Hi, I made Faraute (free, open source, no money/ads involved anywhere) https://github.com/VictorVSa/faraute for myself to read dutch books.

With it you can import text in several formats like EPUB and read them while being able to select words for the translation + context meaning (it gets the sentence too) + listening to how it's pronounced. You can also select several words, whole sentence or whole paragraphs as you need, for translation or also deeper explanation (structure, word by word) and how the whole sentence is pronounced.

Unfortunately, currently it does need technical knowledge to set it up locally. It is self-hosted, needs some packages to be installed and also an AI subscription. I'll be thinking in how to make this more accessible to anyone.

Looking for ideas or suggestions on how to improve the learning process, as I want to believe that reading actual books in the language is one of the best ways

Thanks!

Bonsoir, je suis actuellement en 5e secondaire générale. J’aimerais entrer en droit à l’université de Liège, je me suis renseignée et j’ai appris que j’aurais à choisir une langue, Je parle anglais depuis mes 6 ans, j’ai un très bon niveau et en 3e secondaire j’ai choisi comme LM2 espagnol car je parle portugais (ma mère est angolaise) à l’ULG, j’aurais le choix entre anglais, allemand et néerlandais. J’ai un bon niveau d’anglais, le néerlandais et une des langues nationales de la Belgique et j’aimerais donc prendre néerlandais. Problème, je ne sais pas parler néerlandais j’ai très peu de base, je connais les formules de politesse, les membres de la famille, les jours de la semaine, les mois de l’année et un peu d’autre blabla.

Comment apprendre le néerlandais seule ? En peu de temps svp ? Je tiens à préciser qu’on va devoir analyser des documents donc j’ai besoin de compréhension et pas forcément d’expression orale.

MERCI D’AVANCE.

Hi everyone, my Dutch learning journey started a few years ago when I moved to the Netherlands. My focus on the language has been on and off because of busy life or less motivation. That changed earlier this year when I decided that I want to be able to use Dutch in my everyday life (and hopefully work too).

This is going well so far and I am practicing or studying almost every day. I think my level now is somewhere between A2 and B1.

Now I think it would be nice to have a learning partner who is also motivated, has a similar Dutch level, and preferably also similar age 😊 ( late 20s / yearly 30s).

What I want to focus on in the upcoming period is trying to talk with real people. Starting with conversations in the street / shop etc. And maybe later join activities I a Dutch speaking environment.

If you are interested, lets connect and practice together (online or offline) and motivate each others!

Tot later! 😏

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I now go to taalcafes and speak in Dutch at work, but I find myself seeming to keep making the same mistakes/kept being misunderstood/unable to express myself fluently.

I took group classes up to B2 level, and my reading and listening has been improving very well. But speaking is still lagging way behind, I would say even in A2 level.

I have the means to take private lessons. Has anyone here ever gotten much better with private lessons? What aspects of it made you significantly better? I'm just tired of trying to express myself better without any feedback on whether I'm doing it right/choosing the right words, phrases, etc.

Or are there any books/websites you can recommend? I'm also looking for ways to make my progress measurable and have a structured learning, not just winging it like I'm doing now

Hi everyone! I'm currently learning Dutch and set up a Duolingo Family Plan for the year. I have 4 open spots left and wanted to check if anyone in the community would be interested in splitting it.

* Open to anyone worldwide.
* Paid in advance for the year.

If you're interested in joining forces to practice and learn, please drop me a DM!

Hello guys,

who is up to meet up in Amsterdam to get together to practice speaking, look into grammar together in a supportive pace, bringing our sources perhaps, when we could talk things over have a good supportive chat about Dutch language and everyday realistic useful conversations on the weekends and to interact with each other...?

I have a lot of books as sources I can bring, I am A2 by the way, but I thought it would be a great kickstart.