hh

[@mariaestherrivas4988]

How long did it take you to be somehow fluent and comfortable in conversations?

[@palantir135]

Je spreekt prima Nederlands en je hebt het vrij snel geleerd.

[@DenUitvreter]

You can't understand the culture without the language You'll miss what's happening in the country, the news and stuff You can't take part in conversations between Dutch people and in Dutch groups without them translating for you You limit the the Dutch in expressing themselves, no matter how good their English is You expect the Dutch to make an extra effort for you, which it is no matter how good their English is, and don't make any effort yourself You're ignoring that the Dutch learned English for their own benefit, not for you to be lazy You'll be mad at the Dutch and feel lonely if they eventually give up, lose interest or simply get tired for the reasons above You're selling yourself short because every other language expands your understanding and there's lots of fun to have with Dutch, but I actually think it's pretty rude not to make any effort, especially for native English speakers. It's a sense of entitlement that's pretty arrogant, almost colonial. You can always switch to English if necessary, you can have a really bad accent, messy grammar that doesn't really matter, you can use the Dutch proficiency in English to learn Dutch easier. It doesn't need to be at Casey Kilmore level or enthousiasm, but you can't keep dragging Dutch people apart and into limited conversation seperated from local information and culture. At least learn to understand Dutch, some do and speak back in English and that's so much better.

[@caseykilmore]

THIS!!!!

[@mariadebake5483]

This is one of the best comments I've ever read! Je hebt het echt ontzettend goed verwoord, ik had precies hetzelfde kunnen zeggen maar dat zou niet beter of duidelijker zijn geweest dan deze reactie. Ik ben het in ieder geval 100 % met je eens

[@DenUitvreter]

@@mariadebake5483 Dank je. I'll continue in English in case an expat might read it. It's called the Dutch Trap and it's rather sad. Foreigners think they can do without learning Dutch because nothing forces them to. But after two years they discover social relations aren't really developping any further and even take a dive and they get homesick and lonely after not expecting it anymore. And then they have to learn while regretting all that time wasted. I've seen it from close by and it isn't pretty. Another thing is that an English/Australian/American accent is quite charming in Dutch. French for example might be beautiful and have a charming accent in English, in Dutch it has not. An English accent is not irritating so they have that luck too.

[@mariadebake5483]

@@DenUitvreter Yes I know that too. It's indeed a trap, the worst is that I often read comments from dutch people saying "You don't have to learn dutch, we all speak English" , it's so wrong!

[@caesarsalad-xu4vy]

It goes both ways of course. I also feel like our intergration programme for foreigners is a bit of a joke because you can get plenty done without speaking the language properly here (get housing, apply for a job, go to school etc.). Because we accommodate foreigners instead of foreigners adapting to our country.

[@nicholasthorn1539]

Congratulations for learning Dutch so quickly! How did you learn to understand spoken Dutch?

[@harrystevens9521]

You have to read Waterwolven by Cordula Rooiendijk.

[@OGDanielF]

Jy was baie toegewyd om die taal te leer. Ongelooflik. Bitter min mense, ek ingesluit, het soveel geduld en dissipline, maar dit is die regte manier. Geluk!

[@arposkraft3616]

@13:50 good because i think youd soon would fall into a habit of using english

[@hilal8178]

Great recommendations! Have you ever tried the Delftse methode, do you have any thoughts on it?

[@tmhc72_gtg22c]

Thank you for making this video. When you watch Dutch television or movies now, are you able to understand everything that they are saying?

[@steenhouwerstefan]

thats nice ...i am from belgium....mijn naam is stefan.....ik wens je nog het allerbeste toe ..hou je goed

[@johandespeghel2651]

The thing is that native English, French and German (we can add the Italian and Spanish) do not find it generaly necessary to learn another language. It’s about respect. Good you understand and are willing to take the effort. Danish, Swedish,… Balkan countries understand that they need to adapt.

[@gabiboschetti2590]

I have this same fear of get through life here in the Netherlands without learning dutch.. For me is being very very challenge since I didn't know nothing about dutch language before moved here and now I don't have so many people around me that are dutch speakers... and the pandemic isolation made it even harder. I hope I learn at some point 😕

[@Snowshowslow]

Heel veel succes! Het wordt beter 🙂

[@mariadebake5483]

It blows my mind too

[@kisjonah]

Super trots op je Kees! 💖

[@ZitronenDuft]

I just started learning Dutch. I'd be interested, if you had any issues with your throat because of using the g sound all the time. I am German and we also have that sound in 'ch' but we don't use it nearly as often as the Dutch. The day after I practiced speaking a lot, I always wake up with a sore throat.

[@blafhoest]

Sounds like you're straining too much if it causes a sore throat. There are over 250 different accents in this country, not everyone sounds like an angry cappuccino machine. I do, though. I don't know if this is helpful but if you listen to someone from Limburg, you'll find they have a softer, more gentle G/CH sound. Much closer to the German CH sound in words like chemie or nachbarn. Maybe start out with that sound, it's probably a bit easier for you. Once you're more comfortable speaking Dutch, you can always try to make the G/CH sound harsher if you want. Or don't, that's entirely up to you.

[@ZitronenDuft]

@@blafhoest thank you^^ little hint: in "Nachbarn" it is the harsh sound ;-) but I know what you mean.

[@blafhoest]

@@ZitronenDuft Ah, my mistake. I'm from the border region with Niedersachsen and we use pretty much the same Plattdeutsch dialect, so I guess you could say I only pretend to speak German.

[@yungyork5425]

Your videos have helped me with the 'N' and also the Buts, thank you. Maar het is moeilijk! Het expatproces is het makkelijk of moeilijk? Ik ben van plan om mogelijk door werk naar Utrecht te v

[@Cool_Goose]

My only problem right now is that with Covid it's a bit harder to at least listen to duch people having normal conversations. I do agree that once you're in the NL it's great to just learn the language.

[@Cool_Goose]

@Pensive Soul Ik lees kinder boeken, maar het is een beetje moeilijk wanneer ik luister mensen praten ? (I hope this is not butchering the language too badly haha)

[@Ctrl_Del_0]

Goodafternoon Casey. Thank you so much for making this video. It is amazing what progress you made in just four weeks. The video is so honest and an open invitation to learn. I am Dutch but I am thinking about leaving the country. I don't know where and how yet but time will tell. However..... About learning in general. There is a beautiful book written about learning new habits. Anything you learn becomes a habit. If it is playing an instrument, learning a new profession or quite smoking. To the brain it is all the same. This book may help readers better understand how a brain learns a new skill and why it takes so much effort and pain in the beginning. The book is called atomic habits. It is English but there is also a Dutch version. Well worth reading before learning anything and to first understand why learning takes time and you should never give up.

[@eatintuit]

Hi. Thanks for a video. I’ve just bought and downloaded your flashcards. I have no idea what app to use to open flashcards? I would like to study on iphone, is it possible?

[@caseykilmore]

They are for Anki and Anki also has a mobile app so yes both of these options are possible. I have an android so I know thee app is free if you are apple I believe you may have to pay but I'm afraid I'm not sure how much it is as I've never had to do it. In the email you received when you get the cards there should be a link how to download Anki and install the flashcards :) Good luck and feel free to email me or send me a message on my instagram if you have any questions :)

[@eatintuit]

@@caseykilmore hello again. Finally (after 3 weeks of downloading your cards ;)) I decided to learn it. And I can not find cards on my computer 😞. Is it possible to download it again? I can send a confirmation of payment.

[@jwn0be]

can't learn dutch from the dutch :) As someone who likes learning language, your dedication demands respect. but Y though, there are only 20 mil dutch speakers on the planet :)

[@jwn0be]

@A L I said that to make fun of the insane amount of dialects we have around here, because we share a language, border, and not a lot of land. You're right about your research though. I'm well aware of most of what you said it's just that I don't factor in NL ex colonies when making rough esitimates, ben belg :)

[@danielgout8084]

Heb je ooit dat boek nog een keer gelezen, om te zien of je wat gemist had?

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

The first thing people not speaking Dutch, that do speak other Germanic languages is, learn that you DO understand at least 10% of the words spoken, if you just have a few tools, like...the history of your and their language, and a few sound change laws.. This is how I learned to understand Swedish/Scandinavian.. And use any word you learn.. as much as possible..

[@caseykilmore]

When watching scandanavian movies I always try and guess what they are saying and I'm always surprised at the number of similarities where words are obviously stemming from the same place and stress and pronunciation is only slightly different. Boy, if I had more time on my hands I would just sit around and pick apart languages. I'd attempt to learn them all if I could hahaha

[@TheGreatPornholio]

@@caseykilmore That's the right way to do it. I love languages and before i moved from the Netherlands to Norway i took 20 Norwegian lessons (and learned a bit on my own every day). When i came to Norway i refused speaking english and after 6 months i had to do several presentation in front of hundred people at my work. They were all amazed that i was fluent in such a short time. It's because when i hear words i'm always comparing them to dutch, english and german and i understand then where they come from. It helps a lot to be curious :)

[@speedomike747]

g e c o l o n i s e e r d My favorite Dutch word!

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

K O K U S N O T E N Z I J N G E E N S P E C E R I J E N M A K K E R :)

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

I had a friend from New zeeland , who could speak Dutch pretty well. However most Dutch people he knew (myself included i must admit ) just continued speaking English with him . So in hindsight, the poor guy took all this trouble learning Dutch, and then we didn't give him the chance to use it.

[@pwkh763]

Do people control your friend, you can just keep talking dutch if they switch to english

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

@@pwkh763 It's not about 'control' . It's something you probably need to experience for yourself to understand.

[@pwkh763]

@@spiritualanarchist8162 dutch people are very direct and persistent so you have to be like that you don't have to enforce it, but just stand your ground and tell them straight up you want to speak dutch.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

@@pwkh763 Ik denk dat je het goed bedoeld , maar ik denk ook dat je het niet helemaal snapt. Ik ben zelf Nederlander uit Den Haag , en ik heb een hoop expat vrienden. Als die Nederlands proberen te praten, gaat iedereen Engels terug praten. . En dan geven ze het op, en praat iedereen Engels. Zo gaat het nu eenmaal.

[@pwkh763]

@@spiritualanarchist8162 hmm ja dat heb je met hollanders zo eigenwijs als het maar kan, misschien gwn doen alsof je ook geen engels kan dan moeten ze wel nederlands praten

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

I remember the first time I dreamt in Norwegian :) Weird experience...

[@VanessaNaomiR]

I HATE when people make the "how come you've been here for x years and you haven't learned dutch?" comment. I think a lot of people in The Netherlands don't speak dutch because most expats are from "latin-speaking" Europe (not counting dutch colonies). We already went through the process of learning a language that is very different from ours (english) and introducing a third non-latin language is very confusing. Since dutch is more similar to english than "latin languages", you are "forced" to do a mental english-dutch translation when starting out . So although english is not our mother tongue, we use this "learned" language to translate a new language. And as you can imagine, it gets tiring very quickly! The similarity between dutch and english makes it easy for either language speakers to have a good grasp of the other's language. Furthermore, It's easier for people who have never learned a language before to grasp another language with different roots: the few europeans i know that speak good dutch can hardly speak english! And the english speakers i know that speak dutch don't know any other languages! That being said, the dutch want to be the most "global" european country and as such they've decided to adopt english more aggressively than other european countries in order to attract foreign overseas companies. By choosing to become global you also choose to lose part of your identity as a country and they've sacrificed the importance of their language. So if they don't care about enforcing expats to speak their language, as long as they contribute to the economy, why should expats care? Courses are expensive, nobody in the streets speaks dutch to us if they see us struggling and the government doesn't offer an incentives to help us integrate (and no, those few gemeente sponsored courses of 100 participants total don't count) Just some food for thought...

[@FacelessJanus]

Look, I am a polyglot, why would anybody make fun of you ?? You learn a foreign language that is not one of the easier ones to learn. How many people do you know that would learn say a language like Russian or whatever. Making mistakes is a natural part of learning, an can get you into funny situations. But NEVER feel ashamed or scared, if people react strange than tell them, it is not your first language, and it would be more constructive to hear what you did wrong and what is the correct way. Most people will respect that, at least in my experience. Actually tv shows are a huge NO NO. What every language school will tell you is 2 things, TV shows are horrible to learn a language from, because if the errors in grammar, local dialects etc. Childrens books (nr 2) are very useful, because they start with basic language structures, and help with comprehensive reading skills. Which is why they are highly regarded as language tools. And I support those ideas, speaking 6 languages and comprehensive reading 20+ languages, I feel confident enough to say that the former statement is true.

[@humanfactorsgirl]

Getting from A2 to B1 without immersion AND no TV is insane. I agree don't watch TV hoping you'll sit down and just magically learn. However, once you are at A2, 2yo books and absolute basics like that aren't going to help. TV will show you what it actually sounds like. Just choose good shows.

[@rhh2955]

Okay guys, am I the only one to comment how pretty Casey looks???!

[@MusicJunky3]

I was going to ask you how you are feeling but you have obviously passed those days ! 😉🤭

[@caseykilmore]

Much much better!! thanks for asking good to get back into the swing of things :)

[@Boaz7DNB]

WAHAHAHA die aantekeningen in dat boek😂

[@Boaz7DNB]

I read both pages and translated it for myself to English and sereached for just 2 words in google translate I’m proud of myself I’m just 19 y/o

[@user-zx8oy2jf4d]

So at one point we're going to have to call her Keesje instead of Casey

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Most Dutch love to learn you Dutch, and help you... so never be ashamed...Now that you learned Dutch...did you try to re-read Beowulf? Like they tried to make you do in High-school :) ? That book in Old English.. :)

[@caseykilmore]

Hahaha you might be onto something here ha I do remember having to read beowulf in high school we even watched this weird animated movie on the story too!

[@JaccovanSchaik]

I notice your boyfriend (husband?) isn't correcting your mistakes in those clips. How did you learn from them? Did you discuss them later? I'm just curious.

[@stonesdon]

I´m guessing he did occasionally, but its a bit much to ask of someone to constantly correct you 24 7

[@rudhardotcom]

@@stonesdon What we're doing with our granddaughters, now almost 3 and almost 4 years old, who are learning their native language the natural way, is to never correct their mistakes (they do still make some, of course). Instead we talk with them, respond to what they are saying, and then naturally slip in the correct form of what they said wrong just a few seconds ago. Or said in a much simpler, primitive way: we say the same (or deny it, if we don't agree with what they said or want), now in a full, grammatically correct sentence, but still simple enough for them to understand. Passive knowledge always way surpasses active skill.

[@rudhardotcom]

That way, they never get the idea they are doing it all wrong. We welcome everything they say, correct or not, it doesn't matter. But also, we train their brains by letting them hear the correct forms (like irregular verbs, which are hard for young children) often and clearly. And without noticing, sooner or later they pick them up.

[@rudhardotcom]

Now scientists say, the way young children learn their native language is very different from how adults or older children learn a foreign language. But I'm not so sure of that. There may be more similarities than people think. So you can use this strategy also with someone who is struggling to learn a second, third etc. language.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

0:27 Oh, you've got some sexy brains there. 😉 Volgende keer misschien even de titel van het boek noemen (Voor ik ga slapen / Before I go to sleep) als je een boek laat zien en de titel staat niet op de voorkant. Het duurde even voor ik wist welk boek het is.

[@harrystevens9521]

What about Harry Potter, sommige woordvondsten zijn beter dan in het Engels. Gruzielementen. And, besides some Christians say: het is juist in en in christelijk. Ken je al in en in? It means very.

[@jeroenkoeleman4348]

Nederlands leren gaat wat makkelijker als je naar kinder programma's kijkt ;)

[@markhoekman35]

17:23 if this is after 4 weeks, i take my hat off to you. i`ve met a lot of people that have been living here for more than 10 years, that speak worse Dutch than that

[@Boaz7DNB]

Rotterdam heeft 180 nationaliteiten but i believe that everyone at least understand english

[@themadsamplist]

For some reason you sound a little South African to my ears when you speak Dutch

[@Creequ]

I'm thoroughly impressed with how well you spoke the language after just 4 weeks of living here, just wow.. a level many immigrants never even reach.

[@bobjansen6632]

Hearing a non native speaker make the dutch g/ch sound made me realize how horrible that sound is for your throat.

[@TheGreatPornholio]

Dat wisten wij brabanders allang.

[@someopinion922]

Il faut se coucher avec son dictionnaire.

[@harrystevens9521]

Try Onze taal. Look for similarities: herfst/harvest.