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A new teacher (Or: B2 Dutch course #14)
Happy Friday! We found out earlier this week that we would have a new teacher every Thursday. In the beginning he was a bit nervous but he definitely got into the groove of teaching in the second half...
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‘Er’ is a tiny word (Or: B2 Dutch course #15)
The last few classes we have talked about Er. It’s an adverb. In Dutch it has five different functions. It’s also a very, very annoying subject for buitenlanders to understand (myself included)....
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Who are you referring to? (Or: B2 Dutch course #16)
There wasn’t much in my notes from Thursday’s class – we did a lot of practice exercises it seemed. One thing I did write down was this exchange: Pretend someone calls you and asks Is Mary daar? Is...
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Compounding matters (Or: B2 Dutch course #18)
One of the things that was mentioned in last night’s class was the subject of compound nouns. Dutch, like German, has some pretty long words because it is in the habit of sticking words together more...
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Hun vs hen (Or: B2 Dutch course #20)
When I worked at my last position someone always remarked about the state of the Dutch language and how it is slowly degrading. Some people I talk with remark about the misuse of hun (their, them –...
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The little things (Or: B2 Dutch course #21)
Last week Monday we had a short test (one page, front and back) covering chapter 3, or landscape. Sometimes it’s the little things that help – even if you feel like a nerd for studying. And what can I...
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Snippets or phrases (Or: B2 Dutch course #22)
During this class we mostly did exercises out of the textbook (listening, speaing, and some writing). But there were a few things that stood out in my notes, namely random little phrases or expressions...
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d, t, or dt? (Or: B2 Dutch course #25)
I did not take many notes for last night’s course, although I did take a picture of one of the exercise sheets we were given: It looks pretty simple but there are some tricky parts to these. The point...
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Rearranging sentences (Or: B2 Dutch course #29)
Another Dutch lesson tonight. I believe that I posted about something similar last month, but it can’t hurt to have another example. Our teacher reviewed how to dissect a sentence again – and more...
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Toetsverklaring (Or: End of the B2 Dutch course)
Yesterday our Dutch class was invited to our teacher’s house for a barbecue get-together. At the end of the night she passed out certificates for those who students had passed the course (to pass, you...
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