{"id":979,"date":"2020-06-20T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nether-netherland.com\/?p=979"},"modified":"2020-06-21T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T06:37:15","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-becoming-a-better-dutch-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nether-netherland.com\/wordpress\/2020\/06\/20\/the-ultimate-guide-to-becoming-a-better-dutch-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate guide to becoming a better Dutch speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learning a second language is many things. It\u2019s nerves and confidence, it\u2019s new words and phrases. It\u2019s practicing the same sentence multiple times so you can pronounce a certain word like a native. Learning a new language is fun, and it\u2019s challenging, and sometimes it\u2019s really difficult. Today I\u2019m bringing you my ultimate guide packed with tips to help you become stronger in Dutch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been learning Dutch now for around 3 years, and using it in everyday life for just over 2 years. It really is true what they say: being immersed in your target language really does help you learn faster. You can\u2019t help it \u2013 the words and sounds are everywhere, which is great obviously. There are loads of things that you can do to help get better every day, and that\u2019s all that matters. Learning a second language isn\u2019t a sprint, it\u2019s a marathon that only gets easier the more you practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a few years of Dutch under my belt, you may well think that I would be fluent by now. But that\u2019s not the case. For starters, my other half and I talk English almost exclusively, so since we\u2019ve mostly been confined to our home for the past few months in the wake of Covid-19, you probably won\u2019t be surprised to learn that my Dutch has hit a bit of a brick wall. That\u2019s ok though, because in the past few weeks I\u2019ve been working on getting it back up to scratch, which I\u2019ll go into a little more in a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first began learning Dutch, back in early 2017, I was crap to say the least. Except I wasn\u2019t. No one is ever crap when they\u2019re learning a new language. It\u2019s simply a completely new concept that you\u2019ve got to learn from the bare bones. No one ever expects a new born infant to start spouting their first words as they erupt from the womb do they? So I gave myself a break and tried to gently remind myself that every single mistake was a step closer to getting it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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