Language question | Taalvraag

[teres]

I'm curious as to how many people on this website can speak Dutch, so if you are in any way fluent in it, please speak out!

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Ik ben benieuwd hoeveel mensen op deze website Nederlands kunnen spreken, dus als je er ook maar iets van kan, laat maar van je horen!

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[chessybell_90]

Does it count if you're learning to read dutch?

[teres]

It is the kind of thing I'm interested in, so I'd say it does! Could you tell me a bit more about how you've come to learn and how much you've learned so far?

[chessybell_90]

So the reason I'm learning Dutch is because my maternal heritage is Dutch, and I'm currently taking the Duolingo course since you learn with the resources you have.

How much I've learned I'm not sure, but if it means anything my Duolingo Dutch score is currently 19 and I can get some information out of Dutch Wikipedia pages. (I've had trouble finding other sources of 'wild' Dutch.)

[teres]

Thanks for the information! For your score, though I'm not familiar with Duolingo, this article says that that means you're about to begin "high A1".

and I can get some information out of Dutch Wikipedia pages. (I've had trouble finding other sources of 'wild' Dutch.)

I think something like an online newspaper would be most helpful, but I unfortunately can't think of any at the moment... The first things that come to mind are the DBNL, which I don't think fits what you want very well, but it is unmatched for sheer quantity; and Neerlandistiek, a quite busy blog about Dutch in a bit more "wild" Dutch. I don't know that either of them will be exactly helpful, but you can at least find other stuff through them. If I think of something else, I'll let you know!

[chessybell_90]

Honestly, public domain books are a pretty good match. One can generally find a range of complexities in there.

And thanks!

[teres]

I'm quite sure it has that range, and good to hear that my suggestions were helpful!

[maegwin_of_hern]

Ik spreek een beetje Nederlands, maar het is niet goed!

[teres]

Zolang je jezelf verstaanbaar kan maken, vind ik dat het telt! Nu weet ik tenminste dat er iemand is die mij kan begrijpen zonder te hoeven vertalen als ik in het Nederlands post, wat het wat waarschijnlijker maakt dat ik het ook zal doen. (Ik raad overigens zeker de websites die ik hierboven heb gelinkt aan; ik heb er tenminste veel plezier aan.)